The incumbent is the financial expert for the Lovell FHCC and is responsible for coordinating and maintaining an integrated system of financial services, which contribute to effective management control over the medical center, community and satellite operations. At a minimum, these services include accounting, budgeting, payroll and workload/cost analysis, and active participation in the overall planning, managerial financial analysis and reporting.

Duties

This position is within the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Service (GLFS), located at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (JAL FHCC) in VISN 12. The incumbent serves as the Assistant Finance Officer for the Lovell FHCC. Incumbent will supervise the nucleus of GLFS staff located at the Lovell FHCC. This includes the following functions: Budget, Cashier, Employee Travel, Accounting, Payroll, Decision Support System (coordination with VISN DSS), and Purchase Card Coordination. In addition, the incumbent may provide remote guidance to other VISN sites regarding these functions. This could involve on-site guidance as needed. The incumbent is the financial expert for the Lovell FHCC and is responsible for coordinating and maintaining an integrated system of financial services, which contribute to effective management control over the medical center, community and satellite operations. At a minimum, these services include accounting, budgeting, payroll and workload/cost analysis, and active participation in the overall planning, managerial financial analysis and reporting. Areas delegated for internal control (not inclusive): -Accounting -audits, reviews, reconciliations, costing, transactions Agent Cashier - accountability, patient privacy, funds security, banking -Budget - accountability, funds certification, anti-deficiency, delegation of authority, appropriate use of funds -Employee Accounts (Payroll) - accountability, reliability, employee privacy, and meets external reporting standards -Employee Travel - appropriate use of funds, certification, accountability -Certification of Financial Records - appropriate costing, reporting, use of funds, and purchasing -Debt Collection - standards for billing, processing, adjusting -General Post Funds - accountability, appropriate use of funds, certification -Patients Funds - appropriate reporting, recording, and use of funds -Separation of Duties - separates job functions for staff and customers -Extra additional duties relating to Finance Facility. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Reg Teleworks 1-2 Days/PP Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Assistant Finance Officer/PD21027O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/25/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-13 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of hospital operations, including an understanding of the various health care delivery systems. Ability to develop and apply financial management techniques and methodologies to plan, execute, and manage financial and budgetary programs in a hospital environment. Extensive knowledge of the mission, organizations, programs, and requirements specific to the VA health care delivery system in order to be able to analyze and recommend solutions to the problems that arise at a complex medical center. Expert knowledge of generally accepted government accounting principles and standards, VA resource management procedures, laws and regulations governing the federal budget process and fund control, VA mission and responsibilities, and VA resource management objectives. Comprehensive knowledge of VA finance and accounting information systems and the ability and skill to identify, extract, and manipulate relational data from multiple electronic sources into useful, accurate reports and files. Comprehensive knowledge of applicable Public Laws, VA Financial and Treasury Policies, Code of Federal Regulations, Principles of Federal Appropriations Law and Joint Commission Standards, the usual contents and provision of the appropriations intent. Comprehensive knowledge of government and VA accounting policies and practices. Ability to train non-Finance staff on a variety of financial and budgetary topics such as how to read and interpret financial reports. Knowledge of VA payroll (PAID) and financial accounting (FMS) systems. Incumbent must have a basic understanding of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation process. **Preferred Experience: The ability to provide expert advice to program officials and to accountants, budget analysis, and other specialists on interpretation of development efforts or financial program operations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Financial ManagementOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary in nature. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: Ralph Abueg
• Phone: 858 552 8585 X72611
• Email: [email protected]