The Financial Manager will serve as the Assistant Chief Financial Officer in Fiscal Service. Incumbent serves as a full assistant to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), assists the CFO in everyday management responsibilities in close relationship with the Medical Center Director, Associate Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff and operating officials from the various Services of the Medical Center.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Provide top management with administrative, technical and managerial advice for decision making Plans and directs projects to improve the organizational structure, mission and function statement to implement reorganization or changes in program administration in order to reduce or eliminate functional overlap of Fiscal Service. Directs administrative activities associated with the management and control of resources or funds. Assists the Chief of Financial Officer in the performance of budget formulation duties including preparing detailed analysis and estimates of annual funding needs for one or more future budget years. Prepares justifications for estimates to be used in the presentation of the budget Oversees patient facing services of registration, transportation, and benefits management. Directly oversees payroll and the contractor operations with DFAS and communication to employees regarding garnishments, debt waivers, payroll impacting codes, and customer service. Important role in oversight of Accounting and managerial accounting practices. Month end oversight and year end close oversight. Strong leadership and communication skills needed. Perform other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager/PD935260 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/12/2024. 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: 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: providing advice and/or consultation to management officials regarding budget formulation and financial management duties to include managerial cost analysis, accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Budget AdministrationConflict ManagementDecision MakingManages Human ResourcesTechnical 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 primarily sedentary but there are instances of standing, bending, walking, lifting and carrying of items such as records and reports. There will be a fair amount of walking as needed to attend meetings. 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 Battle Creek VA Medical Center 5500 Armstrong Road Battle Creek, MI 49037 US
• Name: Dominic Stoner
• Phone: (269) 924-1749
• Email: [email protected]