The incumbent will perform the full scope of duties and responsibilities under normal supervision as the Financial Administrative Specialist within the Fiscal Service at the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center and surrounding Community Based Outpatient Clinics. The primary purpose of the position is to be responsible for ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policies applicable to the Federal Travel Regulations, VHA Department of VA Travel policy and other agency specific guidance.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Analyze and evaluate on a quantitative or qualitative basis the effectiveness of the Travel Program's operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Analyze program performance data to identify financial impact. Ensure program and processes comply with established VISN and national performance measures to include the financial indicators metric of aging of travel obligations. Constantly look for ways to improve the process, save funds, and implement changes where necessary. Analyze and summarize information for the supervisory and upper management staff, providing information on past and current processes and programs. Interpret and analyze complex information and reduce such data to clear, precise written summaries. Ensure weekly and monthly reports are verified and discrepancies are reported to manager and executive staff on a timely basis. Performs internal quality assurance audits of existing and proposed government travel program/waiver processes and government travel charge card program to provide assurances as to financial integrity and conformance of federal laws, and agency regulations and practices. Perform accounting internal quality assurance reviews to include but not limited to: Agent Cashier, Payroll Administration, Personal Funds of Patients, Voucher Audit and General Post Funds. Extracting data from various systems and producing formatted, usable reports for completion of functions, audit reporting requirements, and financial record keeping. Provides updates to the Finance Officer and Budget Analyst on changes to travel administration factors that will affect the labor expense projection for the ICVAHCS and VHA leadership. Develops instructional guides and prepares materials as necessary, taking into consideration diverse level of employee skills and new guidelines and regulations. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am -4:00pm 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 Administrative Specialist/PD607320 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements and specialized experience within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 11/04/2024. 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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience overseeing travel administration and travel charge card programs; Ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policies applicable to Federal Travel Regulations; Developing, distributing, and evaluating effectiveness of training guides and materials concerning travel card regulations; Applying auditing techniques to conduct reconciliations involving travel compensation programs, financial systems, employee related functions and travel card policy; Reviewing complex travel documents for proper administration; Performing internal quality assurance audits to provide assurances as to financial integrity and conformance of laws and regulations; Extract data from financial systems and databases to produce reports, identify any discrepancies, and make recommendations to management officials regarding corrective actions. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month & year starting and ending dates AND hours worked per week. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Financial SystemsTransportation 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 may require some physical effort, such as standing, walking, bending, or sitting. There are no special physical demands. 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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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 Boise VA Medical Center 500 West Fort Street Boise, ID 83702 US
• Name: Gabriella Granderson
• Phone: (281) 928-2981
• Email: [email protected]