The position serves as the formal Deputy to the Director for the Managerial Cost Accounting Office (MCAO), a component of the VHA Office of Finance. The wider organization provides activity based cost information services that are calculated utilizing a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software package known as the Decision Support System (DSS), which assigns costs down to the product level. This vacancy may be filled in Washington, DC or a VA location to be determined

Duties

This job announcement will remain open for 12 calendar days. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 75 applications. The first 75 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (75 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Supervisory Probationary Period: Applicants selected for this position may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period. Failure to successfully complete the supervisory probationary period will result in the employee being reassigned to a position in the agency of no lower grade and pay than the one the employee left to accept the supervisory or managerial position. Major Duties: Interprets Federal and VA regulations, laws, directives and standards as they relate to determining impact on financial systems within VA. Establishes and maintains internal controls for the VA Managerial Cost Accounting Program for all Administrations. Provides technical advice or expertise relating to operational review and oversight of financial data systems within VHA, sharing information and data with Program Officers and with the VHA Chief Financial Officer as well as other key officials to keep them informed on issues affecting VHA financial operations. Makes oral and written presentations to various senior executives including, but not limited to the Senior Leaders in Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefit Administration, National Cemetery Administration and the Assistant Secretary for Management, and other interested parties discussing operational deficiencies and recommending corrective actions to improve operations. Establishes goals, objectives and priorities within this organization; establishes long and shortrange plans; determines and allocates resources; organizes and assigns work; delegates authority to subordinate supervisors; evaluates performance; selects subordinate staff members; and, resolves personnel problems within the organization. Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates current procedures, policies, plans, and guidelines to more effectively support financial and managerial cost accounting operations, to develop oversight models and make recommendations to the CFO based on these analyses. Serves as Business Sponsor of the VA's MCA system, the Decision Support System (DSS), and repository of VA MCA data. Coordinates with VA Office of Information Technology to ensure the information system is funded, staffed and security standards are in place and defines expectations to provide consistent oversight for reporting production and data sharing for MCA. In carrying out these responsibilities, directs the activities through field staff, ranging in grade from GS-9 to GS-15 staff, with staff located at multiple field locations. Work Schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Compressed/Flexible: At hiring managers discretion. Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period at the work duty locations listed on this announcement) Remote: This is not a remote position. Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and is authorized for telework up to 50%. Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager/PD997020 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

This is not a Remote position. You must be willing to show up to the VA duty stations listed on the announcement. The following Areas of Consideration are as followed in order: 1st: AoC: Current 104D Employees Within Station 134 2nd AoC: Current Veterans Health Administration Employees CTAP eligibles will also be considered under this announcement. All other applicants will be automatically disqualified. Current 104D Employees Within Station 134: In addition to meeting Time in Grade requirements outlined, you MUST also submit a most recent SF50 that shows you are a current 104D employee in Box 22 of your SF50. Without this, we will be unable to verify you are a current 104D employee. Note: You will be unable to submit any documents after the closing date of this announcement. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/10/2025. 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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 as described below: GS-15 Specialized Experience: You must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equips you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Financial Manager, GS-15 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-14 level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-15. In order to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet 4/7 of the following examples of specialized experience. Examples of specialized experience include: Skilled in the knowledge, interpretation, and use of MCA directives, policies, and guidelines to direct and train staff and all levels of management on proper maintenance, auditing, and utilization of MCA. Expert knowledge of the major subsystems of the DSS software with extensive knowledge of all modules and reporting modules of DSS. Expert knowledge of management principles, organizational theory, and techniques of analyses, modeling, budgeting, and evaluation, along with knowledge of standardized administrative practices and procedures. Knowledge and understanding of accounting systems and extensive and detailed knowledge of workload and clinical data in pertinent computer systems. Supervisory experience that included planning and assigning work, evaluating work performance, giving advice, counsel, or instruction. Experience providing oral and written presentations of cost accounting data to senior executives. Advanced knowledge of management and principles and the tools of MCA processing, mapping, and evaluation. Note: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format), and grade levels for all Federal positions to establish you have one (1) full year of Specialized Experience at or comparable to the required grade level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationsCost AccountingLeadershipStrategic Thinking 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 incumbent's work is primarily sedentary but may involve some walking, standing, bending, and carrying small items such as books and papers. 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 the GS-15 grade level.

Contacts

• Address Workforce Management - 2 120 SE 6th Street Suite 102 Topeka, KS 66603 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]