- Position Title
- Financial Manager
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSX-11232068-21-BC Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, September 13, 2021 to Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Assessment 1
Minimum Qualifications: Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your background and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
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Basic Requirement must possess education/experienced listed (A.) Degree: accounting; a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")
Or (B.) Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
Or (B.) Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
2.
GS -13: Do you possess at least one year of specialized experience that equips you to successfully perform the duties of this position? This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: planning, organizing, initiating, controlling, or coordinating operational activities of a financial organization, such as Federal medical center financial issues, supervising a Federal medical center financial service line. Providing direct supervision of staff, provide the full range of fiscal activities and resolving problems related to finance.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Oversees daily operation of the Finance Office, ensuring budgets are being formulated and disbursed according to regulatory requirements.
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Develops metrics necessary to determine the numbers and types of positions necessary to meet the growing demands and functions of the Finance Office.
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Provides first level technical and administrative supervision to approximately 14 employees consisting of the Budget Analysts, Accountants, Finance Technicians and a Travel Technician.
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Identifies action to correct performance or conduct problems and effects minor minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious cases & prepares documentation to support actions taken.
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Identifies employee developmental needs and provides or arranges for training to maintain and improve job performance and encourages self-development.
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Promotes an environment in which employees are empowered to participate in and contribute to effective mission accomplishment.
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Aligns financial and operating objectives to produce efficiency, low cost, and fewer financial issues.
10.
Initiates strategies to manage the intramural and extramural funding pipeline, providing advice to the Division of Study Design and Management and Section Chiefs to project the financial needs and performance of the clinical trial research portfolio.
11.
Ensures that adequate controls are established to maintain compliance with all deadlines for reports and coordinates financial input with workforce management and program POCs.
12.
Serves as a key subject matter expert for the PCC's strategic planning programs and leaders of strategic planning initiatives analyzing the long-term financial trends in the clinical research environment including research funding and potential cost/benefit analyses of new or proposed services.
13.
Assists Divisional Management and Section Chiefs in developing costing models and projections for new or proposed clinical trial services and analyzing paybacks for investments in staffing, equipment, or facilities.
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Develops presentations and reports for internal management review, the CSP Management, and the not-for-profit Board of Directors regarding financial strategy and operations.
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Serves as the point of contact with VA CSP Central Office for financial inquiries.
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Monitors the PCC ERP, VA accounting systems, and the not-for-profit reports, covering operations and expenses for such items as payroll, travel, transportation, supplies, building, services, inventory, and accounts receivable and payable.
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Participates in decision-making sessions and advises program and project managers on regulatory requirements, VA and non-VA financial policies, the interpretation of data, and program improvements through analysis of program operations, monthly reports, and financial trends and analyses.
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Develops and monitors processes and metrics for tracking financial performance towards completion of strategic goals and actions.
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Integrates data across various financial systems and develops standards and strategies for integrated financial reporting for the PCC.
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Serves as a consultant to the Measures Development Team helping to establish key financial metrics used as denominators for other metrics across the PCC.
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Assures that budgeting, purchasing, and accounting activities for PCC are conducted in compliance with the policies, procedures, and guidelines of CSP, the local VAMC, and VACO and in accordance with contractual obligations to customers.
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Supervises the preparation of estimates for projected study and operating budgets.
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Coordinates and analyzes cost estimates from all departments and sections and assesses the validity of estimates before preparing the final operating plan.
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Authorizes expenditures of funds to minimize quarterly and end-of-year unobligated balances.
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Authorizes expenditures of funds to minimize quarterly and end-of-year unobligated balances.
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Integrates information from clinical professionals and managers to develop budget justifications, capital investment requests, and responses to auditors, evaluators, and accreditation and compliance staff.
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Plans, develops, and coordinates financial management improvements necessary to comply with such legislation and regulations as the CFO Act, the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, the Government Performance and Results Act, and Office of Management and Budget.
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Develops or approves financial policy and procedure, ensuring compliance with government accounting standards and practices, VA policy, and congruence with local VA medical center and the VA non-profit financial policies.
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Reviews performance reports throughout the Center to identify best practices and assist with establishing best practice criteria and principles.