Summary
The incumbent serves as an executive leader at the Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center (RLRVAMC) - overseeing the establishment - administration - and leadership of an integrated financial services system that ensures the efficient and effective management of the Indianapolis VAMC.
Qualifications
Basic Education Requirement: Possess a bachelor's degree in accounting; or 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."). NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without transcripts. OR Possess a 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. Your background must also include one of the following: 1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law (Transcripts or proof required); or - 2) A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor - obtained through written examination (Copy of Certificate required); or - 3) 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 a 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. NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without transcripts. In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirements above - also you must possess the specialized experience below to be eligible for this position. For GS-14: Specialized Experience: Possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge - skill - and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position - and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable - this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is providing timely financial advice - participating in decision-making - and program planning; managing a comprehensive accounting program - planning - analyzing - and evaluating performance; reconciling accounts and preparing balance sheets; reviewing and consolidating reports and recommendations of auditors assigned to segments of the overall audit. This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill - knowledge - ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Possess experience as a leader at a highly complex - tertiary care healthcare facility; and overseeing the administration and leadership of an integrated financial services system. (Application/resume materials must reflect this experience in detail to receive credit for this selective placement factor). Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. - resume - supporting documents) - your responses on the application questionnaire - and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position: Conflict Management Influencing/Negotiating Manages Resources Partnering Planning and Evaluating Supervisory Situational Judgment Test. Applicants will be required to complete a Supervisory Situational Judgment Test (SSJT) as part of the assessment process for this position. The SSJT evaluates judgment and decision-making skills that align with relevant competencies - organizational values - and best practices. Assessment results may be used as part of the evaluation - ranking and referral process. This is not a timed test - however - the assessment is expected to take approximately 45 minutes or less to complete. The assessment for this application does not include a cut score for a minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. However - you must answer each item in the assessment. IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. 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/.
Duties
- ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major Duties: Ensures effective operational decisions and manages key resource programs as a member of the executive management team and Resource Management Board
- The role involves providing timely financial advice - participating in decision-making - and program planning
- Offers financial and operational counsel during all planning stages - policy formulation - and decision-making
- They address problems and actions beyond financial issues and actively participate in long- and short-term planning - influencing program scope and policy decisions
- Provides management and operating officials with necessary analyses - projections - and interpretations for maximum efficiency and effectiveness
- They participate in preparing presentations - reports - and position papers to develop new financial management concepts
- Manages a comprehensive accounting program - planning - analyzing - and evaluating performance - projecting demand - and recommending management changes
- Oversees the design of a complete accounting system for a large program used within a network of operating sites and administers an accounting system designed to track - reconcile - and report on agency administered programs and/or appropriations for which the agency has legislative oversight responsibility
- Reconciles accounts and prepare balance sheets and adjusts as required
- Validates data entered in accounting systems and consolidated for a functional program
- Provides expert advice on the interpretation of account regulations and impact of new legislation or program initiatives
- Performs financial audits of accounts and financial records to certify or attest financial statements fairly represent the financial position as of a predetermined date
- Conducts and leads long-term audits of a wide range of financial programs or the integrated financial operations of administered programs at multiple sites
- develops auditing techniques - including new approaches - to evaluate integrated analysis of multiple financial programs and systems
- Prepares reports of long-term audits of a wide range of financial programs
- reviews and consolidates reports and recommendations of auditors assigned to segments of the overall audit
- Performs all duties as assigned
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:00am to 3:30pm Recruitment-INDIV& Relocation Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified applicants
