Chief Financial Officer

Full Job Description

The Chief Financial Officer serves as the leader of the Fiscal Service Senior Management Team.

The Chief Financial Officer works through subordinate supervisors to support the management operations of the service.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/23/2026.

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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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.

Applicants must meet the basic requirement for the GS-0510 Accounting Series: Degree: 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.") 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.

In addition to the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also meet the requirements for the GS-14 You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-13, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: a thorough knowledge of federal laws, VA regulations, priorities of care, entitlement, clinic procedures, and other pertinent directives covering the delivery of outpatient services.

Experience would have provided a good working knowledge of medical terminology to deal effectively with patients, the public, and professional staff; procedures and routing of veterans to services available within the medical center as well as services available at other medical centers within the VA system.

Experience would have provided a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the mission of various services in the medical center.

Experience, knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or functions related to office administration; knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, policies and precedents which affect administrative operations; a knowledge of the major issues, program goals and objectives, work processes, and administrative operations of the organization; a knowledge and skill in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and/or organizational productivity; skill in conducting detailed analyses of complex functions and work processes; and interpersonal skills in presenting staffing recommendations and negotiating solutions to disputed: recommendations.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Ability to Meet Deadline Dates under Pressure Cost Benefit Analysis Financial Management Manages Resources Managing Human Resources This is a supervisory/managerial position.

Applicants selected for supervisory or managerial positions that have not previously completed a supervisory or managerial probationary period must complete a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period.

If the selectee was a Federal employee prior to assignment to the supervisory or managerial position, failure to complete the probationary period successfully can result in their return to their former position, or to a position of a lower grade and pay than the one which they left to accept the supervisory or managerial position.

It is preferred that the applicant has a minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience.

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 and is performed in an office environment.

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/.

Major Duties:

The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the direct and indirect supervision of all Fiscal Service staff.

Fiscal Service is composed of staff from the following specialties: Budget, Voucher Auditor, Agent Cashier, Payroll, Internal Audit and Employee Travel.

This service line is tasked with providing support for the entire medical center and supporting Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).

Finance also supports OI&T, Veterans Outreach centers and the VISN office.

Duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for assuring management that financial transactions in accounting, budget and all other financial services are compatible with the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Accounting Office (GAO), and the Treasury Department and that records of accounting and financial statements accurately reflect a full disclosure of the financial aspects of the stations operations.

Responsible for the application of the basic tenants of appropriation law and related decisions to Federal payments and accounting processes; provides advice to employees and management on financial procedures and internal controls to follow for all local fiscal functions to include accounting, travel, payroll processing, collection and other payment processes; and researches and resolves difficult fiscal questions.

As an appointed agency certifying officer, the incumbent is delegated unlimited and independent authority to authorize payments from agency funds.

Payment authorizations are subject only to GAO post audit review.

The incumbent is held personally liable to the Government for wrongful payments and may seek independent advance payment decisions from the Comptroller General.

Services includes full responsibility for providing advice and guidance on all financial issues, accounting, budgeting, workload/cost analysis, management-financial analysis and reporting, auditing, and active participation in the full scope of management necessary to support the fundamental mission of the health care system.

Responsible for the distribution of all funds allocated to the health care system into the various control points, analyzing actual experience as compared to the plan, and making projections to indicate needed adjustments in the budget plan.

Responsible for fund maintenance of programs, appropriateness of expenditures, collection of funds, and ensuring the fiscal integrity of all financial records at the health care system.

This also includes coordination of the Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) expenditures and collection of government funds, payroll, and non-payroll functions.

Conducts and directs special studies and analyses of complex problems relating to financial and personnel requirements, space, and equipment utilization, cost effectiveness and other areas of concern.

Serves on various committees, task forces, teams, etc. within the health care system, the VA, Federal government, other local community.

Directs all administrative activities within the service line including Fiscal Management, Human Resources Management, Strategic Planning, Program Evaluation, and collaborates with Supplies and Equipment Management.

Performs other duties as assigned by Leadership. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm. (Subject to change based on agency need.) Telework: 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#: Chief Financial Officer/PD507690 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May Be Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required