Deputy Financial Manager

Full Job Description

The Deputy Financial Manager (DFM) serves as the assistant financial manager for the Manchester VA Healthcare System (MAN VAHCS).

The Deputy Financial Manager provides sound recommendations and advice to the Medical Center Director and Executive Leadership team concerning the administration and coordination of Fiscal policy, programs and system designs within Fiscal Service and the Manchester VAHCS.

This position is 40 hours per week. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/24/2026.

.QualificationsTime-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 13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 12. 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.Individual Occupational Requirement: Education: This position requires professional accounting knowledge.

You must meet one of the two basic education requirements described below in order to receive further consideration for this position: 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.") -OR- 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.

A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor.

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 in accounting, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., (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 of obtaining a degree in accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration, and (c) except for literal non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, your education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

-AND- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: providing analysis and advice in the design, adaptation or installation of automated accounting systems; administering an accounting system; performing financial audits of accounts and financial records; preparing a wide variety of cost reports and balance sheets; ensuring fiscal transactions are accounted for and in compliance; planning, organizing, directing, and reviewing the work activities of a group of subordinates; and providing timely financial advice required to make effective decisions and provide for proper program planning.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting Budget Administration Financial Analysis 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.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:

Provides leadership and financial services to a large complex healthcare system.

Effective financial management is necessary to support the fundamental mission of the medical facility which is to provide acute care, outpatient care, and long-term care for Veterans through general health/medical programs, various medical specialty services, and allied health services.

Works jointly and in conjunction with the CFO in formulation, development, preparation, and execution of the annual budget plans and in administering the medical center's financial management program and special purpose fund program which contributes 50 percent of the position's time.

Works with the CFO on interpretation of program objectives and developing procedures to attain these objectives, resolving Fiscal Service operating challenges, making decisions on cases which require interpretation of laws, regulation, administrative rules, and organizational policy, with decisions having a material effect upon the planning, coordination, directing, and controlling of departmental objectives.

Provides analysis and advice in the design, adaptation, and installation of automated accounting systems. Analyze current and/or required accounting systems to design new or improved systems.

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.

Validates a variety of accounting data is entered into schedules and accounts.

Accounting system must facilitate the maintenance of detailed records for payments, entitlements and collections by fiscal year, fund, and appropriation.

The incumbent reviews the organization's degree of compliance with sound fiscal management.

Performs duties associated with examining financial books, records, etc., to provide recommendations to improve productivity, cost-effectiveness, and quality of work processes.

Reports on the financial management of the activities audited with recommendations for improvement.

Prepares and recommends annual budgets through analysis and forecasting of the usage of funds within a program, assuring annual budget projections.

Interprets reports and other financial data for program review and analysis. Advises on the Control of Financial Resources.

Performs duties associated with the management, and control of resources or funds. Supplies financial statements to operating program officials for informational and planning purposes.

During the absence of the CFO, serves as the Acting CFO having responsibility for the full range and scope of CFO duties.

Responsible to the CFO for the Fiscal Service Quality Assurance, internal audit, and functional review programs to ensure that financial policies and procedures of the medical center are being complied with and that the program is effective.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday; 08:00 am- 04:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized 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#: Deputy Financial Manager/PD04130-0Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required This position is not a Bargaining Unit position.

This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. May be required to attend conference at other facilities or other VA sites on occasion.

Current Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).

The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.

Time-in-Grade Restriction: 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.

The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service.

Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701

or

[formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104

and

] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System.

Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees.