Financial Manager - Chief Financial Officer

Full Job Description

As the Saginaw VA Medical Center's financial expert, the Chief Financial Officer is responsible for establishing and maintaining an integrated system of financial staff services that contribute to effective management control over facilities budget for the implementation of clinical operations.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/06/2026.

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-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 Requirements (Transcript Required): 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.

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 Individual Occupational Requirements, you 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: Candidate must have a comprehensive background in Veterans Administration/Federal Government fiscal operations, with demonstrated working knowledge of fiscal planning, directing, analyzing, and advising a Medical Center for fiscal operating budgets, policies related to finance, and utilization of financial regulations and procedures.

Extensive experience supervising employees/staff.

Experience in developing fiscal policies, procedures, and finance strategic planning; experience coordinating between multiple offices or organizations Experience in budgets, fiduciary expenditures, or equivalent.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Financial Management Leadership Strategic Thinking Communication 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 sedentary. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as papers, and books.

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:

Duties include, but are not limited to: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for the supervision and control of all facility fiscal functions that include budget, fiscal accounting, financial reporting, automatic data processing, payroll, agent cashier, and employee travel.

Perform comprehensive reviews, analyses, and reconciliations to ensure the integrity of the overall facility accounting system.

Comprehensive audits of cost control records of the other services within the medical center as well as numerous specialized audits to assure proper utilization of resources under the scope of the quality assurance program for the medical center.

Directs and promotes the effective use of advanced techniques in finance and accounting, budgeting, management, and manpower management.

Plans, organizes and directs an integrated finance and accounting system. Manage operational accounting programs for the facility.

Chief Financial Officer serves as the focal point and technical authority for the development of the Veterans Health Care System and Medical Center's operating budget.

Direct and execute all phases of the Medical Center budget as well as develop multi-year business plans and forecasts.

Ensure all financial and budgetary activities are consistent and compliant with Departmental guidelines.

This includes: plan and organize the work; estimate costs and consolidate financial statements; develop independent budget formulations and justifications; prepare and present the annual budget request; determine the resources to devote to particular programs and carry out budget execution.

Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager - Chief Financial Officer/PD931760 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized