Chief Financial Officer

Veterans Health Administration • Indianapolis, IN

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief Financial Officer 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. The incumbent has direct accountability to the Associate Medical Center Director. In this role, the Chief Financial Officer functions as the principal financial operating officer and advisor for this highly complex, tertiary care Level 1A VAMC.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must complete all required steps in the process.
• Must complete the application, assessment, and questionnaire fully.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable forms of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement.
• Must serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Providing advice and/or consultation to management officials regarding budget formulation and financial management duties to include managerial cost analysis, accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, business development, and revenue generation and strategic planning.
• Driving strategic planning, resource allocation, and operational decision-making activities that support optimal management oversight of medical center operations.
• Analyzing data from various sources to determine financial status and projections.
• Preparing presentations, reports, and position papers to develop financial management concepts.
• Mastery of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for developing and managing healthcare delivery systems.
• Must answer each item in the assessment.

Nice To Haves

• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives may be approved for highly qualified candidates.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is authorized.

Responsibilities

• Developing financial plans within target allowances and creating local budget instructions and policies.
• Reviewing, negotiating, and consolidating budget requests making allocation recommendations to management and the Budget Committee.
• Providing continuous analysis of changing workloads, technology, employment patterns, and allocation methodologies due to the complexity of the medical center.
• Ensuring effective operational decisions and managing key resource programs as a member of the executive management team and Resource Management Board.
• Offering financial and operational counsel during all planning stages, policy formulation, and decision-making.
• Addressing problems and actions beyond financial issues and actively participating in long- and short-term planning, influencing program scope and policy decisions.
• Maintaining knowledge of management, planning, budgeting, program evaluation, and healthcare administration.
• Developing and maintaining a responsive reporting system for management at the VA Medical Center and VISN 10 including both general and financial management data, correlating non-fiscal and fiscal data to provide comprehensive analysis of program accomplishments.
• Providing management and operating officials with necessary analyses, projections, and interpretations for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
• Managing a comprehensive accounting program, planning, analyzing, and evaluating performance, projecting demand, and recommending management changes.
• Ensuring fiscal transactions meet General Accounting Office and Treasury Department standards and that records accurately reflect the medical center's financial operations.
• Overseeing the design of a complete accounting system for a large program used within a network of operating sites.
• Analyzing problems that are new or novel in nature reconciling diverse needs and viewpoints in arriving at a final system.
• Administering an accounting system designed to track, reconcile, and report on agency administered programs and/or appropriations for which the agency has legislative oversight responsibility.
• Validating a variety of accounting data is entered into schedules and accounts.
• Reconciling accounts and prepares balance sheets and adjusts as required.
• Serving as regional/national expert authority on reconciliation of integrated accounts for a variety of accounting systems.
• Performing financial audits of accounts and financial records to certify or attest financial statements fairly represent the financial position as of a predetermined date.
• Writing factual reports that identify noncompliance with regulations, inefficient operations, or improper practices.
• Developing constructive recommendations for improvements within the audit segment.
• Supervising a diverse team of 18 staff members, whose responsibilities encompass a wide array of work functions involving analytical and evaluative methods to assess program efficiency and effectiveness.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive