Chief Financial Officer- Detail/Temporary Promotion

Veterans Health Administration • Fayetteville, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a detail/temporary promotion position in the Finance Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As the medical center’s financial expert, the CFO establishes and maintains an integrated system of financial staff services that supports management control and evaluation of facility operations. The position reports to the Associate Director and may serve as Acting Associate Director for Operations when that person is absent.

The CFO develops local budget instructions and policies, reviews and evaluates budget estimates and business proposals, negotiates with medical center and VISN 6 officials, and presents consolidated recommendations to senior medical center leadership and the Resource Management Committee. The CFO prepares the budget document, ensures the budget system is used to assess program performance and effectiveness, recommends policy changes through VISN and VA Central Office, and maintains an internal Financial Quality Assurance Management review program. The role also oversees accounting, payroll, voucher audit, agent cashier, travel, patient funds, and general post fund functions.

The position supervises Finance Service staff, including second-level supervision of accounting and budget staff. Responsibilities include guiding and mentoring employees, monitoring performance, completing performance reviews and setting performance metrics, and handling personnel actions and recruitment activity. The CFO also processes Management Support System entries and inquiries and may prepare information for Resource Management Committee requests related to departmental human resources actions when administrative support is unavailable.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework may be authorized ad hoc at the supervisor’s discretion; the position is not virtual. The work is sedentary, with occasional walking, standing, bending, and carrying light items such as papers and books.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the GS-14 time-in-grade requirement, including 52 weeks at GS-13 for applicable current or former federal employees.
• Experience with Veterans Health Administration fiscal regulations and the federal capital outlay process.
• Meet the accounting individual occupational requirement through an accounting degree; a related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting; or an eligible combination of accounting experience, education, and training as specified in the announcement.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-13 in the normal line of progression, including experience such as establishing financial staff services, recommending policy changes, maintaining internal Financial Quality Assurance Management, establishing work priorities, directing special studies, providing financial advice, facilitating decision-making, and supporting program planning.
• Complete the application, assessment, and questionnaire, including the Supervisory Situational Judgment Test.
• Meet applicable background/security investigation and onboarding requirements.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a Department of Veterans Affairs health care personnel employee.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Sedentary work; occasional walking, standing, bending, and carrying light items such as papers and books.
• Submit transcripts if using education to meet qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an integrated system of financial staff services to support effective management control and evaluation of facility operations.
• Develop local budget instructions and policies for operating officials preparing budget estimates and business proposals.
• Review and evaluate budget estimates, negotiate with medical center and VISN 6 operating officials, and consolidate recommendations for senior medical center leadership and the Resource Management Committee.
• Prepare the budget document and ensure the budget system is used to evaluate program performance and effectiveness.
• Recommend policy changes through VISN and VA Central Office to improve standardized systems.
• Maintain an internal Financial Quality Assurance Management review program, including auditing code control records maintained by other divisions and services.
• Oversee accounting, payroll, voucher audit, agent cashier, travel, patient funds, and general post fund functions.
• Serve as Acting Associate Director for Operations in the Associate Director for Operations’ absence.
• Supervise Finance Service staff, including second-level supervision of accounting and budget staff.
• Monitor staff performance, provide day-to-day guidance, and mentor junior- and entry-level fiscal employees.
• Complete personnel management actions, including mid-year reviews, end-of-year performance appraisals, and issuance of new-year performance metrics.
• Manage fiscal-service recruitment actions and process Management Support System entries and inquiries, including recruitment, step adjustments, retirements or removals, and permanent change of station actions.
• When administrative support is unavailable, research, draft, and submit data for Resource Management Committee requests needed to facilitate departmental human resources actions.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to request and approval.

What This Job Offers

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