Supervisory Financial Administrative Specialist

Veterans Affairs$75K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in financial administration or relevant field
  • Extensive knowledge of financial operations in a healthcare setting
  • Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and financial controls
  • Experience with cashiering and revenue account reconciliation
  • Knowledge of VAMC financial processes and regulations

Responsibilities

  • Oversee financial operations for multiple VAMC facilities
  • Prepare and execute fiscal year budgets
  • Establish financial controls to adhere to legal commitments
  • Manage daily financial functions of the CPAC
  • Report financial performance to key stakeholders

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees
  • Access to telework options based on need and role
  • Potential for flexible working hours
  • Support for professional development opportunities
  • Credit for job-related non-federal experience in determining annual leave accrual
Full Job Description
Summary

The Supervisory Financial Administration Specialist establishes the necessary oversight and leadership that will successfully oversee the sustainment of the Northern Central Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC). These financial operations include cashiering, reconciliation of all revenue accounts, billing denials, remit processing, bank accounts, deposits, reporting of financial and operational performance, and customer service for Veterans.

Duties

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Major Duties:

  • Responsible for financial operations of a consolidated business unit supporting the Revenue Cycle for multiple VAMC Facilities.
  • Responsible for preparing and executing fiscal year budgets and establishing financial controls to meet all financial and legal commitments.
  • Managing an effective organization and controlling the financial functions of the CPAC, which is designed to match to the process requirements for efficient delivery of results.
  • Management of financial operations that include cashiering, reconciliation of all revenue accounts, billing denials, remit processing, bank accounts, deposits, and reporting of financial and operational performance.
  • Processing the revenue for all the facilities assigned to the CPAC and reporting to Revenue Operations and the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) on both financial and performance results.


Preferred Experience/Knowledge: Budget and salary projections, FMS experience, travel knowledge, purchase card knowledge.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 40 hours/week; Tour of duty to be set based on organizational need.

Compressed/Flexible: May be available at supervisor discretion and needs of agency.

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. This position is considered onsite. AD-HOC telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Financial Administrative Specialist/PD52179A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
  • Subject to background/security investigation
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.


As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

  • your performance and conduct;
  • the needs and interests of the agency;
  • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.


Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/31/2026.

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.

You may qualify based on your specialized experience as described below:

  1. Negotiates with management to implement proposals requiring extensive changes in established procedures.
  2. Organizes financial management with multiple healthcare facilities.
  3. Meeting or exceeding performance expectations by establishing and managing to Consistent Performance Metrics that identify the true measure of results.
  4. Exercises responsibility of budgeting and establishing financial controls to meet all financial and legal commitments of a regional program.
  5. Cash management and financial operations of a consolidated business unit that include cashiering, reconciliation of all revenue accounts, billing denials, remit processing, bank accounts, deposits, and reporting of financial and operational performance.


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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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