Financial Officer - Chief Financial Officer

Summary

The incumbent 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.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***
NOTE: This job opportunity announcement has been extended to close on Friday, October 2, 2026. You do not need to reapply should you have already submitted your application package.
Major Duties:

• Ensures effective operational decisions and manages key resource programs as a member of the executive management team and Resource Management Board. The role involves providing timely financial advice, participating in decision-making, and program planning.
• Offers financial and operational counsel during all planning stages, policy formulation, and decision-making. They address problems and actions beyond financial issues and actively participate in long- and short-term planning, influencing program scope and policy decisions.
• Provides management and operating officials with necessary analyses, projections, and interpretations for maximum efficiency and effectiveness. They participate in preparing presentations, reports, and position papers to develop new financial management concepts.
• Manages a comprehensive accounting program, planning, analyzing, and evaluating performance, projecting demand, and recommending management changes.
• Oversees the design of a complete accounting system for a large program used within a network of operating sites and 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.
• Reconciles accounts and prepare balance sheets and adjusts as required. Validates data entered in accounting systems and consolidated for a functional program. Provides expert advice on the interpretation of account regulations and impact of new legislation or program initiatives.
• Performs financial audits of accounts and financial records to certify or attest financial statements fairly represent the financial position as of a predetermined date.
• Conducts and leads long-term audits of a wide range of financial programs or the integrated financial operations of administered programs at multiple sites; develops auditing techniques, including new approaches, to evaluate integrated analysis of multiple financial programs and systems.
• Prepares reports of long-term audits of a wide range of financial programs; reviews and consolidates reports and recommendations of auditors assigned to segments of the overall audit.
• Performs all duties as assigned.

Requirements

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. This position requires the application, assessment, and questionnaire to be fully completed. The assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• 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 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.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Required Documents" below for details.

• 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.

Qualifications

Basic Education Requirement:
Possess a bachelor's degree in 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."). NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without transcripts.
OR
Possess a 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. Your background must also include one of the following:
1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law (Transcripts or proof required); or,
2) A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination (Copy of Certificate required); or,
3) 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 a 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. NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without transcripts.
In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirements above, also you must possess the specialized experience below to be eligible for this position.
For GS-14:
Specialized Experience: Possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skill, and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is providing timely financial advice, participating in decision-making, and program planning; managing a comprehensive accounting program, planning, analyzing, and evaluating performance; reconciling accounts and preparing balance sheets; reviewing and consolidating reports and recommendations of auditors assigned to segments of the overall audit.
This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.
The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Possess experience as a leader at a highly complex, tertiary care healthcare facility; and overseeing the administration and leadership of an integrated financial services system. (Application/resume materials must reflect this experience in detail to receive credit for this selective placement factor).
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position:

• Conflict Management
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Manages Resources
• Partnering
• Planning and Evaluating

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. 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.
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.

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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