Financial Manager ( Chief Financial Officer)
What you'd do
This Chief Financial Manager position is located in the Finance Service Line, at the VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems location. This position is also offering Recruitment Incentive or Relocation incentive to highly qualified candidates.
Major duties
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the financial manager for the VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHCS). The Chief Financial Officer provides sound recommendations and advice to the Associate Medical Center Director, Medical Center Director and Executive Leadership Team concerning the administration and coordination of Fiscal policy, programs, and system designs within Fiscal Service and VACHCS. Duties include but are not limited to: The incumbent provides technical and administrative supervision to a team of employees through subordinate supervisors. The incumbent provides direct supervision to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer.. The incumbent establishes performance standards and evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors, makes determinations on grievances, recommends training, and approves leave of subordinate supervisors. The incumbent hears grievances as second level supervisor, reviews recommendations for hiring, promotion, and adverse actions made by subordinate supervisors, and supports and implements established Equal Employment Opportunity policies and programs. Provides advice, counsel, and instruction on technical and administrative matters. Hears and resolves employees' complaints and refers the more serious unresolved cases to a higher-level supervisor or manager. The Chief Financial Officer provides leadership and financial services to a large complex healthcare system. Effective financial management is necessary to support the fundamental mission of the medical facility which is to provide acute care, outpatient care and long-term care for veterans through general health/medical programs, various medical specialty services and allied health services. The incumbent is also responsible for the supervision and control of all facility business functions, to include General Ledger Accounting, Budget, Voucher Audits, Agent Cashier, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Patient Funds, Fee Basis, Auditing, and General Post Funds. Oversees the design of a complete accounting system for a large program used within a network of operating sites. Studies the accounts, reports and procedural instructions within an extensive area and considers legislative and program background materials to identify need for revision. The CFO is the final authority in matters pertaining to the accounting systems, including the accounting structure to properly reflect the nature of transactions and to implement tools such as journals, subsidiary records, statements, and reports. The CFO 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. The CFO is a member of the VISN Finance Budget Committee which is responsible for making recommendations to the VISN Executive Leadership Board regarding all aspects of the VISN level financial management. This includes distribution of budgets and reserves, policy changes regarding VERA, appeals of funding levels, and establishing policies for VISN funding for catastrophic events. Work Schedule: 40 hours a week, Full Time, Monday-Friday, 7:30am- 4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm, EST Telework: Ad Hoc as determined by agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager ( Chief Financial Officer)/PD689-03854-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Notifications: Veterans' Preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Selectee required to serve one year supervisory/managerial probationary period. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. This position is in the Competitive Service.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/24/2026. 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 experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirement: This position requires professional accounting knowledge. You must meet one of the two basic education requirements described below in order to receive further consideration for this position: 1. 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 2. 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; OR A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor; 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 in accounting, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., (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 of obtaining a degree in accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration, and (c) except for literal non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, your education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. AND 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. Specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Provide analysis and advice in the design, adaptation, and installation of automated accounting systems; Develop auditing techniques to evaluate integrated analysis of a financial and systems programs; Oversees accounting, budgeting, and workload/cost analysis for a facility or agency; Demonstrates active participation in the financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the facility or agency; Manages and controls resources or funds to a large complex healthcare system, agency or hospital. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting Administration and Management Auditing Financial Management 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 principally sedentary. Work Environment: The work is usually performed in an office setting. 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/.
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