Fiscal Administration Supervisor
What you'd do
The Assistant Finance Officer (AFO) is responsible for the oversight and maintenance of a complex integrated financial system at the Altoona VA Healthcare Center (VAMC), Altoona, PA. This integrated system is comprised of financial accounting, budget, collections analysis, care in the community (CITC) budgeting, and actively participates in the facility's planning, managerial financial analysis, and reporting.
Major duties
Major duties include, but may not be limited to: The incumbent provides technical and administrative supervision to Accounting, Auditing, and Employee Travel. The incumbent establishes performance standards and evaluates the performance of subordinates, makes determinations on grievances, recommends training, and approves leave of subordinates. The incumbent hears grievances, reviews recommendations for hiring, promotion, and adverse actions, and supports and implements established Equal Employment Opportunity policies and programs. The incumbent is responsible for the overall budget preparation, execution, and presentation for a budget of over $475 million for the Altoona VAMC. The incumbent is responsible for analyzing revenue collections, salary costs to include number of full-time equivalent employees and overtime, plan projections, annual budget call funding requests, and obligation/expenditure trends. Incumbent is responsible for ensuring appropriated funds are obligated timely by the close of the fiscal year in accordance with financial policy and appropriations law. The incumbent is responsible for supervising a complete accounting program which includes those activities normally identifiable with the professional accounting function, i.e., planning, adapting or revising accounting systems, analyzing and evaluating current or past performance and interpreting effects of transactions and applying accounting concepts to meet the needs of management. The incumbent is responsible for supervising the establishment and maintenance of a commercial-type double entry accounting system and a fund control system assuring that management obtains maximum benefit from financial resources without sacrificing efficiency or violating rules or regulations. The incumbent recommends policy changes to Central Office to effect improvement in standardized systems. Incumbent must be in a position to assure management that fiscal transaction is compatible with requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (0MB), General Accounting Office (GAO), and the Treasury Department and that records and statements accurately reflect a full disclosure of the financial results of the station operations. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday Telework: Ad-hoc telework Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Fiscal Administration Supervisor / PD015680 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/27/2026. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Provides overall budget preparation, execution, and presentation for the VAMC budget and analyzes revenue collections, salary cost, including the number of full-time equivalent employees and overtime, plan projections, annual budget call funding requests, and obligation/expenditure trends. Analyzes and interprets issues/problems for potential impact on agency financial management and organizational effectiveness within the VA. Oversees the complete accounting program, including activities typically associated with the professional accounting function, such as planning, adapting or revising accounting systems, analyzing and evaluating current or past performance, and interpreting the effects of transactions and applying accounting concepts to meet management's needs. Provides the customer with consistent information in accordance with established financial policies and procedures. Analyzes actual expenses against the plan and makes projections to indicate needed adjustments to the budget plan. 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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