Supervisory Financial Administrative and Program Specialist
What you'd do
The incumbent serves as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (AFO) for the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Responsible for assisting the CFO with establishing and maintaining an integrated system of financial staff services which are vital to effective management control over, and evaluation of, station operations. Responsible for assuring management that financial transactions in accounting, budget and all other financial services.
Major duties
MAJOR DUTIES: Act as a financial advisor at the VA Medical Center, responsible for assisting the CFO with establishing and maintaining an integrated system of financial staff services which are vital to effective management control over, and evaluation of, station operations. Responsible for the application of the basic tenants of appropriation law and related decisions to Federal payments and accounting processes. Provide advice to employees and management on financial procedures and internal controls to follow for all local fiscal functions to include accounting, travel, payroll processing, collection and other payment processes. Responsible for fund maintenance of programs, appropriateness of expenditures, collection of funds, and ensuring the fiscal integrity of all financial records at the medical center. Develop necessary policies, procedures, and organizational structures required to fulfill the service line's mission. Incumbent plans and assumes full administrative responsibility for the development and direction of functionally disparate programs and physically dispersed staff. Perform all other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Financial Administrative and Program Specialist/PD162240 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/26/2026. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: developing, coordinating, and maintaining an integrated system of financial staff services including accounting, budgeting, travel, financial analysis, payroll, audit and reporting; budget formulation, development, review and execution; planning, coordinating, monitoring, and controlling expenditures; interpreting fiscal regulations, program objectives, and developing procedures to resolve fiscal operating challenges; providing advice and consultation related to budget and resource management 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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