Financial Manager (chief Financial Officer)
- Recruiter
- Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
- Location
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
- Salary
- USD 51.83 - 67.37 per hour
- Posted
- 03 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 05 Dec 2020
- Ref
- 585407400
- Job role
- CFO, Finance manager
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Manager
Summary
This position is located at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) which is part the Mid-South Healthcare Network (VISN 9). Position is organizationally aligned within the Fiscal Service. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Is a full member of the TVHS Executive Leadership Board (ELB) with shared responsibilities as an ELB Team Member to fully participate in decisions of the Healthcare System.
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Responsibilities
TVHS is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level 1-A, integrated tertiary Healthcare System comprised of two medical centers with one located In Nashville, TN and one at Murfreesboro, TN. TVHS also manages 20 VA Outpatient Clinics and other sites of care located throughout Tennessee and Kentucky. The incumbent must be fully cognizant of the activities and services of the Mid-South Healthcare Network - Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 (VISN 9). TVHS is the largest, most complex healthcare system in VISN 9. VISN 9 includes 5 healthcare systems in Tennessee and Kentucky. The Chief Financial Officer has responsibility for the overall operation, training, and production of each section or unit In Fiscal Service and for the coordination of their assigned functional activities so as to produce quality service products. The incumbent formulates, develops, prepares, and executes the annual budget plans and administers the Healthcare System's financial management program. The incumbent Interprets program objectives and develops procedures to attain these objectives, resolving Fiscal Service operating challenges, making decisions on cases which require interpretation of regulation, administrative rules, and organizational policy, with decisions having a material effect upon the planning, coordination, directing. and controlling of departmental objectives. Responsible for maintaining an automated and fully integrated system of financial staff services, which contributes to the effective management and control of medical center operations In such areas as accounting, budgeting, travel, payroll, financial analysis, VERA analysis and data validation and financial reporting. He/She will carry out the duties and responsibilities for all the technical processes of budget formulation, development, review, and execution, which entails planning, coordinating monitoring, and controlling expenditures. Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Telework: Ad hoc (On an ad hoc basis for emergent and Continuity of Operations reasons only)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager (Chief Financial Officer)/PD052760
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
PCS: Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Required
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Travel amongst main campuses and outpatient clinics is required. Training may require distance and overnight travel.
Supervisory status
Yes
Promotion Potential
14 Job family (Series)
0505 Financial Management Help Requirements
Conditions of Employment
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/11/2020.
Individual Occupational Requirements: Basic Requirement: This occupation has Individual Occupational Requirements. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. To qualify for the GS 0505 occupational series, applicants MUST have one of the following:
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR), you must also possess the specialized experience as described below to qualify for the Chief Financial Officer position at the GS-14 grade level.
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: Work is primarily sedentary, with walking visits to various customer locations throughout the facility. No special physical effort or ability is required. Work is performed in an adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated office setting. Occasional trips to other buildings will be required which may expose incumbent to typical weather for the area for a brief time.
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
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Additional information
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/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/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.
Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
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Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Other
Drug test required
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness Help Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. Help Benefits
A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
This position is located at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) which is part the Mid-South Healthcare Network (VISN 9). Position is organizationally aligned within the Fiscal Service. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Is a full member of the TVHS Executive Leadership Board (ELB) with shared responsibilities as an ELB Team Member to fully participate in decisions of the Healthcare System.
Learn more about this agency
Responsibilities
TVHS is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level 1-A, integrated tertiary Healthcare System comprised of two medical centers with one located In Nashville, TN and one at Murfreesboro, TN. TVHS also manages 20 VA Outpatient Clinics and other sites of care located throughout Tennessee and Kentucky. The incumbent must be fully cognizant of the activities and services of the Mid-South Healthcare Network - Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 (VISN 9). TVHS is the largest, most complex healthcare system in VISN 9. VISN 9 includes 5 healthcare systems in Tennessee and Kentucky. The Chief Financial Officer has responsibility for the overall operation, training, and production of each section or unit In Fiscal Service and for the coordination of their assigned functional activities so as to produce quality service products. The incumbent formulates, develops, prepares, and executes the annual budget plans and administers the Healthcare System's financial management program. The incumbent Interprets program objectives and develops procedures to attain these objectives, resolving Fiscal Service operating challenges, making decisions on cases which require interpretation of regulation, administrative rules, and organizational policy, with decisions having a material effect upon the planning, coordination, directing. and controlling of departmental objectives. Responsible for maintaining an automated and fully integrated system of financial staff services, which contributes to the effective management and control of medical center operations In such areas as accounting, budgeting, travel, payroll, financial analysis, VERA analysis and data validation and financial reporting. He/She will carry out the duties and responsibilities for all the technical processes of budget formulation, development, review, and execution, which entails planning, coordinating monitoring, and controlling expenditures. Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates facility financial activities.
- Serves as SME, providing technical guidance to develop facility budget; ensuring compliance with VA policies.
- Provides support, advice, coordination for revenue activities.
- Proactively works with executive leadership and chiefs to provide data to assist with budgetary decisions.
- Assesses financial performance and cost effectiveness through assimilation of budgetary and accounting data systems.
- Makes recommendations and implements initiatives to re-engineer, share, and conserve resources.
- Provides direction, guidance, and oversight to service staff.
- Participates in facility and VISN committees.
- Provides budget briefings to executive leadership, VISN, service chiefs, and to front line employees.
Telework: Ad hoc (On an ad hoc basis for emergent and Continuity of Operations reasons only)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager (Chief Financial Officer)/PD052760
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
PCS: Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Required
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Travel amongst main campuses and outpatient clinics is required. Training may require distance and overnight travel.
Supervisory status
Yes
Promotion Potential
14
0505 Financial Management
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- You may be required to serve a probationary period
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/11/2020.
Individual Occupational Requirements: Basic Requirement: This occupation has Individual Occupational Requirements. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. To qualify for the GS 0505 occupational series, applicants MUST have one of the following:
- 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
- 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;
- A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; 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 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 the 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.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR), you must also possess the specialized experience as described below to qualify for the Chief Financial Officer position at the GS-14 grade level.
- Specialized Experience: You must have 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 includes, but is not limited to: Developing, implementing, directing and managing projects and administrative operations of a large decentralized organization; Establishing priorities and meeting deadlines for a full range of organizational activities (i.e. short- and long-range planning, determination and management of resources, budgeting, review and improvement of program activities, etc.); Experience in managing the function of work to be performed, leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. Developing local budget instructions and policies within the framework of mandatory requirements; Monitoring the operation of the data processing systems interface for information exchange between pay systems. Performing test audits to determine validity and accuracy of accounting records and application of accounting controls; Analyzing problems, gathering and coordinating information, and integrating independent recommendations and actions; Analyzing operating costs and distributing operating funds. Use of theory, principles, concepts and practices of financial management; experience with legislation, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures to develop policy documents; experience with concepts, principles, practices, laws and regulations which apply to budgeting for substantive national programs and services.
- Accounting Operations
- Budget Administration
- Computer Skills
- Financial Management
- Communication
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: Work is primarily sedentary, with walking visits to various customer locations throughout the facility. No special physical effort or ability is required. Work is performed in an adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated office setting. Occasional trips to other buildings will be required which may expose incumbent to typical weather for the area for a brief time.
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
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Additional information
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/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/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
Read more
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.
Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Read more
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Other
Drug test required
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- Other (1)
- Proof of Marriage Status
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
- Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
- An SF-50 showing 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
- Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.
- Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
- Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
- Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
- SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.