The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the financial manager for the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. The Chief Financial Officer provides sound recommendations and advice to the Medical Center Director and Senior Leadership concerning the administration and coordination of Fiscal policy, programs and system designs within Fiscal Service and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. Duties include but are not limited to:
- Provides leadership and financial services to a large complex healthcare system.
- Responsible for fund maintenance of programs, appropriateness of expenditures, collection of funds and ensuring the fiscal integrity of all financial records at the medical facility.
- 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.
- Provides analysis and advice in the design, adaptation, and Installation of automated accounting systems.
- Develops 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.
- 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.
- Manages and controls resources or funds to a large complex healthcare system, agency or hospital.
- Provides expert advice on the interpretation of account regulations and impact of new legislation or program initiatives.
- Performs duties associated with examining financial books, records, etc., to provide recommendations to improve productivity, cost-effectiveness, and quality of work processes.
- Develop and install accounting systems,.
- Develop and promulgate accounting policies and standards covering operations, to solve problems of above average difficulty in maintaining accounting systems.
- Develop and apply financial management techniques and methodologies to plan, execute, or review health care programs.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework on an ad-hoc basis. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager
/PD016610
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized.
The incentive is used to attract high quality employees in positions that are likely difficult to fill without an incentive.
Must be a Federal employee immediately prior to relocation.
Must have a rating of at least "Fully Successful" or equivalent.
May be authorized to employees who must change worksite and physically relocate to a different geographic area greater than 50 miles from the current worksite; approving officials may waive 50 mile requirement.
Amount payable is up to 25% of employee's annual rate of pay multiplied by the number of years in a service agreement
Six month minimum/Four year maximum service agreement
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Required, selectee must file a financial disclosure report, OGE Form 450, within 30 days of onboarding and then annually
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 not a Bargaining Unit position.
- This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
- This position is in the Competitive Service.
Starting at $143,559 Per Year (GS 14)
