Financial Management Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the Training Division of the Office of Financial Management (OFM), Veteran Benefits Administration (VBA). The incumbent serves as an analyst performing a wide variety of financial administration, analytical, and training duties to ensure the propriety and integrity of VBA financial systems, policies, procedures, operations, and processes.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

03/11/2024 to 03/20/2024

This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more

• Salary

$74,441 - $115,079 per year

Salary shown is the basic pay WITHOUT locality pay. Locality pay WILL BE added to salary based on the duty location.

• Pay scale & grade

GS 12 - 13

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Locations

2 vacancies in the following locations:

• Phoenix, AZ

• Oakland, CA

• Denver, CO

• District of Columbia, DC

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• Orlando, FL

• Baltimore, MD

• Saint Paul, MN

• Fort Harrison, MT

• Reno, NV

• Muskogee, OK

• Columbia, SC

• Nashville, TN

• Austin, TX

• Houston, TX

• Waco, TX

• Salt Lake City, UT

• Seattle, WA

• Huntington, WV

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent -

• Work schedule

Full-time -

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

13

• Job family (Series)

0501 Financial Administration And Program

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

101-OFM-12338397-24-BTF

• Control number

780964000

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open ONLY to current, permanent Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees, Office of Financial Management (OFM) employees and current/former VA employees who are CTAP eligible.

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Duties

Specific duties include:

• Provides knowledge of business requirements needed to interpret and analyze the operations of any of the benefits delivery systems used by Veteran Benefits Administration (VBA) as required by the supervisor through the utilization of available resources.

• Monitors, compiles, interprets, and analyzes statistics, financial data, and business requirements information as required by the supervisor through the utilization of available resources.

• Designs or conducts analytical studies, cost-benefit analyses or other research as required by the supervisor through the utilization of available resources.

• Acquires, applies, and maintains a working knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures through the utilization of available resources. Reviews proposed financial policy and procedure changes as required by the supervisor and recommends concurrence/non-concurrence as appropriate within the purview of the Training Division.

• Explains and provides guidance on laws, regulations, policies, standards and procedures to management, personnel and clients. Provides professional financial expertise in financial operations as it relates to Veteran Affairs (VA) financial systems to varying levels of VA personnel. Coordinates and resolves problems, issues, and deficiencies that cross organizational lines as required by the supervisor by utilizing available resources.

• Evaluates, monitors, and ensures compliance with fiscal policy, laws, regulations, standards, and procedures. Coordinates the development, updating, and distribution of directives, handbooks, and procedure guides. Create and deploy training for Department directives affecting Support Services Division and Office of Financial Management finance activities. Ensures that finance training is correct and consistent with Department directives by utilizing available resources.

• Conducts evaluations, examinations, or other fact-finding studies to obtain or verify information as required by the supervisor through utilization of available resources.

• Conducts teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods as required by the supervisor by utilizing instructional best practices and resources.

• Provides knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures applicable to subordinate leaders on matters of station and higher echelon policy and procedures through research, interpretation, and application of VA resources.

• Initiates and maintains effective communication (oral and written) with persons both at all organizational levels and with officials of other departments and agencies on policy, technical and administrative matters.

• Prepares training manuals and materials in collaboration with the Training Team; provides consistency in the delivery of content across the organization and uses approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to modify and update training as needed; manages approved training materials on SharePoint for agency employees.

• Provides knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of instructional methods such as teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, and testing in support of division goals by utilizing instructional best practices and resources.

• Provides knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources in support of division goals by utilizing project management best practices and resources.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-13. .

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Available

Virtual: This is a virtual position. Must report to a VA facility per agency guidelines.

Position Description/PD#: Financial Management Specialist; 41609-A(GS-13), 41610-A(GS-12)

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

• 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

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:03/20/2024.

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.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). 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 also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade.

• For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level.

• For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-12 Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level and demonstrate the specialized experience as described for the GS-11 level, at an advanced level. In addition, the applicant must also demonstrate specialized experience to include expert knowledge of Financial Management Systems and act as subject matter expert on finance operations, policies, and procedures. The applicant must also demonstrate specialized experience and in-depth knowledge of project management practices, training delivery, and problem solving techniques. Expert on providing feedback and briefings to all levels of management and employees.

GS-13 Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level and demonstrate the specialized experience as described for the GS-12 level at an expert level. In addition, the applicant must also demonstrate specialized experience and in-depth knowledge of finance operations, policies and procedures, reports, and studies. Mastery of project management methodologies, training development, and problem solving techniques. Expert at negotiating effectively with management and employees at all levels to accept and implement recommendations which may require changes in established procedures.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary but involves the use of a personal computer so a degree of manual dexterity and visual acuity sufficient to use these tools is required. Some slight physical effort is required in that the incumbent lifts and carries reference books, working papers, and similar items to and from meetings. A moderate amount of standing and walking is required in getting to and from meeting places away from the worksite.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There are no education substitutions for the GS-12/13 grade levels.

Additional information

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. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced 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 (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. 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.

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.

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.

This position is a bargaining unit position.

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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. Applicants who do not fully address the specialized experience needed for the position (as described above in the job announcement) in their resume will not be referred for consideration.

After you have met the minimum qualifications, you will be rated on the following competencies based on your application for this position:

• Customer Service: Works and communicates with clients and customers (e.g., any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit provides, including individuals who work in your agency or in other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to satisfy their expectations. Committed to quality services.

• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

• Technical Competence: Knowledge of how to perform one's job. Refers to specialized knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience.

• Training Development: Ability to prepare training manuals and materials in collaboration with the Training Team; provides consistency in the delivery of content across the organization and uses approved SOPs to modify and update training as needed; manages approved training materials on SharePoint for agency employees.

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 an interview.