Chief Financial Officer

Summary

Employee will be assigned to Finance Service, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, NJ. Employee will serve as the Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for establishing and maintaining a complex integrated system of financial service that provides major impact and control over facility operations.

Duties

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Directs the work of subordinates and assigns tasks as needed. Conducts employee performance evaluations, provides counseling, and initiates personnel actions like promotions or disciplinary measures. Interviews candidates, establishes performance standards, and ensures proper training is provided to team members. Directs and promotes the effective use, analysis, and implementation of advanced accounting techniques. Plans, organizes, and manages an integrated finance and accounting system for the facility. Oversees operational accounting programs and controls within the facility. Communicates with facility representatives and other independent agencies on managing special accounts and reimbursable activities. Directs and promotes the effective development and execution of the organization's operating budget. Conducts budget presentations and hearings, serving as the principal advisor to the Executive Leadership Team. Develops local policies to assist operating officials in preparing budget estimates and business plans for their fund control points. Reviews budget estimates and negotiates with management officials to determine funding levels. Distributes funds to various fund control points, analyzes actual performance against the budget plan, and projects to recommend necessary adjustments to the financial operating plan. Serves as a senior technical advisor, providing guidance and advice to Managers, Service Chiefs, the Executive Leadership Team, and the Medical Center Director on all financial aspects of the organization. Convenes meetings with professional, technical, and management staff and serves as a key member of the Medical Center Director's top advisory boards. Directs and evaluates a range of special projects, studies, and task forces to improve operations, productivity, and cost efficiency. Investigates complex financial issues that require significant expertise and a comprehensive understanding of integrated financial programs. Combines information from accounting and budget reports with non-financial data to provide a comprehensive analysis of program accomplishments in financial terms. Directs a thorough audit and quality assurance initiative to ensure that the agency's financial and operational policies and procedures, as well as those of external authorities, are adhered to and effective. Conducts internal and external audits to identify vulnerabilities, weaknesses in internal controls, and potential waste, fraud, or abuse within the organization. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (7:30am - 4:00pm) Recruitment-Indiv & Relocation: May be authorized for Highly Qualified applicants. Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Possess a bachelor's degree in 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."). NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without transcripts. OR Possess a 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. Your background must also include one of the following: 1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law (Transcripts or proof required); or, 2) A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination (Copy of Certificate required); or, 3) 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 a 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. NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without transcripts. In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, you must also possess the specialized experience below to be eligible for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For GS-14: Possess 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 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is developing short- and long-range plans to effectively utilize revenue for billing and collections; participating with management in strategic planning; plans, recommending, and implementing programs and programs changes that impact facilities; implementing ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production and promote building. This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Possess experience establishing and maintaining a complex integrated system of financial service that provides major impact and control over healthcare facility operations. (Application/resume materials must reflect this experience in detail to receive credit for this selective placement factor). Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e…

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. There is no educational substitution at this grade level of GS-14. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.