Financial management of the facility budget is the subject of attention within VA at the Central Office, VISN, and local levels. The incumbent is responsible for assuring management that financial transactions in accounting, budget and all other financial services are compatible with the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Accounting Office (GAO), and the Treasury Department and that records of accounting and financial statements accurately reflect a full disclosure of the financial aspects of the stations operations. The local Fiscal program includes an annual certification of all general ledger accounting, auditing, budgeting, managerial-financial analysis and reporting, payroll. third party revenue and collections, cashier services: travel, position management, and the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) program.
The incumbent is responsible for the application of the basic tenants of appropriation law and related decisions to Federal payments and accounting processes; provides 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; and researches and resolves difficult fiscal questions. The incumbent is responsible for the accuracy, legality, compliance with regulations, and justification, of all financial transactions to include expenditure of all funds, vouchers, invoices, claims, and other requests for payment. As an appointed agency certifying officer, the incumbent is delegated unlimited and independent authority to authorize payments from agency funds. Payment authorizations are subject only to GAO post audit review. The incumbent is held personally liable to the Government for wrongful payments and may seek independent advance payment decisions from the Comptroller General.
MAJOR DUTIES include but are not limited to:
- 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 - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm. Work Schedule subject to change based on agency needs.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Financial Administrative and Program Specialist (Assistant Financial Officer)
/PD162240
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Required
Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)