U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 7 hours ago
Chief Financial Officer
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is a large healthcare system seeking a Chief Financial Officer to oversee enterprise financial management. The role involves directing budgeting, accounting, reporting, internal controls, and advising executive leadership on financial strategy and compliance with federal law.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provides leadership - direction and coordination of financial management - budgetary/accounting management - internal controls - manpower management - and management analysis programs
Responsible for budget formulation - review - evaluation and execution
Responsible for a comprehensive financial system for the preparation of accurate and timely financial statements
Ensures financial policies are implemented throughout the VA Medical Center Evaluates the financial policies - plans - programs - operations and methods of communication to assure that management decisions include appropriate consideration of their impact on financial resources
Advisory support to leadership is provided with full consideration of the short and long-range planning goals of the medical center Assigns overall objectives and functional responsibilities to subordinates
Identifies program strengths and weaknesses - determines causes of deficiencies and resolves problems in coordination with activities concerned
Coordinates information outputs from financial management systems that support management of programs funded by a number of appropriations
Maintain and validate the medical center cost accounting data
Assures consistency in the interpretation and application of financial management regulations and procedures
Plans - reviews and analyzes all facility operational programs to include supplies - facilities and services
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations - not only with subordinates - but with all levels of key management officials Develop new - unique - and innovative methods to deal with a wide range of problems Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc only telework - as determined by the agency policy
Qualification
Required
Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 01/28/2026
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 by the closing date of this announcement
For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13
An SF-50 that shows 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
Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment
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
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
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
In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirements above - applicants must also meet the requirements for the GS-14
You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade - GS-13 - in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: a thorough knowledge of federal laws - VA regulations - priorities of care - entitlement - clinic procedures - and other pertinent directives covering the delivery of outpatient services
Experience would have provided a good working knowledge of medical terminology to deal effectively with patients - the public - and professional staff; procedures and routing of veterans to services available within the medical center as well as services available at other medical centers within the VA system
Experience would have provided a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the mission of various services in the medical center
Experience - knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or functions related to office administration; knowledge of pertinent laws - regulations - policies and precedents which affect administrative operations; a knowledge of the major issues - program goals and objectives - work processes - and administrative operations of the organization; a knowledge and skill in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and/or organizational productivity; skill in conducting detailed analyses of complex functions and work processes; and interpersonal skills in presenting staffing recommendations and negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management, Budget Administration, Decisiveness, Financial Systems, Internal Controls, Organizational Stewardship, Principles of Finance, Problem Solving, Team Building
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
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: The work is sedentary
Some work may require movement between offices - hospitals - warehouses - and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work
Work may also require walking/standing - in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site
Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds
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