Assistant Finance Officer

Summary

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for an Assistant Finance Officer. The Assistant Finance Officer will function in the Fiscal Service. Incumbent is responsible to the CFO for interpretation of financial regulations, directives, laws, regulations, and policies.

Duties

• The Assistant Finance Officer duties include, but are not limited to: Provides leadership support to Fiscal Supervisor and reviews completed work for soundness of overall approach, effectiveness in meeting requirements and adherence to requirements.
• Exercises leadership in their subject area by providing guidance to less-experienced specialists, professionals, leads/managers, or administrative support staff; leading large project/program teams; defining and developing internal policies and procedures; and predicting potential issues and proposing preventive action.
• Responsible for Managing employees that he/she directly supervises: leave approval, performance standards and ratings, planning and establishing all service activities.
• Serves as acting CFO in the absence of the CFO.
• Keeps the CFO informed of the status of each section in regards to work, performance, deadlines, suspense requests, etc.
• Participates in decision making sessions with top organizational management officials, and advises program managers on regulatory requirements, financial policies, the interpretation of data, and the importance of program operations and improvements.
• Analyses operations on a continuous basis and coordinates special analytical reports, charts and graphs for management.
• Provides well-seasoned and expert consultative advice, guidance, and instruction, both within Fiscal and VANEOHS, to address diverse, complex issues which often cross multiple projects/programs or functional areas.
• Collaborates with CFO establishing organizational structure and guidelines, performance standards, work review, reporting requirements and defining the line of authority and supervisory controls essential to carry out the mission of Fiscal Service.
• Makes informed, timely decisions based on interpretations of policies rules, regulations and laws.
• Work Schedule: 8:00am- 4:30pm, Monday-Friday Telework: Ad-hoc Position Description/PD#: Assistant Finance Officer/PD932470 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.
• Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
• In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
• The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
• A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of
• Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
• Resume (when listing previous employment please include month and year). Your most recent Within Grade Increase
• SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility. If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on that grade, you must provide a copy of the
• SF-50 showing you held the higher grade in addition to your last or most recent
• SF-50 indicating proof of status. Note: Your
• SF-50 must reflect the grade and step information equivalent to or greater than the grade lower than the position you are applying to. This may not always be your most recent
• SF-50. You may need to submit more than one
• SF-50. SF-50, Notification of Personnel
• Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or
• Eligibility): Most recent
• SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An
• SF-50 showing 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
• Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of appropriate
• SF-50's include: Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
• Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
• SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old. Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible
• Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor
• Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your
• DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.).
• If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable,
• General, etc.), and dates of impending separation.
• Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible
• Veterans) must also submit an
• SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran
• Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on
• Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets
• Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
• It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons.
• Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted.
• HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service.
• HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties.
• VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities.
• HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected
• To perform any or all of their work at these facilities.
• HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students.
• HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
• 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.
• Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.