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Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management · Department of Veterans Affairs
📍 Location Negotiable After Selection 💰 $76463 – $118204/yr 🏠 Telework eligible

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Job Summary

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Office of Management (OM), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) organization, within the Financial Systems Oversight and Transformation Service (FSOTS). FSOTS is responsible for leading NCA's financial policy development, internal controls oversight, audit coordination, financial systems provisioning, and enterprise-wide financial data integrity.

Key Responsibilities

Major Duties: Conducts risk-based internal financial reviews and provides audit support for programs involving operations and maintenance, grants, leases, recycling, gift funds, and other financial activities. Evaluates accounting data, financial processes, and internal controls; identifies financial-reporting and compliance risks; and recommends corrective or preventive actions.

Interprets and applies federal accounting standards, fiscal law, appropriation requirements, VA financial policy, the U.S. Standard General Ledger, and other financial-management guidance. Develops and updates accounting procedures, standard operating procedures, internal-control test plans, and methodologies for evaluating financial operations.

Analyzes financial-system and data-integrity issues, including posting logic, attributes, crosswalks, reconciliations, GTAS validations, and financial-system provisioning controls. Prepares reports and briefings concerning financial risks, internal-control weaknesses, review findings, and corrective-action status for management and other stakeholders.

Coordinates with auditors, financial-management officials, program offices, system owners, grantees, and other stakeholders to obtain information, resolve findings, and improve financial processes. Leads or participates in multidisciplinary financial reviews and evaluates supporting workpapers for sufficiency, accuracy, and compliance with applicable standards.

Monitors assigned contracts and maintains required documentation when designated as a Contracting Officer's Representative. Maintains financial-review tracking tools, reports, shared resources, and supporting documentation used to monitor workload, corrective actions, and organizational performance.

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. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Yes Telework: Yes, as determined by agency policy. Virtual: This is a virtual position.

Selectee will work from a VA owned/leased space upon selection. Position Description/PD#: PD00468A and PD00469A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary and requires regular use of a personal computer.

Manual dexterity and visual acuity are necessary for data entry, document review, and system analysis. Duties require reading detailed and sometimes difficult printed or handwritten material for extended periods. Occasional standing, walking, or movement to meeting locations is required. No special physical demands are associated with this position.

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/.

Requirements & Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office.

Benefits

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.

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.

Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

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Contact

felecia.nolan@va.gov · 5043574454

Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $76463 – $118204/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-25.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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