Financial Manager Assistant

Summary Financial Manager (Supervisory) position is located in the Fiscal Service at the VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems location in West Haven Connecticut. This position is 40 hours per week. Responsibilities Financial Manager acts as a full deputy to the Chief, Financial Officer. The incumbent is responsible for the management of the financial resources of this affiliated Medical Center for the development, coordination, and maintenance of an integrated system of services including budgeting, accounting, payroll, voucher audit accounts receivable functions. The major duties include but are not limited to: Provides timely financial advice to management; Serves as a Medical Center Budget Officer, and member of the Resources Committee with full responsibility of the technical process of budget formulation review and execution; Conducts an internal audit program to ensure that financial policies and procedures of the Medical Center and Agency are complied with; Serves as a Medical Center Budget Officer and member of the Resources Committee with full responsibility of the technical process of budget formulation review and execution; Develops local budget instructions and policies within Central Office guidelines for use of operating officials in preparing their budget estimates; Assures management that fiscal transactions are compatible with requirements of the Office of Management and Budget, Accounting Office and the Treasury Department and those records and statements accurately reflect a full disclosure of the financial results of station operations; Develops monitoring techniques of the constant changing of inpatient and outpatient workloads and interpreting this data to a revenue level. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday; 08:00 am- 04:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: 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. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager Assistant/PD003550 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. May be required to attend conference at other facilities or other VA sites on occasion. Current Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Time-in-Grade Restriction: 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. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 (Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification 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 Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/13/2026 .Qualifications 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 13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. 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) dividual Occupational Requirement: Education: This position requires professional accounting knowledge. You must meet one of the two basic education requirements described below in order to receive further consideration for this position: 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. (The term

Created: 2026-03-02