Chief Financial Management Specialist

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 109,000 - 142,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management is seeking a Chief Financial Management Specialist in the Program Integrity Office (PIO) within the Office of Business Oversight (OBO) to lead teams, direct projects, and apply technical expertise for fraud risk mitigation in alignment with the PI IA requirements. Telework eligibility may be discussed during the interview process.

The role emphasizes developing working papers, sampling plans, mentoring staff, and using analytics to

Qualifications

Leadership and mentoring of audit staff and financial specialists.
Develop working papers and sampling plans for reviews.
Identify discrepancies and recommend corrective actions to recover overpayments.
Utilize data analytics to detect fraud patterns and anomalies.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to staff; identify training needs.
Plan work with goals, deadlines, and priorities to meet mission objectives.
Coordinate with program officials across VA field offices and VA Central Office.

Skills

Team leadership

Project direction

Data analytics

Mentoring

Staff training

Job description

Hiring Agency: Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management
Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position serves as a Chief Financial Management Specialist in the Program Integrity Office (PIO) within the Office of Business Oversight (OBO). Incumbent provides team leadership, project direction, and technical expertise to increase fraud risk mitigation while promoting compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA).

Key Responsibilities

The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 50 in the order they applied.

Note: Submitting multiple applications will change the order in which your application is reviewed. Major Duties: Develop working papers and sampling plans in preparation for reviews. Provide leadership, mentoring, guidance, and recommend training to staff. Identify discrepancies and recommend corrective action to collect overpayments. Utilize data analytics to detect patterns and anomalies indicative of fraudulent activities.

Continuously monitor and update analytical tools and methodologies to stay ahead of emerging fraud trends. Coordinate with program officials in field stations, network offices, program offices, and VA Central Office (VACO). Plan work to be accomplished to include setting goals, deadlines, and priorities to ensure completion of the mission. Review project results to ensure findings and recommendations for improvement are substantive, logical, and within scope.

Develop creative solutions to problems when laws and regulations are highly interpretive, nonexistent, obscure, or conflicting. Serve as a team supervisor for senior auditors and financial management specialists performing reviews of varied and complex issues associated with identifying Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA). Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Ad-hoc, as determined by the agency policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: PD000510 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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.

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 $109428 – $142259/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.