Chief Financial Officer

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Indianapolis seeks a Financial Manager (GS-14) to provide comprehensive financial leadership for the medical center.

The role includes advising on budget formulation, financial operations, and performance improvement across diverse programs. Responsibilities cover financial planning, auditing, accounting, and reporting, with focus on maximizing efficiency and accountability.

Qualifications

• A degree in accounting or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting (and up to 6 hours in business law) is required.
• Specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in budget, accounting, and financial management.
• Government resume and time-in-grade requirements may apply.

Responsibilities

• Contribute financial and operational advice during planning, policy formulation and decision making.
• Provide recommendations beyond purely financial matters to management.
• Supervise and control facility fiscal functions including General Ledger, Budget, VAT and travel card programs as applicable.

Skills

Budget formulation

Financial management

Financial reporting

Auditing

Cost analysis

Management advisory

Strategic planning

Education

Accounting degree

Related field with 24 semester hours in accounting

CPA or CIA certification

Tools

None specified

Job description

Summary

Duty Location of Indianapolis VAMC is preferred. Will consider a highly qualified applicant for a virtual duty location. A virtual final job offer is contingent on the selected candidate living within 50 miles of a VA Medical Center - VA facility or VA-leased space - and receive approval to work at a VA Medical Center - VA facility or VA-leased space.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/24/2026. NOTE: You must include qualifying specialized experience employment periods in mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy format on your resume and indicate Full-Time or Part-Time (if Part-time - must include # of hours worked per week). AND - if you have held a Government position - that position's grade level MUST be listed on your resume; Failure to include all requirements in your resume may result in disqualification. Please refer to USAJOBS Help Center - What should I include in my federal resume? for additional information on resume requirements. Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with Executive Order 14170 and the Merit Hiring Plan. Please refer to USA Jobs Help Center-Resume Page Limit for additional information. 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. 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) appointment. Qualifications:To qualify for this position - you must meet the below requirement.

Basic Requirements

• Applicants must meet one of the following to meet the Basic Individual Occupational Requirements for this Financial Manager - GS-14 position: A
• 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 \"\"accounting\"\" means \"\"accounting and/or auditing\"\" in this standard
• Similarly - \"\"accountant\"\" should be interpreted - generally - as \"\"accountant and/or auditor.\") (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR B
• 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 (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
• A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor - obtained through written examination (CERTIFICATION REQUIRED)
• or 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
• (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) AND Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge - skill and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position - and that is typically in or related to the work of this position
• To be creditable - this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service
• Specialized experience includes providing advice and/or consultation to management officials regarding budget formulation and financial management duties to include managerial cost analysis - accounting - budgeting - financial reporting - business development - and revenue generation and strategic planning
• Quality Ranking Factors: Experience in developing financial plans with targeted allowances
• Experience in voucher auditing - agent cashier activities - debt collection - payroll - patient accounts - general post funds - purchased care operations - patient travel
• Experience in offering financial and operation counsel during all planning stages - policy formulation and decision making
• Experience in providing management and operating officials with necessary analyses - projections - and interpretations for maximum efficiency and effectiveness
• Experience in managing a comprehensive accounting program - planning analyzing and evaluating performance - projecting demand - and recommending management changes
• Experience in performing financial audits of accounts and financial records to certify or attest financial statements fairly represent the financial position as of a predetermined date
• 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 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
• For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties

• Duties include but is not limited to the following
• Contributing financial and operational advice and counsel pertinent during all stages of planning - policy formulation and decision making
• Providing advice and recommendations on many problems and proposed actions which go beyond purely financial matters
• Actively participating in both long and short range planning activities - thereby influencing decisions and actions that involve the scope of programs and overall policies and procedures of this two division medical center
• Maintaining current knowledge of existing and emerging concepts of management - planning - budgeting - program evaluation and general health care administration
• Developing local budget instructions and policies within the framework of mandatory requirements for use of operating officials in preparing their budget estimates
• Making recommendations to management and the Budget Committee concerning amounts to be allocated
• Responsible for a comprehensive accounting program which includes: planning - analyzing and evaluating current and past performance - projecting demand and the performance desired in response to the demand and recommending changes to meet the needs of management
• Participating in preparing formal presentations - reports and position papers signifies the importance in developing new concepts and creative approaches in financial management
• Responsible for an internal audit system designed for continual monitoring of the propriety of fiscal operations and the effectiveness of financial management
• Advising the VISN 10 CFO on specific matters related to medical center programs
• Supervising and controlling all facility fiscal functions - to include General Ledger Accounting - Budget - Voucher Audit - Agent Cashier - Accounts Receivable - Employee Accounts - Revenue generation - Non-VA Medical Care Program - Timekeeping - General Post Fund - the facility Purchase Card/Travel Card program and the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation