Chief Financial Officer

Veterans Health Administration; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 126,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration seeks a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial management for a large medical center in Indiana. The role involves directing budgeting, accounting, and financial policy across the organization, with responsibilities spanning short- and long-term financial planning and performance evaluation.

The position requires strong expertise in federal financial management, auditing, and compliance, and offers opportunities to influence hospital-wide fiscal strategy and

Qualifications

• Transcript must be submitted with your application.
• Foreign education must be accompanied by a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency to receive credit.
• Education recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be used to qualify for Federal employment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute financial and operational advice during planning, policy formulation and decision making.
• Participate in long- and short-range planning influencing program budgets and procedures.
• Develop local budget instructions and policies for operating officials preparing budget estimates.
• Manage comprehensive accounting including GL, Budget, Accounts Receivable and related fiscal functions.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

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.

Key Responsibilities

Duties include but are 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 (VERA).

Ensuring the Accounting staff completes the audit of public vouchers, collection of funds, cash disbursements, maintenance of subsidiary accounts receivable records, and follow-up actions necessary to collect debts. Participating in management discussions, decisions, policymaking and shares in the responsibility for top management actions covering all activities related to the Financial Management functions.

Participating in the performance of all duties involved in the medical center budget and fund control duties. Developing local policies for use by operation officials in preparing budget estimates and business plans. Ensuring payroll operations meet all OPM, VA, FHA, and local station policies.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not Available Remote: Not a remote position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Virtual: This position may be filled as virtual (ie.

the employee may work at a VA facility or VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee; telework has not been authorized-Any selected candidate must live within 50 miles of a VA Medical Center, VA facility or VA-leased space). VA supports the use of filling virtually to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.

Potential duty location may be discussed during the interview process. 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. Position Description/PD#: Chief Financial Officer/PD931330

Requirements & Education

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $125776 – $163514/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-24.

Who is eligible to apply?

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