Financial Manager (Chief Financial Officer)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Kansas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Financial Manager and principal advisor to the Associate Director. The role oversees all financial affairs, translating actions into meaningful management information across the health care system.

Qualifications include leadership in financial management, budgeting, and policy interpretation, with strong communication across stakeholders and formal supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary financial management teams with budgeting and performance reporting.
• Ability to interpret and apply federal financial management regulations and VA directives.
• Strong communication skills with executive leadership and external partners.
• Experience mentoring staff and directing teams in financial operations and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and advise on financial operations for the organization.
• Oversee budget formulation, execution, funds control, and cost analysis.
• Prepare financial briefings and reports for management and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and VA requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Stakeholder engagement

Supervisory guidance

Communication of financial info

Job description

This position serves as the Financial Manager and principal technical advisor to the Associate Director, with full delegated authority and responsibility for executing all resource and program initiatives. The incumbent provides overall management of the financial affairs of the organization, translating past and proposed actions into meaningful and relevant information for use in management process at the highest level and across the health care system. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026.

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.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience:
  • Demonstrated Leadership and Financial Management Expertise: Experience overseeing and leading multidisciplinary financial management teams, applying advanced management techniques, methodologies, and VHA/VA financial policies to accomplish program objectives in complex healthcare or government environments. This includes technical and administrative oversight of budget formulation, execution, funds control, cost analysis, and performance reporting for a medical center or equivalent business unit.
  • Resource Management and Program Oversight: Experience as a financial project/program manager, team lead, or senior financial analyst, where you have managed and allocated resources, developed financial plans, provided technical direction, and ensured compliance with statutory, regulatory, and VA requirements. Responsibilities include mentoring staff, delivering guidance and training, and coordinating the efforts of subordinate personnel in support of organizational goals.
  • Interpretation and Application of Regulations and Guidance: Proficient in interpreting and applying federal financial management regulations, OMB circulars, fiscal law, and VA-specific fiscal directives to oversee the planning, development, and implementation of operational and strategic financial programs. This includes developing internal controls, providing subject matter expertise during audits, and recommending process improvements.
  • Effective Communication and Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in using advanced communication techniques to interact diplomatically with a diverse array of stakeholders including executive leadership, clinical and administrative staff, external auditors, Congressional liaisons, and external partners. Experience preparing and delivering comprehensive financial briefings, reports, and recommendations to facilitate data-driven decision making.
  • Supervisory and Advisory Responsibilities: Proven ability to provide technical and administrative guidance to subordinate staff, offering advice, counsel, and instruction on both financial operations and broader administrative matters. This includes directing teams responsible for the development, execution, evaluation, and continuous improvement of financial and business operations essential to VHA program success.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position:

• Conflict Management
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Manages Resources
• Partnering
• Planning and Evaluating

Supervisory Situational Judgment Test

Applicants will be required to complete a Supervisory Situational Judgment Test (SSJT) as part of the assessment process for this position. The SSJT evaluates judgment and decision-making skills that align with relevant competencies, organizational values, and best practices. Assessment results may be used as part of the evaluation, ranking and referral process. This is not a timed test, however, the assessment is expected to take approximately 45 minutes or less to complete. The assessment for this application does not include a cut score for a minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. However, you must answer each item in the assessment.

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/.