Assistant Financial Manager (Assistant Chief)

Major duties to include but not limited to:

• Serves as a full assistant to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
• Functions in an acting capacity in the absence of the CFO technically responsible for the full range of fiscal activities.
• Assists the CFO by advising of current historical data necessary for formulating the annual budget program to the Associate Medical Center Director.
• Acts for the CFO in resolving most internal matters within the service keeping the CFO advised daily on such actions.
• Assists in assembling preparing and justifying the stations annual budget plan.
• Serves as technical advisor for managers and service chief of the GLAVHCS on all financial matters.
• Briefs the GLAHCS Director and Executive Leadership Team members on budgetary and accounting program progress and concerns.
• Direct supervision of the following departments: Administrative Officer Data Management Analyst Financial Auditor VERA Coordinator Agent Cashier Chief of Accounting Chief of Budget and Travel Coordinator.
• Works with the accounting section and ensures a comprehensive accounting system including asset liability expense income budgetary and capital accounts. Requires experience in professional accounting and mature and extensive grasp of the integrated accounting system.
• Reviews completed work of the staff and provides feedback to encourage top performance to enhance a team atmosphere.
• Directs and promotes the use of advanced techniques in budgeting management finance and accounting and manpower management.
• Provides expert advice and recommendations for innovative approaches and solutions of facility financial operations.
• Advises and makes recommendations on financial policies procedures and other fiscal matters and brief management on new directives and policies.
• Initiates conducts and supervises special projects designed to improve the performance and efficiency of the fiscal service.
• Recruits and hires subordinate staff members in line with merit staffing procedures and equal employment opportunity guidelines.

Preferred Experience: Experience assisting a Health Care System (HCS) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with budgeting/accounting travel audit requirements and day-to-day fiscal operations. Ability to provide clear accurate financial advice to support planning policy development and budget decision-making. Experience working with service lines/sections to identify priorities assess mission impacts and support resource-aligned decisions. Skill in ensuring compliant accounting and fiscal practices consistent with local VISN and national directives. Experience performing Resource Management and Decision Support functions including financial analysis forecasting and preparing recommendations for senior leadership.

Work Schedule: Full-Time 08:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: Not Applicable
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Assistant Financial Manager (Assistant Chief)/PD13292A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized for a highly qualified applicant relocating to the Greater Los Angeles CA commuting area.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• 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 drivers licenses or state-issued identification 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 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.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/02/2026.

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-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 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. The DCFO executes the duties and responsibilities of a professional accountant as covered by the OPM standards for GS0510-13 in addition to the inherent management and supervisory duties of a service line manager. You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

The Occupational Series 0510 includes an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR). Candidates may not hold a position in this series without meeting one of the IOR requirements established by OPM.

• 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.) OR
• 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 applicants background must also include one of the following:
  1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
  2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor obtained through written examination; or
  3. 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 applicants education training and experience fully meet the specified requirements. AND

In addition to meeting the IOR you must also meet the specialized experience as described below:

GS-13

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Managing and supervising personnel accounting payroll and audit experience; Expert experience with accounting principles procedures and policies in order to manage provide advice and make sound judgements regarding assets liabilities fund balances expenses and revenues; skill in analyzing interpreting and applying complex legislation regulatory decisions to develop budgetary plans policies and guidance and to make adjustments to the budget; providing managerial oversight to a full range of fiscal activities; developing accounting policies and standards covering operations; utilizing in-depth knowledge of financial management systems including administering an accounting system; serving as an expert authority on the maintenance and reconciliation of integrated accounts; and skill in applying investigative and/or root cause analysis techniques in support of accurate and appropriate cost and workload distribution.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

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

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 is principally sedentary. Work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel
to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at