Financial Administration Specialist

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Conducts market research and rate verification analysis to determine market rates and payer compliance with federal laws.
• Monitors and tracks data associated with third party payer community care claim denials.
• Generates data to support identified trends in claim submissions and follow up activities.
• Identifies and develops recommendations for agreement modifications.
• Facilitates resolution of systemic issues related to contracted payer reimbursement and contracted third party payer agreement terms and conditions.
• Educates revenue operations staff on policies and procedures related to payer agreement issues.
• Develops communications tools templates presentations and job aids to educate staff responsible for training.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week TOD to be set upon selection
Telework: 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.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Financial Administration Specialist/PD94958A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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 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 08/24/2026.

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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09.
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.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to:
• Conducts market research and rate verification analysis to determine market rates and payer compliance with federal laws.
• Monitors and tracks data associated with third party payer (TPP) community care claim denials.
• Assists in preparing and presenting briefings to senior leadership on a wide range of revenue operations and reimbursement related topics impacting or impacted by third party payer agreements.
• Develops plan of action with payers to bring payment practices into compliance with federal laws.
• Monitors TPP reimbursement and verifies that reimbursements are consistent and in accordance with public laws Departmental and USG rules directives and regulations and specific insurance policy provisions.
• Investigates systemic issues and develops root cause solutions related to reimbursement issues.
• Resolves denial trends and claims processing errors.

• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a PhD. or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M..

OR

• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Financial Administrative Specialist position which may be used to meet the experience requirements for GS-11 position.

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

Required Experience:

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