Financial Administrative Specialist

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develops ways of determining options available to improve various revenue cycle processes ensuring a positive return on investment.
• Address all field questions and provide response to external and internal stakeholders.
• Conducts briefings meetings training and/or other oral presentations regarding one or more of the revenue program components.
• Assist with the development of training material content and associated presentation materials for field training activities.
• Develops documents regarding revenue program aspects which may include: memoranda letters briefings papers position and/or decision papers program evaluations/proposals reimbursement methodology assessments etc.
• Maintains and coordinates the annual update of guides to include the processes and regulatory program aspects on all areas of billing with current industry guidance from multiple sources.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships in meeting and dealing with others throughout the organization as well as industry representatives and other Federal agencies.

Promotion Potential: The selectee m
ay be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory qualification and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 40 hours per week; TOD to be set upon selection
Compressed/Flexible: May be available
Telework: 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 Administrative Specialist/PD81035A and PD02207A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
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.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11.
• 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.

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

• GS-12 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to:
  • Interprets regulations and provides guidance as it relates to third party billing.
  • Prepares correspondence reports memoranda or other written products concerning a wide range of issues surrounding billing and collections activities.
  • Provides field assistance on all inquiries related to third party billing and collection activities.
• 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:
  • Conduct audits to verify billing was performed correctly.
  • Interprets regulations and provides guidance as it relates to third party billing.
  • Prepares correspondence reports memoranda or other written products concerning a wide range of issues surrounding billing and collections activities.
  • Provides field assistance on all inquiries related to charges new codes old codes with no charges and charge discrepancies.
  • Coordinates with training programs data needed related to billing and revenue issues generated from field personnel and the Quality Assurance Database.

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

Education

There is no educational substitution at these grade levels.

Required Experience:

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