Lead Financial Systems & Procedures Analyst

Summary

This position is located in the Financial Operations Division of the Office of Financial Management

(OFM), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). The incumbent serves as the senior analyst and

performs a wide variety of administrative and high-level analytical duties to ensure the propriety and

integrity of VBA financial systems, processes, procedures and policies.

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Duties

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Specific duties include:

• Serves as a project and/or team leader in developing system requirements and specifications (ex. coordinating installation, evaluating and testing financial systems) with minimal guidance/supervision.
• Works independently to make improvements, solve problems, and/or take corrective action when problems arise.
• Conducts evaluations, examinations, or other fact-finding studies to obtain and/or verify information.
• Evaluates automated systems to ensure they meet operational business requirements and specifications for the design of or modification of computer systems and applications.
• Compiles, interprets, and analyzes statistics, financial data, and business requirement information. Designs and conducts analytical studies, cost-benefit analyses, or other research.
• Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information. Mastery of relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Provides guidance and recommend changes to laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures to management, personnel, and clients.
• Evaluates, monitors, and ensures compliance with fiscal policy, laws, regulations, standards, and procedures. Composes documents or correspondence involving complex or technical information and adapts writing to the audience's level of knowledge.
• Prepares complex reports for Senior managers and regulatory agencies. Communicates complicated technical information to a variety of audiences (including Executive level leadership), both orally and in writing, in a clear, concise manner.

Work Schedule : Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework : Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD# : Lead Financial Systems & Procedures Analyst; 38304-A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:06/24/2026.

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.

• For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level.

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-14 Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level and demonstrate the specialized experience as described for the GS-13 level at an expert level. In addition, the applicant must also demonstrate specialized experience to include advanced knowledge of the organizational functions and procedures of the Office of Financial Management; specifically, Financial Operations and Reengineering Division, to conduct projects individually or as a group leader of all financial operations, policies and procedures, reports, and studies. Mastery of developing new approaches to resolving complex Finance related issues. Expert at negotiating effectively with management at all levels to accept and implement recommendations which may require changes in established procedures or may conflict with the desires of the activity studied.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary but involves use of a personal computer so a degree of manual dexterity and

visual acuity sufficient to utilize these tools is required. Some physical effort is required in that incumbent

lifts and carries reference books, working papers and similar items to and from meetings. A moderate

amount of standing and walking is required in getting to and from meeting places away from the worksite.

No special physical demands are required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Education

There is no education substitution for the GS-14 grade level.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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