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Chief Financial Officer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 days ago
On-site East Orange, NJ $148K – $193K Apply by Jun 25, 2026 Financial Management ENTJESTJESTPISTJ OperationsHealthcare
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Employee will be assigned to Finance Service, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, NJ. Employee will serve as the Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for establishing and maintaining a complex integrated system of financial service that provides major impact and control over facility operations. These services include resource and workload planning and budgeting, auditing, accounting, financial analysis, business plans and reporting.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Directs the work of subordinates and assigns tasks as needed.
- →Conducts employee performance evaluations, provides counseling, and initiates personnel actions like promotions or disciplinary measures.
- →Interviews candidates, establishes performance standards, and ensures proper training is provided to team members.
- →Directs and promotes the effective use, analysis, and implementation of advanced accounting techniques.
- →Plans, organizes, and manages an integrated finance and accounting system for the facility.
- →Oversees operational accounting programs and controls within the facility.
- →Communicates with facility representatives and other independent agencies on managing special accounts and reimbursable activities.
- →Directs and promotes the effective development and execution of the organization's operating budget.
- →Conducts budget presentations and hearings, serving as the principal advisor to the Executive Leadership Team.
- →Develops local policies to assist operating officials in preparing budget estimates and business plans for their fund control points.
- →Reviews budget estimates and negotiates with management officials to determine funding levels.
- →Distributes funds to various fund control points, analyzes actual performance against the budget plan, and projects to recommend necessary adjustments to the financial operating plan.
- →Serves as a senior technical advisor, providing guidance and advice to Managers, Service Chiefs, the Executive Leadership Team, and the Medical Center Director on all financial aspects of the organization.
- →Convenes meetings with professional, technical, and management staff and serves as a key member of the Medical Center Director's top advisory boards.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓This position requires the application, assessment, and questionnaire to be fully completed.
- ✓The 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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) - See "Required Documents" below for details.
- ✓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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: b915a7c3-80eb-4e6b-9d4c-ef359c761418
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