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Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Supervisory Budget Analyst in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Summary This position serves as the Supervisory Budget Analyst at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System, Finance Service Line. The primary purpose of the Supervisory Budget Analyst is to manage the formulation, preparation, justification, and execution of the budget for the Health Care Systems (HCS). Responsibilities Duties include, but are not limited to: Prepares the facility's annual budget plan by analyzing historical data, trends, and program needs to create an accurate financial projection. Manages the distribution of funds across multiple appropriations, ensuring proper allocation based on the financial guidelines and the nature of the funds. Develops and maintains data tracking systems to monitor Fund Control Point (FCP) spending, utilization, and workload, ensuring efficient budget execution. Provides management with accurate and timely analyses of funding and expenditures, offering insights into the financial position of the facility throughout the fiscal year. Identifies underperforming programs, recommends fund reallocations, and forecasts funding surpluses or deficits to ensure financial stability. Serves as the point-of-contact for all budgetary reports, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and internal financial reporting requirements. Conducts cost benefit analyses and provides recommendations on new and existing contracts and agreements, ensuring they align with budget constraints. Provides supervisory guidance to the budget team, overseeing their daily activities and ensuring compliance with policies and appropriations law. Develops performance standards for subordinate budget analysts, evaluates their performance, and provides ongoing training and development. Reviews and evaluates budget requests from various program officials, providing recommendations for approval or necessary adjustments to align with overall financial goals. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:30am- 4:00pm 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#: Supervisory Budget Analyst/PD235290 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/02/2024. 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. 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 announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: 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. Qualifying specialized experience would typically include: Oversees the development, planning, and implementation of the Health Care System (HCS) budget, ensuring adherence to federal regulations and financial performance standards; Performing various supervisory duties, such as establishing performance standards and balancing workload; Oversees fund distribution across multiple appropriations, including complex, non-expiring, and donation funds; Analyzes funding trends and expenditures, recommending fund reprogramming and forecasting future financial needs; Acts as the primary contact for budgetary reports, conducting cost analyses and advising on financial contracts and agreements and Utilizing various software systems to track financial data.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Computer Skills Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Teaching Others Technical Competence 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 primarily sedentary with some light exertion related to walking to and from meetings, lifting light books and papers to and from the work site. You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. Work Environment: The work is performed in an office setting or in a virtual / remote position from home. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. 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. 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. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.