Supv Program Specialist, VHA CFO Chief of Staff

Summary

The Chief of Staff (CoS) serves as the principal administrative and managerial authority within VHA Finance, directing the operations, staff coordination, workflow governance, and executive support functions that enable the VHA CFO and DCFO to lead VHA's financial management enterprise. The position functions as the chief of internal operations, integrating the activities of VHA Finance; directing high-priority projects and special initiatives on behalf of the DCFO.

Duties

Major Duties Duties include, but are not limited to: Develops and directs recommendations concerning organizational governance, management processes, resource coordination, internal management controls, and operational performance that influence the administration and execution of VHA Finance programs and operations enterprise-wide. Serves as senior liaison to Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Department of the Treasury, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Congressional inquiries, briefings, legislative reports, and national visibility correspondence with enterprise level implications. Independently plans, designs, and carries out VHA Finance's management support program and managerial decisions are accepted as authoritative, with review centered on attainment of program goals, efficiency, and alignment with the VHA CFO and DCFO's priorities. Serves as the reviewing official on performance appraisals prepared by GS-14 supervisory analysts, ensures consistency and equity of performance standards across the staff, and adjudicates grievances elevated from the first level. Directs VHA Finance's correspondence, tasking, and suspense-control systems, establishing standards and procedures for routing, staffing, quality review, and timely completion of executive correspondence, data calls, congressional and oversight taskings, and decision packages flowing to and from the VHA CFO and DCFO. Plans, coordinates, and governs the administrative aspects of the DCFO's governance forums, workgroups, and leadership meetings, including agenda development, readahead preparation, action-item tracking, and follow-through to completion. Directs and personally conducts VHA Finance's management analysis and organizational study program, applying analytical and evaluative methods to assess and improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of the administrative operations of VHA Finance. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible: Available Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in person work unless they have an approved exemption. Telework: Available - as determined by agency Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: PD005240 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/11/2026. 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-15 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Mastery of a broad range of administrative and management principles, concepts, practices, methods, and techniques sufficient to direct and integrate the executive and administrative operations of VHA Finance. Resolve complex and unprecedented organizational and operational issues. Comprehensive knowledge of VHA Finance's mission and financial management environment-including financial policies, priorities, systems, internal controls, reporting requirements, and organizational decisions-as well as the range of administrative laws, executive orders, regulations, policies, precedents, and standards applicable to the administration of an important public program. Demonstrates mastery of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative analytical methods for the assessment and improvement of complex management processes and systems, including organizational design and analysis, workflow and workload distribution analysis, staffing and span-of-control analysis, process mapping, management surveys, and the development of performance criteria and milestones. 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: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list the grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 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; some walking, standing, bending, and carrying small items may be required. Occasional travel for national meetings, conferences, or site visits may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. 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 for this vacancy. To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Led cross-agency initiatives with VACO, VISNs, and VAMCs to resolve competing priorities, synchronize mission-critical organizational activities and develop management control. Served as principal adviso