Clarification from the agency

All groups of qualified individuals.

The incumbent is responsible for the development and coordination of VA financial systems modernization plans, processes, and procedures, connecting with Office Information and Technology (OIT) senior executives to ensure alignment . Oversees systems development activities for primary interconnecting systems and coordinates efforts to minimize impacts on all downstream systems. Oversees the development of a comprehensive strategic plan, short and long-range plans, to ensure compliance with Department financial and information technology (IT) goals that meet the needs of the Department's Capitol Investment Board, Strategic Council, and senior VA officials. Exercises delegated authority to oversee timely execution of matters affecting VA's financial management and acquisition systems and operations.
The incumbent is the senior executive responsible for implementing the technical solution utilizing state-of-the-art technology based on modern business requirements. Incumbent coordinates with other major VA initiatives to ensure alignment with systems architecture, timing of interdependencies and organizational impact.
The incumbent has responsibility for leading the analysis and interpretation of Federal and VA regulations, laws, directives, and standards of other government entities and initiatives to ensure new financial and acquisition systems, processes and operations are compliant and can adapt to emerging guidance. Incumbent works across the agency to ensure interim and final VA policies are updated to reflect necessary changes resulting from the implantation of the new Finance and Acquisition System. Ensures new VA financial systems and operations comply with applicable financial and security regulations, laws directives, guidelines, and standards, including, but not limited to, FMFIA, FFMIA, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), Government Paperwork Elimination Act, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, Clinger-Cohen, Department of the Treasury.
Incumbent is responsible for the implantation of the automated of the collection, creation, use and dissemination of financial information and data resident in VA financial and acquisition systems, taking into account the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and other applicable laws and regulations, coupled with the recognition of the needs of VA managers for more user friendly and simplified access to financial data. This includes overseeing the improvement of financial data availability for all VA officials through automated on-line financial systems capabilities, to include development of required and "ad hoc" financial reports and data analytics.
Incumbent is responsible for leading the overall contracting and budgeting activities for the FMBT Program to include the development and ongoing maintenance of the Life Cycle Cost Estimate. Incumbent oversees the internal audit program and is program liaison with the independent Verification and Validation contractor and takes responsibility for ensuring the program develops sound corrective actions to any deficiencies identified internally or by external auditors.

Conditions of employment

• US citizenship is required.
• One year probationary period required for initial SES appointment.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Incumbents of this position will be subject to a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of drug screening required.
• Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) is required.
• May be subject to reassignment geographically or organizationally.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the following technical and executive core qualifications. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive level assignments such as director of a regional office, medical facility or program manager. An individual's total experience, education and volunteer work experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

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; religious; 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.

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately. Additional information on ECQs is available at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Results model outlined in the guide. It is recommended that you draft your ECQs in a Word document and then upload into the system.

1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ)s: In addition, all applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following TQ(s). Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. It is recommended that you draft your TQ(s) in a word document and then upload into the system.

TQ
1: Demonstrated ability to successfully lead a large enterprise-wide transformation, preferably involving finance and acquisitions systems, to include replacing multiple legacy systems resulting in user adoption.
2. Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and coordinate across organizational lines to drive finance and acquisition integration and standardization.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Step 1: ECQ qualifications

Step 2: Technical Qualification(s)

Step 3: VA Executive Resources Board

Step 4: Nominating Organization may conduct interviews

Step 5: Approval by the Selecting Official (may include additional screening)

Step 6: OPM Qualifications Review Board certification