Supervisory Management & Program Analyst

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Salem VA Medical Center (SVAMC), in Fiscal Service. The MCA Site Manager is the coordinator, manager, and supervisor of the MCA program for the Salem VAMC. The incumbent is responsible for establishing, planning, coordinating, technical operations, and support of the MCA program under the auspices of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Finance.

**Qualifications:**
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/17/2026. 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-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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of clinical and information systems; specialized SQL knowledge and experience, examining health information systems and problems, preforming detailed analysis of technical information systems, and determining best actions for resolve. Analyzing and making recommendations for ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency clinical and information systems in a program or support setting; analyzing data and preparing project papers and staff reports; delivering briefings to managers to encourage understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations; and analyzing and evaluating methods and techniques to issues concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations carried out by administrative support functions, such as supply, budget, procurement and personnel which serve to facilitate line or program operations. Selective Placement Factor. The Selective Placement Factor (SPF) for this position is: Experience with VA Financial Systems. * Preferred Experience: Preferred candidates will possess extensive experience in VHA managerial cost accounting operations, including oversight of cost allocation methodologies, expense distribution, and financial reporting within the VA financial management system. Experience supervising professional accounting staff, managing workload distribution, and ensuring compliance with VHA policies. Demonstrated expertise in reconciliation processes and financial data integrity within VHA systems is preferred. Candidates should have experience providing executive level financial analysis, advising senior leadership on cost performance and efficiency initiatives, and implementing process improvements to strengthen financial accountability and audit readiness. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Auditing Cost Accounting Organizational Stewardship Problem Solving 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 sedentary. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items such as papers and books. 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/.