Summary The position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6). Fiscal Service Located in Asheville, North Carolina at the Western NC VA Health Care System. Responsibilities Employee Travel Responsible for arranging and managing all travel for employees of the Medical Center, and EEO investigators for pending cases traveling to this center through the VA's travel system. This travel may be foreign or domestic. Advises all travelers regarding the regulations applicable to temporary and local travel, including any necessary health or visa regulations for foreign travel. Serves as the travel liaison for contact with other Medical Centers, VA Central Office, VA Regional District, and non-VA personnel. Provides prospective travelers with the availability of various modes of travel and accommodations. Ensures all applicable regulations and cost saving procedures are followed. Explains any restrictions which may apply concerning accommodations and transportation. Ensures travel advances are not more than current VA policy. Accounting Support Incumbent examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data. Classifies accounting transactions including the verification of accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Reviews and classifies many @types of financial transactions involving the operation of the Medical Center including journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions. Receives and analyzes various @types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness, and correctness of account data. Obligates a wide range of documents for supplies and services after determining availability of funds and verifying correct appropriation. Determines proper cost centers, budget object codes (BOC), appropriations and fund control points to be entered into the computerized cost accounting system. The cost accounting systems consists of numerous cost centers, BOC's, appropriations, and over 100 fund control points. Ensures that documents are posted for Financial Management System (FMS) input. Monitors and makes input to current vendor file so that vendors are paid promptly under the FMS system. Records cash receipts within FMS received from Agent Cashier, completes Agent Cashier replenishment, prepares and records vendor payment documents with FMS. Reviews cancelled or rejected payment and recodes payment within FMS. Prepares and creates bills of collection for overpayments or duplicate payments to vendors. Budget Oversight Independently performs a variety of budgetary functions to support budget formulation, execution, and review of assigned budget activities of the Medical Center. Provides information and guidance on procedures, forms, and documentation required to support budget estimates and coordinates the timely submission of budget estimates by each component and core subcomponents within the program. Reviews, compiles, verifies, and summarizes data involving salaries, expenses, and object class and line-item information. Determines the percentage difference of amounts requested by comparison against established budgetary ceilings and prior year expenditures. Reviews estimates to assure that amounts requested are within established guidelines. Consolidates budget estimates and prepares all forms and required documents for review and funding authority. Independently performs tasks involving budget execution by compiling resource data from various financial management reports. Develops methods for automating administrative reports, considering the interrelationship of reports and multiple uses of the data, e.g., portions of data used for reports on funds and obligations, training, travel, etc., which can be used for recurring and non-recurring planning and budget reports. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Requirements Conditions of Employment 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) Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/11/2026.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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of an Administrative Officer, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: Coordinating and monitoring the functions of administrative services within an office; managing budget activities; assisting with contracting functions and managing procurement; assisting with human resources functions to include recruitment, position classification, performance, training, etc.; preparing letters, reports and presentations; retaining procurement records and reconciliations; making space utilization recommendations. NOTE: 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. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Database Management Systems Financial Management 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. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Additional Information
