Management & Program Analyst

About the company

This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Management (OM), Financial Management Business Transformation Service (FMBTS). Within OM, the Financial Management Business Transformation Service leads the Department's financial modernization efforts by providing executive leadership, enterprise governance, and program management for VA's Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS), the Department's enterprise resource planning solution.

Your tasks

Major Duties: Plan, coordinate, evaluate, and improve enterprise financial management programs supporting implementation and sustainment of the Accounting Classification Structure (ACS) within the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS). Lead analysis supporting the development, implementation, governance, and refinement of enterprise financial coding structures to meet organizational, financial reporting, and internal control requirements. Evaluate business requirements, organizational processes, system functionality, and operational dependencies to identify deficiencies and recommend improvements to financial management operations. Assess the effects of system releases, configuration changes, policy updates, and organizational realignments; develop implementation strategies and recommendations that support Federal financial management requirements. Coordinate financial modernization activities across organizational boundaries, assess implementation readiness, and develop strategies to mitigate risks and resolve complex business issues. Coordinate system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and post-deployment evaluations; validate business requirements, assess results, and recommend corrective actions. Develop performance measures, dashboards, reports, and executive briefings communicating implementation progress, operational performance, risks, and recommendations. Advise senior officials and collaborate with financial, functional, and technical stakeholders to resolve competing priorities, strengthen governance, and advance enterprise financial modernization.

• Conduct complex analyses of enterprise financial management operations and accounting classification or financial coding structures, developing solutions that strengthen financial reporting, internal controls, and data governance;
• Coordinate financial modernization initiatives across multiple organizations, reconcile competing business requirements, and resolve implementation risks and operational dependencies;
• Evaluate system changes, testing results, and organizational readiness to recommend corrective actions and improvements supporting successful implementation and sustainment; and
• Present actionable recommendations to senior leadership and build agreement among financial, functional, and technical stakeholders on business process and governance improvements.

Requirements

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/28/2026.

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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to experience:

• Applying analytical and evaluative methods to assess and improve enterprise financial management programs, business processes, or financial management systems;
• Analyzing accounting classification structures or enterprise financial coding structures to support organizational requirements, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance with Federal financial management requirements;
• Planning or coordinating financial management modernization or implementation initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, including evaluating business requirements, operational dependencies, and implementation risks; and
• Developing recommendations and advising management on the effects of policy, business process, or system changes on organizational effectiveness and financial management operations.

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.

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

How to apply

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.

Other

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in affect and selectees will be required to report to in person work unless they have an approved exemption. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: PD004080 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office or approved telework environment. No special physical demands are required. Occasional travel may occur for meetings, training, conferences, or other official business.

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 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/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 demonstrate the ability to independently:

Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Austin, TX or Washington, DC.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one year probationary period or two year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your one year probationary period or two year trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.