Supervisory Program Analyst MCA (Detail NTE 120 Days)

Supervisory Program Analyst MCA (Detail NTE 120 Days)

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Arlington, Texas

Salary Range: $135382 - $175995 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is in the VA Heart of Texas Network (VISN 17) ,Arlington, Texas, one of 18 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) in the Veterans Health Administration. VISN 17 functions as the responsible structure for planning, budgeting, and service delivery in the provision of healthcare to Veterans within our geographic region.

Major Duties:

• The scope of the MCA program is to ensure that each patient is provided high quality health care in a manner which best utilizes the resources available. This requires active interaction with all levels of Network and Medical Center personnel. The policies and procedures developed, and the activities accomplished will determine the effectiveness and success of the VISN 17 MCA Manager in supporting the goals of the system and the Network. The VISN 17 MCA Manager will provide analysis of VERA data and generate complimentary VERA reports to support Management Decisions. The incumbent will provide VISN and Facility Management with advice regarding actions that should be taken to ensure accuracy of VERA data. As the VISN 17 MCA Manager, the incumbent is responsible for providing financial analysis and reporting support to all facilities in the Network. Responsibilities include implementation and development of Network-wide financial analysis and reporting; rollout of MCA in the Network including training and education; and the application of MCA in support of management analyses. The incumbent reports to the Network CFO and provides updates on the project status to the Network Director, Network CMO and Executive Leadership Council. Travel to all facilities may be necessary on a regular basis. Identifies system development issues and/or data capture issues (i.e. absence of data, quality of data, timeliness of data collection), develops and implements plans for addressing issues. Frequently interacts with other VHA Network Medical Centers and MCA Coordinators to identify national MCA issues and problems in order to support their MCA staff. Works with departmental and clinical (i.e. service line) managers to augment the quality of the existing data set (i.e. costs, products, RVUs and clinical descriptive information). Audits all facility databases to ensure that they reflect medical center organizational structures within the Network and describe the services provided to patients. Performs audits on a regular or as needed basis to ensure the accuracy of costing processes such as mapping tables, allocation tables, account masters, etc. Supervises all employees in the Managerial Cost Accounting (MCA). Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing work of the program. Supports the integration of MCA into the budget process, working with budget analysts, department managers, the CFO, top management and the Network. Identifies scenarios of a financial, operational or clinical nature for analysis. Completes analysis and takes action to remedy problems identified through analysis. Responsible for effectively negotiating system development or change within the MCA program and related areas within the Network. Work Schedule: 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Analyst MCA (Detail NTE 120 Days)/PD08422O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized 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, 12/22/2025. 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 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-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge and skills in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN)-level operations; Knowledge of accounting principles which provide a conceptual framework for understanding the Veterans Administration accounting systems; Knowledge of budgeting, and statistical principles and techniques to study and evaluate information, and make sound judgments, conclusions, and recommendations based on findings; Knowledge of techniques and systems for retrieving data from Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA); Knowledge of the Managerial Cost Accounting (MCA) database; Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, SQL Server Management Studio, ProClarity, Word, Outlook, Power Point, Internet Explorer, and Windows.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Education and Training Network Management Accountability 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 primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required such as carrying small items like books, papers, computer printouts, lap top computers, etc. Travel to other facilities and conferences are required. 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/.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/22/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12847874. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. 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 well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. 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/. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-22