This position is in the Financial Payroll Service (FPS) of the Financial Services Center (FSC) in support of over 300 field stations with approximately 390,000 employees with a monthly payroll of over 3 billion dollars a month. The Lead Systems and Procedures Analyst must have extensive knowledge of the workings of Veteran Affairs' (VA) payroll, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), and Payroll Field Operations.
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/22/2025. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. Provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" to indicate your current federal status. You must also submit additional SF-50(s) to clearly demonstrate one year time-in-grade as required in the announcement. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. AND Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for- satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience applying VA policies/procedures for Payroll, Personnel, Accounting, and Fiscal along with policies/procedures of other federal agencies as they relate to the VA and DFAS, HR, and Accounting Systems. AND You may qualify based on your education/experience/combination as described below. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Demonstrated experience analyzing financial system reports to identify trends and potential problem areas to the supervisor; experience conducting analysis and advice on internal and quality controls and providing results to program officials, managers, and resource administration; experience estimating and reporting on expected milestones for completion of tasks; OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Masters Degree. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Technical Competence Analysis and Problem Solving Communication Compliance Per Office of Personnel Management General Schedule Qualification Policies, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable when documented by satisfactory evidence (e.g., a memorandum from the manager, human resources director, or official documentation such as SF-52, SF-50 documenting an official detail/assignments, or other comparable documentation). The documentation must indicate whether the employee performed the duties full time or, if part-time, the percentage of times the employee performed the additional duties. To receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your position, you must provide official documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.
This is not a bargaining unit position. Please read this public notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application. Applications will be considered and referred based on the cut-off date criteria indicated below. 8/28/2025 - Applications received on 8/22/2025 - 8/28/2025 by 11:59 pm 9/05/2025 - Applications received on 8/29/2025 - 9/05/2025 by 11:59 pm 9/12/2025 - Applications received on 9/06/2025 - 9/12/2025 by 11:59 pm 9/19/2025 - Applications received on 9/13/2025 - 9/19/2025 by 11:59 pm 9/22/2025 - Applications received on 9/20/2025 - 9/22/2025 by 11:59 pm Applications received by 11:59 pm on the cut-off dates will be reviewed. If an application is received after the cut-off date has passed, the applicant's resume and any other supporting documentation will be retained and reviewed on the next cut-off date.Applicants will receive a notification regarding their referral status once a qualification determination has been made for all applicants who applied during the cut-off window. Qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and will be notified once a selection decision has been made. Note: Submitting multiple applications may alter the order in which they are reviewed. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, Specific tour-of-duty to be discussed with hiring manager Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available if management approved Telework: Available if management approved Duty Location Status: To be determined - This is a virtual position that will be required to work in the nearest VA facility if office space is available. Position Description Title/PD#: Lead Systems & Procedures Analyst/ PD17381A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Physical Demands: The Lead Systems and Procedures Analyst work is primarily sedentary in nature. Major Duties: Conducts training for the staff and/or perform on-going training as assigned by the supervisor; Give on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices Amend or reject work not meeting established standards, refer to supervisor questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards Analyzes problems that are new or novel in nature, evaluates alternative approaches, solutions, and responds to diverse needs and viewpoints in arriving at a final solution or recommendation. Estimating and reporting on expected milestones for completion of tasks, and assuring team member participation in both short- and long-term planning stages of team projects or tasks Check on work in progress or spot check work not requiring review (e. g., filing or direct services) and review completed work to see that supervisor's instruction on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met