Executive Director Managerial Cost Accounting

The incumbent will be the Executive Director, Managerial Cost Accounting (ED-MCAO) who serves as the principal advisor to the VHA Chief Financial Officer of the Veterans Health Administration as well as other key officials within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on matters pertaining to the agency's Financial management and accounting and analysis of financial information and activities in support of financial statement reporting. Major duties: Incumbent is responsible for interpretation and development of directives and policies in support of VHA coding and cost accounting activities; recommends general policies, plans, procedures and standards for resource valuation; Provides financial guidance for the Electronic Health Record, VHA systems in asset management, cash management, debt collection and property and inventory management control; accurately interprets implications of statements and positions presented in meetings and discussions by others; Makes oral and written presentation to various Senior Executives in Veterans Health Administration, Assistant Secretary for Management and other interested partners discussing operational deficiencies and recommending corrective actions. Assists the VHA CFO with the development of national resources, staffing priorities and cost accounting policy; performs studies and analysis using the integration of accounting, cost accounting, obligations accounting and budgetary information to recommend complete, reliable, consistent and timely information to the VHA CFO for data driven management decisions.