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Welcome to the Office of Financial Policy Web Site!

The Office of Financial Policy (OFP) reports directly to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance (DAS).  OFP is led by an Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) who is assisted by a Deputy Director.  The ADAS is responsible for managing the Cost and Debt Management Service, Management and Financial Reports Service (MFRS), Accounting, Payroll, and Travel Policy Services, Grants Management Service, and the Systems to Drive Performance (Initiative).



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Financial Policy Services

 
Cash, Cost and Debt Management Service
 
Financial Reports Service (MFRS)
 
Accounting, Payroll, and Travel Policy
 
Grants Management
 

Who We Are

The OFP organization works together to ensure that the roles and responsibilities assigned are performed as effectively and efficiently as possible to support the CFO is his/her duties.  OFP responsibilities include:

  • Providing VA-wide financial policy and guidance by developing, coordinating, issuing, evaluating, and reviewing VA financial, payroll, and travel policies and procedures for compliance with all financial laws and regulations,
  • Preparing VA’s annual Consolidated Financial Statements, President’s Management Agenda scorecards, OMB and Treasury reports, and other comprehensive financial reports as requested,
  • Working with the Office of the Inspector General’s independent contract auditors on VA’s annual Consolidated Financial Statements audit,
  • Assisting VA’s Office of Budget in incorporating statements and audit results in the Annual Performance and Accountability Report (PAR),
  • Providing VA-wide customer support through financial integrity/guidance, analysis of expenditures and collection of funds, payroll, cash, and debt management oversight, asset property and inventory management oversight, and cost accounting, and
  • Preparing the Quarterly High Dollar Overpayments Report.