FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience includes in-depth knowledge of a body of current and prior military and travel pay accounting procedures, regulations, laws, and applicable Comptroller General Decisions to resolve complicated pay problems and/or to to research or investigate problems or errors that require reconciling and reconstructing incomplete information, conducting extensive and exhaustive searches for required information.

Thorough knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of the automated pay system's internal processing methods, interrelationships between pay system files, audit trail requirements, detailed input requirements, and output products to determine when manual processing is necessary, to devise methods for input transactions to bypass computer operations and to trouble shoot, identify and report programming and systems problems.

OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as accounting, finance, economics, organizational management, or related field of study.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: ???????A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of an extensive body of rules, regulations, laws, and variety of procedures for one or more military and travel pay specializations; the data system(s) used to support military and travel pay actions, and federal debt collection rules and regulations. 2.

Knowledge of a variety of accounting and budget functional areas and their relationships to other functions to research or investigate problems or errors that require reconciling and reconstructing incomplete information and the effect of debit and credit entries on the system of accounts. 3. Skill in performing arithmetic computations to compute military and travel pay entitlements. 4.

Ability to interpret/apply regulations and procedures related to military and travel pay, debt collection, and various complex actions. 5. Knowledge of procedures and rules concerning payment of government claims and comprehensive financial accounting processes and procedurse to include double-entry accounting system for travel as well as knowledge of the Prompt Payment Act as it effects accounts. 6. Ability to operate a calculator and use a keyboard; a qualified typist is not required.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to present and/or advise on processes/actions. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Receives, reviews, initiates and completes a variety of complex Military and Travel Pay transactions utilizing multiple financial systems where guidelines lack specificity to requirements, circumstances or problems, and/or frequently change.

Provides customer service in person or by telephone and completes correspondence (e.g. answers written inquiries, prepares letters to obtain omitted or sensitive information, etc.) related to military and travel pay entitlements for individual reservists as well as internal and external customers. Manages and/or assists in managing, resolving and processing a wide range of routine, special and complex pay actions, unique AF pay programs, and sensitive and high interest debt collection cases.

Analyzes and examines accounting data and accounts to resolve nonstandard transactions, complaints, or discrepancies. Prepares reports and performs or oversees other miscellaneous technical tasks in support of the accounting function.