FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN (OA)

Duties
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• The Financial Technician is responsible for the control and coordination of required actions to support the successful deployment, operation, and management of Defense Travel System (DTS).
• Serves as the source for reporting DTS problems and correcting administrative problems; liaison with the DTS Help Desk.
• Serves as DTS Certifying Official and ensures requested entitlements are in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulation and local policy through processing travel vouchers for audits.
• Maintains Departmental Travel budgets by loading funding targets in the Defense Travel System budget module and updating as required.
• Inputs routing data for authorizations and vouchers in the DTS system.
• Loads, verifies and maintains personal profiles for the organization.
• The Incumbent is responsible for providing the Lines of Accounting (LOAS) to travel requests.
• Provides cross organizational funding information for personnel.
• Assists with travel preparations and provides per diem allowances to travelers for a wide variety of travel orders to include individual Temporary Duty and Invitational travel.
• Provides technical assistance on matters pertaining to all aspects of travel/temporary duty; maintains commitment/obligation, statical, and administrative files as required.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Skill of a qualified typist required
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Tier 3 security investigation or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position requires that you obtain and maintain a Financial Management Certification, Level 1, certification.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilization of accounting systems applying standard accounting codes, classifications and terminology; application of administrative rules, regulations and procedures associated with records, reporting, processing, and keeping track of budgetary transactions; providing advice and/or guidance on pay related rules, regulations, and procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06)

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement..
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.