Financial Technician

Duties
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• Responsible for technical support of accounting, budget, and other related financial management work.
• Review, evaluate, and verify range of accounting transactions to determine the adequacy of the system and resolve accounting transaction problems.
• Examine accounts or resolve difficult reconciliations requiring an analysis of adjustments and corrective entries in the account.
• Review and determine pay, payroll records maintenance and completion of reports pertaining to civilian employees of the Federal Government.
• Make collections not related to pay and leave, maintaining retirement records, or processing health benefit forms.
• Examine, balance, compute, and extract data from records to prepare reports.

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.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination.
• THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 1 Certified position. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense requirements of this certification program within two years of employment.

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 .

NOTE: This is a developmental position. Management is selecting this position at the GS-07 or GS-08 grade levels. If selected at the GS-07 grade level the incumbent maybe non-competitively be promoted to the target grade level GS-08.

GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing one or more of following: (1) examining financial records to resolve accounting transaction issues; and (2) examining accounting documentation for accuracy to ensure compliance with legal regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS- 06 or above.

GS-08 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing two or more of the following: (1) examining financial records to resolve accounting transaction issues; and (2) examining accounting documentation for accuracy to ensure compliance with legal regulations; and (3) preparing recurring and non-recurring budget reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-07 or above.

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.
• Enhanced Leave Accrual, 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.