Financial Services Technician (Title 32) (Permanent)

Army National Guard Units • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

This is a permanent National Guard Title 32 excepted service position in the Virginia Army National Guard, part of the VA USPFO. The Financial Services Technician (GS-0503-08) performs complex financial analysis and processing across pay, travel, and accounts payable systems. The role evaluates financial transactions, resolves complicated payment and entitlement issues, applies fiscal and other relevant laws and regulations, and recommends solutions to improve financial operations. The position requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, and the selectee must wear the military uniform.

The technician determines pay, allowances, and entitlements for personnel serving in multiple military and civilian statuses; processes transactions with the U.S. Treasury and local financial institutions; supports Soldier Readiness Processing through face-to-face records reviews; audits financial authorizations and entitlements; and schedules and analyzes system reports. The position also responds to inquiries from service members, employees, family members, supervisors, government officials, and vendors.

Requirements

• Must be a member of, or eligible for immediate membership in, the Virginia Army National Guard in a compatible military assignment before the effective date of placement.
• Must be an enlisted member in the specified grades E3/PFC through E7/SFC and meet the announcement's applicant-group eligibility criteria.
• Must have general experience, education, or training in analyzing, validating, processing, and correcting financial transactions and problems across the full range of financial services.
• Must have at least 12 months of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-07, including at least six months of finance program experience.
• Specialized experience must include broad-in-depth financial analysis of related accounting, logistics, and computer file systems concerning pay.
• Specialized experience must include developing different approaches for specific problems or working with incomplete, unreliable, or conflicting data.
• Specialized experience must include researching, interpreting, analyzing, and applying regulations, policies, procedures, and legal decisions to resolve complex financial issues.
• Specialized experience must include determining pay, allowances, and entitlements for multiple military and civilian statuses.
• Must provide exact employment dates and hours worked per week for part-time employment in the resume; resumes for these announcements are limited to two pages.
• Must wear the military uniform.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must provide transcripts or other documentation to support any educational claims.

Responsibilities

• Analyze inter-related accounting, logistics, and computer file systems for pay, accounts payable, and travel entitlements, and evaluate alternatives to reach decisions and recommendations.
• Analyze and resolve complex pay, travel, accounts payable, and tax-processing problems, including discrepancies, unusual circumstances, corrective actions, and adjustments.
• Verify financial transaction data, obtain information to reconcile inconsistencies, and apply relevant fiscal laws, regulations, policies, and legal decisions.
• Identify financial system problems and recommend solutions, including systemic changes to enhance operations.
• Interpret user requirements and design or modify ad hoc and standard financial and management system reports.
• Research, investigate, and resolve discrepancies such as electronic funds transfer rejects and pay, personnel, or travel mismatches.
• Apply financial regulations and methods to resolve issues involving entitlements, personnel payments, vendor payments, and interest due.
• Process transactions across financial services systems for travel, accounts payable, and pay.
• Determine appropriate pay, allowances, and entitlements for military and civilian statuses, including Title 10 active duty and Title 32 duty statuses.
• Process transactions with the U.S. Treasury and local financial institutions to ensure timely credits and collections.
• Use personnel management system information to ensure correct pay and entitlements for Soldiers and civilians.
• Support Soldier Readiness Processing with face-to-face interviews and personal records reviews to support transitions to Title 10 duty.
• Use computer master file systems and transaction documents to modify automated processes while protecting historical data.
• Determine vendor payments using applicable prompt payment, tax, contract, account code, invoice, grant, and cooperative agreement requirements.
• Audit pay, travel, and accounts payable authorizations and entitlements for compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and issuances.
• Schedule, run, and analyze financial system reports, including activity, error/reject, status, discrepancy, mismatch, transaction, and ad hoc reports.
• Respond to assistance and information requests from Soldiers, civilian employees, family members, unit supervisors, Inspectors General, investigating officers, political members, and vendors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed