Financial Services Technician

Army National Guard Units•Camp Dodge Military Reservation, IA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Title 32 excepted-service position with the Iowa Army National Guard, located in the USPFO Pay and Exam Branch in Johnston, Iowa. It is restricted to current members of the Iowa Army National Guard and requires military membership in a compatible assignment, wearing the military uniform, and maintaining any required security clearance. The position is classified as GS-0503-8 and is a Financial Management Level Certified position. The technician performs complex financial analysis and resolves difficult issues involving military pay, travel entitlements, accounts payable, and related accounting, logistics, and computer systems. The role analyzes and validates transactions, investigates discrepancies, applies fiscal laws and regulations, and develops recommendations or process improvements. It also addresses tax-processing issues, researches unusual transactions, resolves payment and reconciliation problems, and interprets user requirements for financial-system reports or modifications. The position uses financial systems and applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and decisions from the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, FORSCOM, National Guard Bureau, and DFAS, among other sources. Other duties may be assigned. A two-year trial period is required, or one year for veterans’ preference eligibles. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Requirements

Current membership in the Iowa Army National Guard and a compatible military assignment are required; the selectee must wear the military uniform.
Military rank eligibility includes officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members at LTC and below.
Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work demonstrating the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed for the position.
Experience or training in basic finance programs or competencies providing knowledge of financial principles and procedures.
Experience identifying issues or problems across the full range of financial services.
Experience analyzing, validating, processing, and correcting financial transactions.
Understanding of basic National Guard financial business-program principles and requirements.
Private- or public-finance program experience and competencies providing knowledge of financial principles and procedures.
A security clearance must be attained and maintained as required. If the selectee does not have the applicable clearance when hired, an application must be made within 30 days of the start date.
Compliance with the Financial Management Level certification program is required; failure to complete prescribed courses may lead to reassignment or termination.
A two-year trial period is required, or a one-year period for veterans’ preference eligibles.
Application materials must be received by 11/10/2026; applicants must provide complete information and describe their experience in their own words.
Direct-deposit participation is mandatory.
Applicants born after 12/31/1959 who are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act must meet the stated registration requirement.

Responsibilities

Analyze interrelated accounting, logistics, and computer-file systems concerning pay, accounts payable, and travel entitlements; evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.
Analyze and resolve difficult financial-management issues, including complicated pay, travel, accounts-payable, and adjustment actions.
Assess unusual or incomplete circumstances, gather and evaluate information, reconcile discrepancies, and determine appropriate actions under applicable fiscal laws, regulations, and procedures.
Research complex and unusual financial transactions, analyze results, and recommend changes to guidelines or procedures.
Analyze and resolve tax-processing problems, including PCS issues, combat tax exclusion pay, erroneous tax collections, tax documents, DITY moves, and RITA payments.
Interpret data to identify problems, determine resolution approaches, and recommend systemic changes to improve operations.
Reconstruct incomplete files, develop efficient processing methods, organize information for inquiries, and resolve referred problems using independent judgment.
Interpret user requirements and design ad hoc reports or modifications to standard financial and management systems in response to regulatory, system, or force-structure changes.
Research, interpret, analyze, and apply laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and legal decisions to resolve complex financial problems.
Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, including EFT rejects and pay, personnel, or travel mismatches; provide solutions involving entitlements and payments to personnel and vendors, including interest calculations.
Perform financial-services payment-system duties involving travel, accounts payable, and pay systems, using established financial-management processes.
Perform other duties as assigned.