Financial Services Technician

Army National Guard Units•Colchester, VT

17h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position in the Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) Pay and Exam Branch of the Vermont Army National Guard. The position provides analysis, validation, processing, and correction of financial transactions and problems across financial services. The incumbent uses knowledge of interconnected financial, personnel, logistics, and computer systems to ensure the validity and accuracy of disbursements, collections, adjustments, and financial records. The work involves complex analysis and resolution of pay, travel, accounts payable, tax, and other financial issues. The technician researches applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and decisions; reconciles mismatches and discrepancies; recommends solutions and procedural changes; and may design or modify financial-system reports to address regulatory, system, or force-structure changes. The incumbent serves as a technical authority for a broad range of financial issues. National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. This is a Financial Management Level 1 certified position; the required certification must be achieved within the applicable timeframe as a condition of employment. The position is designated as essential personnel and may require duty in preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster. Occasional work outside normal duty hours and overtime may be required.

Requirements

National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required; applicants must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the Vermont National Guard in the listed military grade.
Military rank/grade must be PVT/E-1 through SSG/E-6.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Must be registered for Selective Service if subject to the requirement.
Must participate in direct deposit.
Must meet the applicable specialized-experience requirements, including experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level; experience should demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to perform the position’s duties.
Must demonstrate knowledge of the relationships among financial, personnel, and computer systems and the ability to resolve difficult or sensitive transaction problems.
Must demonstrate practical judgment and skill in reconstructing inaccurate accounts, organizing information, resolving referred problems, and recommending guideline or process changes.
Must be able to analyze financial transactions, validate them, research inconsistencies, and apply financial regulations, policies, procedures, and legal decisions.
Must demonstrate knowledge of financial regulations and rulings covering diverse transactions and the ability to research, interpret, and apply them.
Must demonstrate knowledge of military and civilian pay, allowances, and entitlements across multiple duty statuses, and knowledge of personnel regulations and systems affecting financial management.
Must obtain the required Financial Management Level 1 certification within the applicable timeframe as a condition of employment.
Must successfully complete a probationary period if required.
Applicants must document relevant experience with dates and descriptions in their resume; transcripts or other education documentation must be provided when claiming education.

Responsibilities

Analyze interconnected accounting, logistics, personnel, and computer-file systems involving pay, accounts payable, and travel entitlements; evaluate alternatives and make decisions or recommendations.
Analyze and resolve complex pay, travel, and accounts payable cases, including unusual circumstances and cases requiring corrective actions or complicated adjustments.
Verify financial transaction data, obtain information to reconcile discrepancies, and apply relevant fiscal laws, regulations, precedent decisions, and procedures to resolve issues.
Research and resolve tax-processing problems, including Permanent Change of Station issues, combat tax exclusion pay, erroneous tax collection refunds, tax documents, Do It Yourself moves, and Relocation Income Tax Allowance payments.
Identify systemic problems, recommend solutions and process improvements, reconstruct incomplete records, and organize information to respond to inquiries or resolve referred issues.
Interpret user requirements and design ad hoc reports or modify standard financial and management system reports in response to regulatory, system, or force-structure changes.
Research, interpret, analyze, and apply public and fiscal law, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, FORSCOM, National Guard Bureau, and DFAS regulations, procedures, decisions, and policies.
Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, including electronic funds transfer rejects and pay, personnel, and travel mismatches; address multiple entitlements, personnel payments, vendor payments, and interest calculations.
Process complex actions across multiple pay, travel, and accounts payable systems, applying financial regulations and rulings to resolve a broad range of issues.
Maintain the required Financial Management Level 1 certification within the applicable timeframe.
Perform essential-personnel duties in preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster, when required.