Financial Services Technician (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units•East Greenwich, RI

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Rhode Island Army National Guard's USPFO. The Financial Services Technician analyzes, validates, processes, and corrects financial transactions and issues involving a broad range of financial services. The position uses established financial management systems and applies varied methods and procedures to resolve technical problems involving travel, accounts payable, and pay systems. The technician evaluates transaction details, verifies data, reconciles discrepancies, and applies relevant fiscal laws, regulations, decisions, and procedures to resolve issues. The role also interprets user requirements for new or revised reports and system modifications, and determines appropriate vendor payments by applying payment, tax, contract, account coding, invoice, grant, and cooperative agreement requirements. The position is designated as essential personnel and requires membership in the Rhode Island Army National Guard, wearing the military uniform, and compliance with the Financial Management Level 1 certification program within two years of appointment.

Requirements

Membership in the Rhode Island Army National Guard is required.
Must comply with the Financial Management Level 1 certification program within two years of appointment.
Must be willing to wear the military uniform.
Must meet the compatible military assignment requirements for the position and obtain and maintain the required AFSC/MOS qualifications.
Military grades E5–E7.
Must indicate rank on the resume.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level; must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for that level.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
May be required to work irregular or overtime hours, including hours outside the normal duty day, to support operational requirements or contingencies.
Must be available for essential personnel duties in preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster declaration.

Responsibilities

Analyze, validate, process, and correct financial transactions and problems involving the full range of financial services.
Work with financial services payment systems for travel, accounts payable, and pay, including JUMPS, ODS, SRD1, DTS, and IATS.
Analyze difficult financial management technical issues using applicable methods, procedures, precedent cases, and professional judgment.
Verify and evaluate transaction data, obtain additional information, reconcile discrepancies, and apply relevant fiscal laws, regulations, decisions, and procedures to resolve problems.
Identify the nature of financial issues, determine resolution approaches, recommend solutions, and suggest systemic changes to improve operations.
Reconstruct incomplete files, devise efficient processing methods, organize information for inquiries, and resolve referred problems.
Interpret user requirements to design ad hoc reports or modify standard financial and management systems in response to regulatory, system, or force structure changes.
Determine appropriate vendor payments by applying the Prompt Payment Act, tax law, contract law, account code structure, invoice processes, and grants and cooperative agreement regulations and guidelines.
Perform other duties as assigned.