Financial Services Technician

Army National Guard Units•Colchester, VT

About The Position

This National Guard Title 32 excepted service position is located 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 issues across the full range of financial services. The technician uses knowledge of interconnected financial, personnel, logistics, and computer systems to ensure the validity and accuracy of disbursements, collections, adjustments, and financial records. The role involves analyzing and resolving complex pay, travel, accounts payable, tax, and reconciliation issues; researching and applying fiscal laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and legal decisions; and recommending process or system improvements. The incumbent serves as a technical authority for a wide range of financial transactions, including military and civilian pay and entitlements, commercial vendor payments, and related adjustments. This is a Financial Management Level 1 certified position, and the incumbent must meet Department of Defense and Department of the Army certification requirements within the applicable period. It is designated as essential personnel and may require duty in preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster declaration. The position requires membership in a compatible Vermont National Guard military assignment, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. The stated compatible military grade range is PVT/E-1 through SSG/E-6.

Requirements

National Guard membership is required, with eligibility for a compatible military assignment in the Vermont Army National Guard.
Military grade must be within the stated range of PVT/E-1 through SSG/E-6.
Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other experience demonstrating the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed for the position, or qualifying specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
Fundamental working experience and a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade.
Knowledge of interrelationships among financial, personnel, and computer file systems, and methods and procedures for resolving difficult or sensitive problems.
Practical financial analysis and judgment, including reconstructing inaccurate accounts, organizing information, resolving referred problems, and recommending procedural or guideline changes.
Knowledge of financial management analysis, transaction validation, research, and methods for resolving inconsistencies.
Ability to research, interpret, analyze, and apply financial regulations, policies, procedures, legal decisions, and issuances.
Knowledge of pay, allowances, and entitlements across military and civilian statuses, including Title 10 and Title 32 duty statuses and special pay and entitlement situations.
Knowledge of personnel regulations and personnel management systems and how they interface with financial systems and affect pay and entitlements.
Ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Must be registered for Selective Service if applicable to male applicants born after December 31, 1959.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Must meet applicable federal time-in-grade requirements if applying under merit promotion from a current or recently held GS position; one year at GS-11 is required for GS-12 consideration when TIG applies.
Must meet the DoD Financial Management Certification Program requirements for this Financial Management Level 1 position within the applicable period; certification is a condition of employment.
Applicants must document specialized experience in their resume with dates and descriptions; education claimed toward qualifications must be supported by transcripts or other documentation.

Nice To Haves

Relevant undergraduate or graduate education in accounting, business, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management may substitute for some specialized experience.

Responsibilities

Analyze interrelated accounting, logistics, and computer file systems concerning pay, accounts payable, and travel entitlements; evaluate alternatives and develop decisions, conclusions, and recommendations.
Analyze and resolve difficult pay, travel, and accounts payable cases involving corrective action, complicated adjustments, unusual circumstances, or incomplete, unreliable, or conflicting data.
Verify financial transaction data, obtain information to reconcile discrepancies, and apply fiscal laws, regulations, precedent decisions, and procedures to determine appropriate resolutions.
Research complex and unusual financial transactions and recommend changes to guidelines, processes, or procedures at internal, state, or National Guard Bureau levels.
Analyze 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 financial system problems, determine approaches to resolve them, reconstruct incomplete files, improve procedural processing, organize information for inquiries, and resolve referred problems.
Interpret user requirements and develop 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 public and fiscal law, DoD, Department of the Army, FORSCOM, NGB, and DFAS regulations, standing operating procedures, Comptroller General decisions, and other policies and issuances.
Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, including Electronic Funds Transfer rejects and pay, personnel, or travel mismatches; analyze entitlements and payments to personnel and vendors, including interest due.
Process complex actions across multiple pay, travel, and accounts payable systems, applying financial regulations and rulings as a technical authority.
Comply with Financial Management Level 1 certification requirements within the applicable period.
As essential personnel, may perform duty in preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster declaration.