FINANCIAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN

Duties * Selected applicant(s) will be required to complete an online Onboarding process. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. * Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. Possess or be able to obtain and maintain an appropriate SECRET security clearance within 12 months in the position. * May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. * Continued employment in this position is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the mandatory training specifically identified for the position. * Financial Management Level I position IAW the NDAA 2012, PL112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program with in 24 months of the appointment. * Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action. * Position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless approved in advance by TAG. * The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Irregular and overtime hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies. * Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. * Must possess and maintain a valid PR State driver's license to operate government motor vehicle in accordance with Service specific Vehicle Operations Directives. Qualifications AREA OF CONSIDERATION: HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements. Area 1 = All permanent employee's members (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard Area 2 = All indefinite employee's members (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard Area 3 = Currently serving members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard. First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates) DUTIES: As a FINANCIAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN (NGT5132000), GS-0503-8, you will provide analysis, validation, processing and correction of financial transactions and issues/problems involving the full range of financial services. Incumbent uses complete understanding of inter-related systems and processes across multiple functional areas and their interoperability to ensure the validity and accuracy of all disbursements, collections, and adjustments related to financial records. Physical Demands: The employee's work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required, such as walking, standing, bending, or carrying light items and that no special physical demands are required. Working Environment: Employee performs work in an office or similar setting, involves minimal risk or discomfort, and requires normal safety precautions. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The incumbent performs the bulk of the work in an office environment and so observes normal safety precautions. QUALIFICATIONS: You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position. Military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the military provided such service is related to the position to be filled. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicantmust possess at least ONE (1) year at next lower-level GS-07 or the equivalent TWENTY-FOUR (24) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as performing broad-in-depth financial analysis to evaluate alternatives and arrive at decisions, conclusions and recommendations; analyzing diverse financial management technical methods, techniques, precedent cases, and procedures; utilizing experience and judgment, rather than guides, to fill in gaps, identify sources of information, and make working suppositions about what transpired; developing variations in approaches with incomplete, unreliable or conflicting data in the process of work performance; analyzing particular facts of financial transaction problems/issues, verifying and evaluating data; obtaining additional information and applying pertinent fiscal laws, regulations, precedent decisions, and procedures; performing research regarding many different and unrelated processes and methods relating to financial transactions; interpreting data, determining nature of the problem or issue, deciding approaches, and recommending solutions for systemic changes to enhance operations; researching, interpreting, analyzing, and applying regulations, policies, procedures, and legal decisions; performing varied duties, involving financial services payment systems; analyzing and developing a variety of new or established techniques and methods; using different procedures that require coordination with other personnel or staff, both internal and external to the organization; determining appropriate pay, allowances, and entitlements resulting from multiple military and civilian statuses; executing unique and special pay and entitlement actions; applying information derived from personnel management systems; supporting Soldier Readiness Processing; scheduling, running, and analyzing various financial system reports; training customers on pay and travel entitlements and associated systems, processes and reports. NOTE: Current on-board Army National Guard USP&FO Title 32 and Title 5 Excepted Service Financial Clerical and Technician Program Series GS-0503 Dual Status Technicians and employees who were hired, before 30 September 2016, are allowed to continue their appointments; however, each employee's career development is contingent upon successful completion of his or her position's higher certification criteria, as defined by OSD and DoD Financial Management Certification Program requirements, by 30 September 2018. Failure to comply with this directive will result in terminated employment. Copy of this FM certification must be submitted with your application. Education SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Completion of 2 academic years of education in an accredited college or university will satisfy the requirements (30 semester's hours or 20 classroom hours of instruction per week) for 3 months of specialized experience. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. Courses must be directly related to the work of the position. NOTE: Undergraduate or graduate education - awarded college degree should be in one of -or- be a combination of the following disciplines: Accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management. Copy of official/student transcripts must be included in order to receive credit for education. Unofficial transcripts from internet or with alterations will not be considered. To receive credit for education the information must be included in the education section of the Resume. Additional information If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx ). * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning, Conscientiousness, and Financial Management Systems~ * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family