FINANCIAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN

Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units USPFO-Pay and Exam Branch, Johnston, IA Summary

IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION

This position is restricted to current Military members of the Iowa Army Nional Guard.

LOCATION

USPFO-Pay and Exam Branch, Johnston, IA Learn more about this agency Summary

IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION

This position is restricted to current Military members of the Iowa Army Nional Guard.

LOCATION

USPFO-Pay and Exam Branch, Johnston, IA Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Camp Dodge Military Reservion, IA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $56,336 - $73,233 per year Pay scale & grade GS 8 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0503 Financial Clerical And Assistance Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

IA-13065644-AR-26-256

Control number 884919900 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Restricted to current members of the Iowa Army Nional Guard. Duties Help As a

FINANCIAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN, GS-0503-8

your duties are below. Performs broad-in-depth financial analysis of inter-reled accounting, logistics and computer file systems concerning pay, accounts payable, and various travel entitlements, using multiple procedures, processes and techniques to evalue alternives and arrive decisions, conclusions and recommendions. Analyzes diverse financial management technical methods, techniques, precedent cases, and procedures to resolve an extensive range of difficult financial technical issues or problems. Performs in-depth analysis, compliced pay, travel, and accounts payable issues involving substantial corrective action and/or compliced adjustments and resolves issues, including assessing unusual circumstances or conditions. Utilizes experience and judgment, rher than guides, to fill in gaps, identify sources of informion, and make working suppositions about wh transpired to decide approaches, and resolve specific problems. Develops variions in approaches to fit specific problems or deals with incomplete, unreliable or conflicting da in the process of work performance in order to valide transactions and resolve inconsistencies. Analyzes particular facts of financial transaction problems/issues, verifies and evalues da; obtains additional informion to reconcile discrepancies or inconsistencies; and applies pertinent fiscal laws, regulions, precedent decisions, and procedures to determine approprie action for resolution. Performs research regarding many different and unreled processes and methods reling to financial transactions for analysis of complex and unusual financial transactions. Analyzes results, applies personal initiive and judgment to make recommendions, which may result in changing guidelines affecting internal, ste, and Nional Guard Bureau (NGB) level processes and procedures. Analyzes and resolves tax processing problems based on soldier inquiries or internal control audits/reviews, ranging from Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) issues and comb tax exclusion pay to refunds of erroneous tax collections. Ensures complex tax issues involving tax documents, Do It Yourself (DITY) moves, and Relocion Income Tax Allowance (RITA) payments are accomplished accurely and timely. Interprets da to identify problems, determines nure of the problem or issue, decides approaches to use to resolve issues, and recommends solutions for systemic changes to enhance operions. Uses independent judgment to reconstruct incomplete files, devise more efficient methods for procedural processing, gher and organize informion for inquiries, or resolve problems referred by others. Interprets user requirements in designing new ad hoc reports or modificions to standard financial and management systems, resulting from regulory, system, or force structure changes. Researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies regulions, policies, procedures and legal decisions to work and/or resolve complex financial issues/problems. Uses public law; fiscal law; Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Army (DA), Forces Command (FORSCOM), NGB, and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) regulions; Standing Opering Procedures; Comptroller General Decisions; and policies and issuances to execute the full range of financial and commercial services. Performs or conducts research, investiges and solves problems involving reconciliions of discrepancies (Electronic Funds Transfer rejects, pay/personnel/travel mismches) to identify, analyze and provide solutions regarding multiple entitlements, payments to personnel in various duty stuses and assorted payments to commercial vendors, including compution of interest due. Sorts compliced factual informion and applies a variety of financial methods to resolve issues. Performs compliced actions to solve problems associed with processing actions regarding multiple pay, travel, and accounts payable financial systems. Incumbent uses reled financial regulions and rulings covering diverse types of transactions to function as the technical authority for resolving an extensive range of financial issues or problems. Performs varied duties, involving financial services payment systems (travel, accounts payable, and pay; i.e. Joint Uniform Military Pay System Uniform Standard Terminal Input System (JUMPS), Operional Da Store (ODS), Standard Financial System ReDesign1 (SRD1), Defense Travel System (DTS), Integred Automed Travel System (IATS), etc., by applying a series of different and unreled methods, processes and techniques involving established financial management systems. Performs other duties as assigned. D1986 Requirements Help Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

This is an excepted position th requires military membership in a compible military assignment in the Iowa Army Nional Guard. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of this excepted position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.

APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 09/30/2026 . FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR NOT RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION.

Please refer to the Qualificions and Evaluions Section of this Announcement to understand the qualificion requirements, and the How to Apply Section for detailed instruction on applying.

TRIAL PERIOD REQUIREMENT

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 2-year trial period or 1-year (Veterans Preference Eligibles Only) during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct. The needs and interests of the agency. Whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest .

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT

Employment is subject to taining and maintaining a clearance as required by this position. If the selectee does not possess the applicable security clearance when hired, applicion must be made within 30 days of the start de. Failure to make applicion for the required security clearance will result in terminion of employment. Failure to complete prescribed courses may be cause for reassignment or terminion of FTS. This is a Financial Management Level Certified position IAW the Nional Defense Authorizion Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certificion program.

Military Rank Requirements:

OFFICERS, WARRANT

OFFICERS, and

ENLISTED MEMBERS

(LTC and Below) Qualificions In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address the minimum/specialized experience needed for the position in their resume will not be referred for considerion. Your resume must contain your own words. Resumes th are verbim, from this announcement, any PD's, or any other applicants will not be

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work th indices ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

GS-0503-8: Must haveexperience in the following : Experience in basic finance program training or competencies th provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Experienced in the identificion of issues/problems involving the full range of financial services. Experiences in providing analysis, validion, processing and correction of financial transactions. Must understand the basic principles and concepts of the Nional Guard financial business program requirements. Must have prive or public finance program experiences, along with competencies, th provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Educion Substitution of Educion for Specialized Experience For

GS-07 - 1

full year of gradue level educion or superior academic achievement To receive credit for educion, you must provide college transcripts to support your educional claims. Additional informion

ENLISTMENT CASH BONUSES

: Acceptance of a technician position may affect any bonus and/or educional assistance th may be applicable. Please contact your Educion Office prior to accepting a position with the Iowa Army Nional Guard. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. 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 th 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are found to be among the qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Verbiage displayed on your resume or applicion must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience loced within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applicions received in verbim will not be In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving des (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This informion is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for this position: Knowledge and skills of the procedures and techniques to conduct difficult and responsible analysis and determinions within a complete financial management system to valide transactions and to perform research to resolve inconsistencies. Comprehensive knowledge of and skill in determining approprie payments to vendors by applying Prompt Payment Act, tax law, contract law, account code structure, invoice processes, and Grants and Cooperive Agreement regulions. Knowledge of fact finding, investigive and problem-solving techniques involving reconciliions of discrepancies (Electronic Funds Transfer rejects, pay/personnel/travel mismches and pay timeliness) th identify, analyze and recommend solutions regarding financial services, multiple entitlements, and payments to personnel in various duty stuses and commercial vendors which may include compution of interest due. Knowledge and skill in applying principles and practices involving da protected under the Privacy Act. Knowledge and skills regarding records management. Knowledge and skill of auditing procedures in order to analyze the full range of pay, travel, and accounts payable pay authorizions and entitlements to determine compliance with multiple laws, regulions, policies and issuances. Knowledge of the organizional structure, functions, policies, and processes of the ste's Nional Guard, to include relionships to ste entities under DSCA operions. Knowledge of training techniques and program instruction regarding the full range of financial transactions. Knowledge and skill in providing quality and time sensitive customer service techniques. 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 th 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (form should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed. Additional Supporting Documents (if applicable) : Cover Letter, Transcripts, DD 214, SF-50, ect. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Christopher Powders Phone 515-252-4677 X4677 christopher.l.powders.civ@army.mil Address

IA USPFO 7105 NW

70th Ave Johnston, IA 50131-1824 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (form should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed. Additional Supporting Documents (if applicable) : Cover Letter, Transcripts, DD 214, SF-50, ect. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Christopher Powders Phone 515-252-4677 X4677 christopher.l.powders.civ@army.mil Address

IA USPFO 7105 NW

70th Ave Johnston, IA 50131-1824 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Camp Dodge Military Reservion, IA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $56,336 - $73,233 per year Pay scale & grade GS 8 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

IA-13065644-AR-26-256

Control number 884919900