FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN

FOR GS-0503-05: You must have successfully completed 4-years (120 semester hours) above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite; obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting with the organization, retention and disposal of accounting and civilian payroll records and documents; utilizing knowledge of accounting and payroll financial documents in order to ensure proper retention and archival of records; reporting, processing and keeping track of budgetary transactions; examining financial documents for accuracy, completeness, and validity per established regulations. Experience utilizing the Financial Management Systems. Experienced using Excel spreadsheets to perform daily tasks. Experienced performing general office duties such as electronic filing, scanning, copying, order supplies, etc. Experience presenting financial data with strong verbal and written communication skills. OR You must have an equivalent combination of the education and experience listed above that meets the total qualification requirements. FOR GS-0503-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting with the organization, retention and disposal of accounting and civilian payroll records and documents; utilizing knowledge of accounting and payroll financial documents to ensure proper retention and archival of records; utilizing various accounting techniques such as accounting codes and classifications; reviewing funding records in order to generate reports. Experience utilizing the Defense Travel System and must be a subject matter expert in the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) with experience in both Travel Order Writing and Travel Order Liquidation. Experience extracting data from Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) when information is needed to verify travel entitlements. Experience articulating ship assignment itineraries and training assignment itineraries to CIVMAR workforce. Experience identifying travel restrictions, required travel training, area clearances, and overseas travel arrangements. Experience assisting with the organization, retention and disposal of accounting and civilian payroll records and documents Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-CLER. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/financial-clerical-and-assistance-series-0503/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will serve as a FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN in the Military Sealift Command, Comptroller Department (N8), Disbursing, Travel & Payroll (N84), Compliance & Travel (N842), and Liquidation/GTCC (N8421) of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND. This position has promotion potential to the GS-07 grade. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management.