You will serve as a FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN in the AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC of Commander, Afloat Training Group Pacific (COMAFLOATRAGRUPAC).

Duties

You will serve as a technical expert and advisor to the Afloat Training Group, Pacific (ATGPAC), Fleet and component commands on all phases of government travel for military, civilian personnel and military dependents. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining standardized travel administration and related financial management policies and procedures ensuring all requirements are set forth in higher echelon directives and regulations are met. You will prepare and disseminate specific travel and related financial procedural guidance, advice, analysis and recommendations to provide consistency in the management of the ATGPAC Defense Travel System (DTS) program. You will develop new and unique techniques and approaches to managing the extensive array of government travel program rules and regulations, travel authorization and voucher preparation/approval, audit and verification, and budgetary accountability. You will review/approves, analyze and manage multiple lines of accounting from within the Afloat Training Organization and external commands. You will analyze and process travel requests in accordance with applicable instructions, orders and directives. You will arrange domestic and international air transportation. You will arrange government and commercial berthing. You will prepare travel orders using DTS, depending on the type of travel. You will conduct travel audits and provide reports to the Travel Manager. You will independently determine that entitlements are valid and allowable. You will provide customer service in response to both telephonic and written inquires related to travel claims. You will monitor, tracks and adjust travel obligations and expenditures in the Standard Accounting and Reporting System.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a Financial Management Level I certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d. You must achieve this level within prescribed timelines. Certification requirements are in DoD Instruction 1300.26.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing travel, accounting, and budgeting assistance to support a financial program's goals within an organization. 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=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

Contacts

• Address COMAFLOATRAGRUPAC Afloat Training Group Pacific 3455 Sturtevant Street Suite 1 San Diego, CA 92136 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]