You will serve as a Defense Travel Technician in the Financial Management Department of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY.

Duties

You will process all types of travel claims with all levels of difficulty including, but not limited to, foreign and domestic travel, long term training travel, invitational travel and constructive costs. You will research and recommend solutions to complex travel and transportation problems. You will utilize basic accounting concepts and apply them to travel transactions. You will be assigned official Passport Agent duties. This will require official training by the Department of State and the incumbent would become a sworn Passport Agent. NRL Passport Agents are required to be onsite at NRL one day per week.

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 Demo jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower band level. This requirement is called time-in-band. Time-in-band 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.
• 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 is a Financial Management Level 1 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.
• 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.
• This position is considered Key/Non-Combat Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support of the expeditionary requirements in other than combat or combat support situations.

Qualifications

NC-02: Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band (NC-01) or grade level (GS-1/4) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing most or all of the following duties: 1) Using financial and travel systems (such as the Defense Travel System, the Integrated Automated Travel System, and the Commercial Reservation System ) to process a variety of travel claims; 2) Performing accounting functions and transactions related to travel and transportation (e.g. reviewing and approving travel vouchers/claims for payment, audit travel vouchers/claims, correcting erroneous travel charges); 3) Interpreting and applying travel regulations (such as the Joint Travel Regulations, Joint Federal Travel Regulations) to ensure compliance; and 4) Researching and recommending solutions to complex travel and transportation problems. NC-03: Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band (NC-02) or grade level (GS-5/7) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing most or all of the following: 1) Using financial and travel systems (such as the Defense Travel System, the Integrated Automated Travel System, and the Commercial Reservation System ) to process a variety of travel claims; 2) Assisting personnel in preparing/amending all types of travel orders and providing guidance to travelers/travel clerks and approving/reviewing officials in accordance with current regulations; 3) Entering travel obligations in the Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) System, correcting erroneous travel charges made to division job order numbers, monitoring and correcting un-posted travel payments, preparing and reconciling reports to the General Ledger; 4) Reviewing and approving travel vouchers/claims and determining if claims are legal, proper and correct, and ensuring justification for exceptions to normal rules are adequate and documented; and 5) Auditing travel vouchers/claims for compliance with applicable travel-payment rules and regulations; and verifies that appropriate supporting documents are provided. 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.

Education

In lieu of general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successfully completed four years of education above high school level

OR

A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]