THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a FINANCIAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN, Position Description Number PDT5132000 and is part of the WY United States Property and Fiscal Office, Wyoming National Guard. This position is in the Excepted Service "under the authority of Title V, P.L. 114-328, and Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA)". This is a Title 5 Excepted Service position. Military affiliation is not required.

Duties

The purpose of this position is to 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. (1) Performs broad-in-depth financial analysis of inter-related accounting, logistics and computer file systems concerning pay, accounts payable, and various travel entitlements, using multiple procedures, processes and techniques to evaluate alternatives and arrive at decisions, conclusions and recommendations. (2) Performs in-depth analysis, complicated pay, travel, and accounts payable issues involving substantial corrective action and/or complicated adjustments and resolves issues, including assessing unusual circumstances or conditions. (3) Analyzes particular facts of financial transaction problems/issues, verifies and evaluates data; obtains additional information to reconcile discrepancies or inconsistencies; and applies pertinent fiscal laws, regulations, precedent decisions, and procedures to determine appropriate action for resolution. (4) Analyzes and resolves tax processing problems based on soldier inquiries or internal control audits/reviews, ranging from Permanent Change of Station (PCS) issues and combat tax exclusion pay to refunds of erroneous tax collections. (5) Interprets data to identify problems, determines nature of the problem or issue, decides approaches to use to resolve issues, and recommends solutions for systemic changes to enhance operations. ** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. **

Requirements

Qualifications

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: Primary consideration will be made from Areas 1, 2, and 4. Area 1: All permanent and indefinite Wyoming Army National Guard (NG) T5 and T32 Dual Status Technicians (DST) employed within USPFO. Area 2: All permanent and indefinite WYNG Title 5 and T32 DST employed with the Wyoming Air/Army National Guard. Area 4: All currently assigned Active Guard/Reserve (AGR), and M-Day/Drill Status Guard (DSG) members of the Wyoming Air/Army NG. Currently serving and former Wyoming NG Drill Status and M-Day soldiers and airmen are provided preference eligibility to compete for NG T5 positions. If referrals are not made from the above target categories, subsequent referrals may next be made from Areas 3 and/or 7 (if eligible). Area 3: All Current Federal employees within the Competitive and Excepted Service, and Competitive Service Reinstatement Eligible employees. Former NG T32 Dual Status employees receiving an Honorable or a General Discharge under Honorable Conditions are eligible for reinstatement provided they have been separated for at least one year before applying for reinstatement and received a rating of record of their most recent permanent position of a least fully successful (or equivalent). * Veterans' Preference Rules are mandated by law and some applicants may receive priority consideration before other applicants without veterans' preference. * Area 7: U.S. Citizens TITLE 5 POSITION INFORMATION: Type of Appointment: Temporary Indefinite Tenure: Group 3 - Indefinite (Refer to Employment Conditions below for additional information) Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm FLSA: Non-Exempt Telework: The duties of this position require primary physical presence. Situational telework may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Para/Line: 152E/580 Selecting Official: Mr. Belmonte This position does not require National Guard Military Membership. Upon acceptance to this position, if selected candidate is a competitive employee, they will convert to Excepted Service and be required to sign a memorandum IAW 5 CFR 302.102. Acceptance of the proposed appointment will take the employee out of the competitive service while s/he occupies the position. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least one year of experience at the next lower grade (e.g., GS-7) in basic finance program or competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Applicant should have successfully completed the military finance program technical training school and have finance program experiences along with competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. A candidate must have experiences and training that demonstrate the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures. The applicant must have the specialized experiences in providing analysis, validation, processing and correction of financial transactions. OR EDUCATION: Completed undergraduate or graduate education, the awarded college degree should be in one of, or a combination of the following disciplines: accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. TIME-IN-GRADE: Any applicant who within the previous 52 weeks held a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. NOTE: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement. If you are a current GS employee applying for a higher grade than the grade you currently hold provide an SF-50 showing the next lower grade was held for at least one year. Some SF-50s effective within the last 52 weeks will not demonstrate the next lower grade was held for at least one year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year). In many cases, we may need to see two (2) SF-50s to determine time-in-grade and eligibility for promotion. If you are a DoD employee, you may obtain copies of your SF-50(s) from MyBiz (https://compo.dcpds.cpms.osd.mil/) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Continued employment in this position is subject to successfully obtaining and maintaining a Level 1 DoD Financial Management Certification within two years from entry on duty to the position unless the incumbent is already in a position that requires a Level 1 certification in which case, he/she must complete the certification in the original 2-year period.

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Applicants qualifying based on education must submit a legible copy of your official college transcript from an accredited college/university. The transcript must reflect the college/university name and/or logo.

Completed undergraduate or graduate education, the awarded college degree should be in one of, or a combination of the following disciplines: accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management.


AS A GENERAL RULE, ONE QUARTER COLLEGE CREDIT HOUR EQUALS .67 SEMESTER COLLEGE CREDIT HOUR.

For example, to compute the number of semester hours an applicant earned, after he/she successfully completed 36 quarter credits in accounting discipline courses by:

1. Use the data point of .67 to compute Quarter Hours into Semester Hours:
36 Quarter Hours X .67 Semester Hour = 24 Semester Hours.

OR

2. May compute the number of semester hours an applicant has earned, after he/she successfully completed 36 quarter credits in accounting discipline courses:
36 Quarter Hours /1.5 = 24 Semester Hours.

Applicants qualifying based on education must submit a legible copy of your official college transcript from an accredited college/university. The transcript must reflect the college/university name and/or logo.

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Contacts

• Address WY United States Property and Fiscal Office 5410 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne, WY 82009 US
• Name: William Pacheco
• Phone: (307) 772-5289
• Email: [email protected]