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Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team and perform examination of vouchers, invoices, claims and other requests for payment of goods, services and reimbursement in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon, in Portland Oregon. Typical work assignments at the full performance level will include: Validating, monitoring, controlling, recording, maintaining and adjusting various funding documents, travel authorizations, and prepare payments and reimbursements through the United Financial Management System (UFMS), and or other systems. Providing information and guidance to staff on procedures, forms, and documentation required to support travel authorizations and vouchers. Confirming and obligating travel authorizations. Serving as backup to the Information Receptionist as needed. This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed above represent the full performance level of GS-07. At the GS-05 and GS-6 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-07. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher level work, and availability of funds. Promotion is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Note: In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume. Please be sure that your resume clearly defines any and all of the specialized experience that you may have. If your specialized experience is not clearly detailed in your resume, you may not be considered for this position. The USAO cannot assume what duties were/are accomplished based on a job title. GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; or four years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized Experience is defined as entering, modifying, and correcting financial information in a computerized accounting or computerized system; demonstrate a basic understanding of accounting systems, policies, and procedures to review, record, maintain and process funding documents, travel authorizations, payments and reimbursements; ability to work accurately with figures; ability to research or investigate problems or errors requiring reconciling incomplete information. Combining Education and Experience: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized Experience is defined as experience receiving and reviewing financial documents for accuracy and in compliance with applicable guidelines; assisting other staff in assigning document control numbers according to the appropriate budget category or other funding codes; using automated financial management systems to record funding obligations and/or payee information; assisting higher level staff in providing information on travel and other financial regulations, policies, and guidelines.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
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Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address District of Oregon 1000 SW Third Avenue Portland, OR 97204 US
• Name: Sarah Fischer
• Email: [email protected]