- Position Title
- Financial Services Technician (INDEF)v(Title 32)
- Agency
- Army National Guard Units
- Announcement Number
- UT-23-476-AR-12259549 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, January 2, 2024 to Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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Priority will be given to all current members of the UTARNG.
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Assessment 1
We will evaluate your resume and responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification and must be fully supported by your resume and supporting documents.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Do you meet the following basic requirements?
Do you meet the following basic requirements?
- Skilled in collecting data effectively, efficiently, and accurately;
- Ability to clearly enunciate English without impediment of speech that would interfere or prohibit effective communication;
- Ability to write English in reports and presentation formats;
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively; and,
- Skilled in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material.
2.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Do you have one (1) year of specialized experience as GS-0503-07 or above? *must submit SF 50 to validate claim*
OR do you have at least 12 months experaince of:
OR EDUCATION
To qualify for the National Guard GS-0503 Title 5 Excepted Service positions, on the basis of completed undergraduate or graduate education, the college degree education must be in one of -or- be a combination of the following required disciplines: Accounting, business, finance, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management. Do you meet this requirement?
In order to be considered for this position using education as a basis of qualification, you must submit a copy of your transcripts
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.
Hint: Whether you are converting Semester Hours into Quarter Hours; or, Quarter Hours into Semester Hours, the applicable computation data points are correct.
To qualify as a minimal entry level for the GS-0503-08 position, you must be eligible for entry into the position's Financial management Certification Career Program before final approval and appointment is processed.
Do you have one (1) year of specialized experience as GS-0503-07 or above? *must submit SF 50 to validate claim*
OR do you have at least 12 months experaince of:
- Basic finance program training or competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures.
- Must understand the basic principles and concepts of the National Guard financial business program requirements.
- Must have private or public finance program experiences, along with competencies, that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures.
- 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.
- Must have the specialized experiences in providing analysis, validation, processing and correction of financial transactions.
- Experienced in the identification of issues/problems involving the full range of financial services.
- Skilled in working with ARNG 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.
- Skilled in the ability to perform pay analysis of complicated pay, travel, and accounts payable issues involving corrective actions.
- Has the competencies to review pay concerns or complicated pay adjustments to include assessing unusual circumstances or conditions.
- Skilled in analyzing particular facts of financial transaction problems/issues, verify and evaluate data; and obtain additional information to reconcile discrepancies or inconsistencies.
- Has the knowledge of pertinent fiscal laws, regulations, precedent decisions, and procedures to determine appropriate action for resolution.
- Experiences included resolving tax processing problems based on soldier inquiries or internal control audits/review.
- Knowledgeable of how to resolve complex tax issues involving tax documents; Do It Yourself (DITY) moves; and, Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) payments.
- Skilled in varied duties, such as, financial services payment systems (travel, accounts payable, and pay, such as, Joint Uniform Military Pay System Uniform Standard Terminal Input System (JUMPS); Operational Data Store (ODS); Standard Financial System ReDesign1 (SRD1); Defense Travel System (DTS), or, Integrated Automated Travel System (IATS). Competent in performing finance work that involved appropriate pay, allowances, and entitlements that resulted from multiple military and civilian statuses, to include, but not limited to, Title 10 active duty; Title 32 Inactive Duty for Training (IDT), Annual Training (AT), Active Duty for Training (ADT), Active Guard and Reserve (AGR), and Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS).
- Competent to process unique and special pay and entitlement actions in order to provide the appropriate entitlements, such as Base Pay; Basic Allowance, Housing (BAH); Basic Allowance, Subsistence (BAS); Incapacitation Pay (INCAP); Family Separation Allowance (FSA); Hazardous Duty Pay; Hostile Fire Pay; Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE); Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP); Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP); incentive (bonus) pay; Invitational Travel Authorization (ITA); Jury Duty; child support; wage garnishments; allotments; survivor benefits; and incentive pays (Jump Pay, Medical Pay, Flight Pay, Foreign Language Proficiency Pay).
OR EDUCATION
To qualify for the National Guard GS-0503 Title 5 Excepted Service positions, on the basis of completed undergraduate or graduate education, the college degree education must be in one of -or- be a combination of the following required disciplines: Accounting, business, finance, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management. Do you meet this requirement?
In order to be considered for this position using education as a basis of qualification, you must submit a copy of your transcripts
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.
Hint: Whether you are converting Semester Hours into Quarter Hours; or, Quarter Hours into Semester Hours, the applicable computation data points are correct.
To qualify as a minimal entry level for the GS-0503-08 position, you must be eligible for entry into the position's Financial management Certification Career Program before final approval and appointment is processed.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Knowledge of fact finding, investigative and problem solving techniques involving reconciliations of discrepancies (Electronic FundsTransfer rejects, pay/personnel/travel mismatches and pay timeliness) that identify, analyze and recommend solutions regardingfinancial services, multiple entitlements, and payments to personnel in various duty statuses and commercial vendors which mayinclude computation of interest due.
4.
Knowledge and skill in applying principles and practices involving data protected under the Privacy Act. Knowledge and skillsregarding records management.
5.
Knowledge and skill of auditing procedures in order to analyze the full range of pay, travel, and accounts payable pay authorizationsand entitlements to determine compliance with multiple laws, regulations, policies and issuances.
6.
Knowledge of the organizational structure, functions, policies, and processes of the state's National Guard, to include relationships tostate entities under DSCA operations.
7.
Knowledge of training techniques and program instruction regarding the full range of financial transactions. Knowledge and skill inproviding quality and time sensitive customer service techniques.
8.
Comprehensive knowledge of and skills in the interrelationships of the various financial, personnel and computer file systems,methods, techniques, precedent cases and procedures to resolve especially difficult and/or sensitive problems. Information is used toperform complicated actions to solve problems associated with processing transactions within the financial system.
9.
Knowledge and skill to suggest specific changes to the guidelines themselves,development of control mechanisms, additional training for customers and specific guidance related to the procedural handling ofdocuments and information.
10.
Knowledge and skills of the procedures and techniques to conduct difficult and responsible analysis and determinations within acomplete financial management system to validate transactions and to perform research to resolve inconsistencies.
11.
Knowledge of related financial regulations and rulings covering diverse types of transactions to function as a technical authority toresolve an extensive range of issues or problems.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
12.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.