Financial Management Analyst (Title 32) (Indefinite)

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a Financial Management Analyst (Title 32) (Indefinite), Position Description Number D2371P01 and is part of the VA USPFO, National Guard.

Duties

• As a Financial Management Analyst (Title 32), GS-0501-09, you will perform the below duties: The incumbent is responsible to have extensive knowledge of all pay operations that are handled by the Pay and Exam branch. The incumbent must be able to work independently to conduct comprehensive examinations/reviews of pay accounts for Soldiers, Civilians and Vendors. Examines, analyzes, and interprets finance and accounting data, records, and/or reports to determine conformance to federal appropriation law. Evaluates facts presented to ensure validity, accuracy, and completeness of claims for customers. Request additional information and/or documentation, as required in order to make determinations on a payment's status to ensure timely and accurate payment. A thorough knowledge of the DJMS, DCPS, GFEBS, WAWF, DTS, and CAPS systems are required to examine, review, research, and correct payment transactions for pay accounts not covered by standard rules and regulations. Verifies that substantiating documents are in proper order for authorized entitlements, support payments, to include command approval. Reviews and processes special pay actions or problem cases generated by computer processing problems. Uses system generated data to identify information in the system causing problems. Reviews substantiating and supporting pay authorization documents for propriety, authentication, and accuracy for compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and precedents. Computes and corrects any pay irregularities or if action is to be returned to input source, provides specific guidance for corrective action. Maintains suspense on all actions returned and ensures all actions are processed within the specified time frame. Resolves the most difficult pay problems including extensive research, review, and application of prior pay and tax laws, regulations, and entitlements. Applies GAO decisions, policies, and procedures. Determines eligibility of pay entitlements using current and superseded rules and regulations governing each type of pay. Computes payments using manual computations when required. Reviews pay accounts to settle the most problematic situations affecting entitlements and payments. Apply pay and tax laws, regulations, directives, and policies to all cases. Based on the analysis of pay accounts prepare necessary documentation to pay or collect entitlements and adjust effected taxes. Examines records, original orders, and all substantiating documentation to determine whether pay entitlements and/or tax refunds exist and if credit and/or payment of pay and allowances are in accordance with prescribed administrative regulations and procedures. Responsible to assess travel settlements military permanent change of station (PCS) claims, to include possible dependent travel settlements, dislocation allowance entitlements, do-it-yourself moves (DITY) claims, and temporary duty travel (TDY) vouchers for wounded soldiers and their family members. Must have the ability to effectively communicate with different levels within the State's command and with external agencies, to include Financial Services and National Guard Bureau. Ensures work is processed in accordance with established guidelines, regulations, policies, and procedures. Reviews work within prescribed timeframes. Ensures workload is completed timely. Prepares and reviews various reports. Reviews for accuracy and timeliness on of all supported customers pay entitlements through appropriate DFAS Systems. Responsible to assist in the training and development of the Financial Services Technicians assigned to the section. Required to have extensive knowledge coding in GFEBS, CAPS-W, MYUNITPAY, JSS, DMO, DTS, and DCPS. Entrusted to act as the backup TASO and certifier in systems directed by the Supervisory Financial Technician. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. NOTE: This position may be made permanent at a later date without further competition. NOTE: This position serves as a temporary backfill for a deployed technician. Upon the return of the deployed employee, this appointment is subject to termination. While the agency will do its best to identify placement opportunities in available vacancies, continued employment is not guaranteed. NOTE: All job seekers will be required to limit their resumes to 2 pages in length when applying for job opportunity announcements (JOAs) WHO CAN APPLY: GROUP I - All qualified Male/Female Enlisted Members (E4/SPC - E9/SGM), Warrant Officers (W1/WO1 - W5/CW5, or Commissioned Officers (O1/2LT - O2/1LT) currently employed (permanent) in the Virginia Army National Guard Military Technician Program. Military Grades: Enlisted Member (E4/SPC - E9/SGM), Warrant Officer (W1/WO1 - W5/CW5, or Commissioned Officer (O1/2LT - O2/1LT) GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have experience collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 12 months of specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the GS-7 level, or equivalent pay band in other pay systems in the Federal government. This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector but must demonstrate that it is comparable to the GS grade indicated. This experience must include activities such as: Experience applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material. Experience presenting formal training presentations and briefings. Experience preparing reports and presentation formats. Experience managing administrative fiscal, financial management, in an accounting or budgetary nature.

Education

You must meet the following education requirements to qualify for this position: 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. 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.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13056575 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.