Financial Technician

• You will serve as a FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN in the RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY (RPN) ACCOUNTING DIVISION (N82) in the FORCE COMPTROLLER OFFICE, NAVY RESERVE FORCE (COMNAVRESFOR) located in NORFOLK, VA.
• You will perform analysis to ensure sufficient funding is available to support monthly, quarterly, and annual requirements.
• You will analyze data within the accounting system to ensure accuracy of data elements.
• You will handle the receipt, disbursement, deposit, and custody of cash items, utilizing cash accountability controls.
• You will extract, compile, and consolidate financial reports, operational data, and relevant information to project budget requirements involving one or more appropriations with different federal regulations and guidelines.

Conditions of employment

• 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
• 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 I 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.

Qualifications

GS-07
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience applying financial management regulations, practices, procedures, and policies related to the technical duties related to accounting, auditing and budget support functions.
• Experience applying knowledge of financial reporting requirements and proficiency in automation tools to compile financial reports, generate briefing materials, and create comparable documents for assigned programs and projects.
• Experience using standard Navy and/or DOD financial systems.
• Experience analyzing trends, monitoring expenditures, and supporting financial decision-making.
• Experience performing computations and solving problems using mathematical techniques.

GS-06
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience applying general knowledge of federal policies, regulations, and procedures to gather sources of available information to evaluate financial data.
• Experience applying general knowledge of civilian pay and leave rules, regulations, procedures, programs, and systems, including personnel rules that affect pay and financial entitlements.
• Experience performing computations and solving problems.
• Experience using written and oral communication skills.

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/0500/financial-clerical-and-assistance-series-0503/

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.