FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST.

Duties

• You will serve as Deputy Disbursing Officer, processing payments on travel vouchers, commercial invoices, and miscellaneous public vouchers.
• You will make collections and deposits to the U.S. Treasury; balancing all monthly disbursing transactions; and serving as the official reporting source of accounting and disbursing data for DFAS.
• You will order, safeguard, and issue U.S. Treasury checks; maintain custody of cash, advances, and suspense accounts; perform bank deposits.
• You will submit required monthly checking account returns and certified consolidated statements of accountability to DFAS and the Treasury Department.
• You will audit agent and disbursing officer returns with supporting documents, examine all payment transactions for legality and validity.
• You will certify daily balance sheets and prepare one consolidated monthly report covering the office and all field-level paying agents.
• You will establish work priorities, review production and quality performance records, identify training or process gaps, incorporate standard disbursing processes into programs, and ensure all work is completed timely in accordance with directives.
• You will research and analyze financial reports and data files.
• You will oversee reconciliation of problem disbursements (duplicate, misrouted, and unmatched payments); interpret and implement disbursing directives.
• You will serve as the representative for ERP reporting; and maintain internal controls that safeguard assets and ensure the integrity of financial accountability records.
• You will plan, coordinate, and oversee the full disbursing workload; report changes and backlogs to the Finance Officer.
• You will provide technical advice and assistance on disbursing transactions and entitlements to customers, command members, civilian staff, and the Comptroller while protecting sensitive information.

Requirements

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 secret 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• Generally, current Federal employees applying to GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. All qualifications and pay band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and documented in your resume.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• This is a Financial Management Level II 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

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR) Volume 5; preparing and reporting various disbursing documents; utilizing multiple federal and defense financial management systems for disbursement, travel and reconciliation of transactions; research in accordance Joint Travel Regulations (JTR); and applying financial statutes, regulations, and internal controls to ensure fiscal accountability, safeguard government assets, and support audit-compliant disbursing operations.

Desired Skills

• Extensive experience utilizing the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR) Volume 5 with emphasis on understanding pecuniary liability concerning disbursement of the Department of the Treasury Funds.
• Experience preparing and reporting disbursement/collection vouchers, deposit tickets, debit vouchers, treasury checks, and disbursing management reports.
• Experience utilizing the federal and defense financial management systems, with specific emphasis on the Deployable Disbursing System (DDS), Defense Travel System (DTS), Collection Information Repository (CIR), Over the Counter Network (OTCnet), Cash Accountability Reporting System (CARS), Automated Disbursing System (ADS), and Defense Cash Accountability System (DCAS).
• Experience researching and processing travel claims in strict accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).
• Experience applying financial statutory and regulatory frameworks to ensure fiscal accountability, safeguard government assets, and maintain audit-compliant disbursing operations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.