Financial Management Analyst
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Financial Technician
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
Location
Fort Collins, Colorado
Salary
$50,460 - $73,142
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves handling incoming payments for a government agency focused on animal and plant health, entering them accurately into financial systems, and assisting with debt management tasks like running reports and reconciling accounts.
It's a detail-oriented role that requires working with high volumes of transactions to keep financial records straight.
A good fit would be someone with prior experience in accounting or finance support, who is comfortable using computers and stays organized under deadlines.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 level in reconciling and validating financial accounts with various transactions
- Proficiency in utilizing automated systems for financial tasks, including SAP, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Ability to determine and apply payments to accounts or treasury symbols accurately
- Experience posting high-volume collections to financial systems in a timely manner
- Skill in running daily Treasury system reports to track agency collection activity
- Capability to reconcile subsidiary and general financials, as well as detailed transaction listings
- Relevant paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work, that demonstrates financial competencies
Full Job Description
The primary responsibilities of this Financial Technician position includes researching and entering incoming payments (collections) into the financial system and supporting the Debt Management Specialists.
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
FOR THE GS-07 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-06 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Reconcile and validate financials for accounts that have a variety of transactions.
Utilize automated systems to complete financial tasks, such as SAP, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word, and reporting systems.
Determine best method to identify how to apply a payment to accounts or other treasury symbols. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:
- The duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Posts all collections to the financial system accurately and timely (high volume).
- Performs duties associated with collections and debt management.
- Runs daily Treasury system reports to account for all agency collection activity.
- Reconciles subsidiary financials to general financials for accounts having a variety of transactions.
- Reconciles detailed listings of outstanding transactions to the financial system.
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