FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN

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About the Position: This position is at the Financial Management division of the U.S. Naval Hospital, located a Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.

Access to medical care may be severely limited in Japan for non-military personnel.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

GS-08 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing two or more of the following: (1) examining financial records to resolve accounting transaction issues; and (2) examining accounting documentation for accuracy to ensure compliance with legal regulations; and (3) preparing recurring and non-recurring budget reports.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-07 or above.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Major Duties:

• Coordinates with systems development personnel to locate and resolve accounting transaction problems in the various data bases utilized and accounting systems.
• Examines accounts and resolves difficult reconciliations requiring an analysis of adjustments and corrective entries in the account.
• Performs Technical work in support of the receipt, disbursement, examination, deposit and custody of cash items which includes handling cash items or use of cash accountability control methods.
• Examines documents for accuracy, adequacy of documentation, compliance with regulations for goods and services provided to or by the Government.
• Determines pay, payroll records maintenance and completion of reports pertaining to civilian employees of the Federal Government.