Financial Technician/Financial Coordinator.

Duties

• Responsible for processing, reviewing, researching, and preparing a variety of financial documents for the Division to ensure accuracy and validity.
• Supports the procedural processing of financial transactions in the financial systems to include but not limited to TDY travel, Government Credit Cards, payments, time and attendance, billings, collections, achievement awards and export applications.
• Provides first line customer support to both internal and external customers.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely recording of customer inquiries in Division tracking systems.
• Provides procedural guidance and support to internal customers regarding payroll, travel inquiries, government travel card issues, employee reimbursements, and achievement award inquiries.
• Provides procedural guidance and support to external customers regarding vendor payments, billing and collection inquiries, financial institutions, and proxy services for export certificates.
• Retrieves canned reports from internal and external financial systems to identify and determine corrective action necessary on problems relating to such transactions.
• Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all required training before the end of their probationary period.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• False statements or responses on a resume or application can jeopardize employment and may be grounds for disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.
• If selected, you may need to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) prior to being appointed to determine suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements (including specialized experience and/or education) by the closing date of the announcement, as defined below:

Specialized Experience GS-5: To be considered minimally qualified for this position at the GS-5, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience at the GS-4 grade level or equivalent as listed below:

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding financial transactions;
• Provide first line customer support to internal and/or external inquiries related to financial matter;
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and submits corrections to be made.

Specialized Experience GS-6: To be considered minimally qualified for this position at the GS-6, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience at the GS-5 grade level or equivalent as listed below:

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding complex financial matters;
• Provide first line customer support to internal and external inquiries related to current and past financial matters;
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and processes corrections within the automated financial system.

Specialized Experience GS-7: To be considered minimally qualified for this position at the GS-7, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience at the GS-6 grade level or equivalent as listed below:

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding complex financial matters;
• Provide first line customer support to internal and external inquiries related to current and past financial matters;
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and processes corrections within the automated financial system;
• Processes and updates financial systems after reviewing, researching, and verifying the validity of the financial documents submitted.

Specialized Experience GS-8: To be considered minimally qualified for this position at the GS-8, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience at the GS-7 grade level or equivalent as listed below:

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding complex financial matters;
• Provide first line customer support to internal and/or external inquiries related to current and past financial matters;
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and processes corrections within the automated financial system;
• Processes and updates financial systems after reviewing, researching, and verifying the validity of the financial documents submitted;
• Provides procedural guidance to internal and external customers as it relates to current financial regulations, policies, procedures, and laws.

Education

GS-5: Education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

GS-6 through GS-8: There is no education substitute for these grade levels.