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Summary You will serve as a FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN in the AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC of Commander, Afloat Training Group Pacific (COMAFLOATRAGRUPAC). Responsibilities You will serve as a technical expert and advisor to the Afloat Training Group, Pacific (ATGPAC), Fleet and component commands on all phases of government travel for military, civilian personnel and military dependents. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining standardized travel administration and related financial management policies and procedures ensuring all requirements are set forth in higher echelon directives and regulations are met. You will prepare and disseminate specific travel and related financial procedural guidance, advice, analysis and recommendations to provide consistency in the management of the ATGPAC Defense Travel System (DTS) program. You will develop new and unique techniques and approaches to managing the extensive array of government travel program rules and regulations, travel authorization and voucher preparation/approval, audit and verification, and budgetary accountability. You will review/approves, analyze and manage multiple lines of accounting from within the Afloat Training Organization and external commands. You will analyze and process travel requests in accordance with applicable instructions, orders and directives. You will arrange domestic and international air transportation. You will arrange government and commercial berthing. You will prepare travel orders using DTS, depending on the type of travel. You will conduct travel audits and provide reports to the Travel Manager. You will independently determine that entitlements are valid and allowable. You will provide customer service in response to both telephonic and written inquires related to travel claims. You will monitor, tracks and adjust travel obligations and expenditures in the Standard Accounting and Reporting System. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing travel, accounting, and budgeting assistance to support a financial program's goals within an organization. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. 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. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.