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Summary This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command. Responsibilities As a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST at the GS-0501-9 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as the Defense Personal Property Financials Examiner for certifying privately owned vehicle (POV) variable and fixed costs invoices. Use third-party payment system (TPPS) and Wide Area Workflow (WWW). Ensures POV transportation and storage invoices are analyzed, validated, and certified against source funding in accordance with DoD Financial Management Regulation 7000.14-R. - Interfaces with Global POV Contract (GPC) and TPPS vendors, government agencies, and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) to resolve financial discrepancies. Analyzes and reviews TPPS accounting reports to examine the status of outstanding transportation invoice and billing accounts. Ensures all certifying officer responsibilities are performed in accordance with the general financial management information, systems, and requirements contained in the DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), the Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR), and the FAR. Leads interactions with GPC and TPPS service providers, USTRANSCOM leadership, GPC contracting officer and contracting officer representatives (CORs), DFAS, and major subordinate commands for resolving transportation data and documentation errors. - Assists Vehicle Processing Center (VPC) CORs with researching transportation data processing errors in GPC information systems and erroneous charges on invoices. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You may qualify at the GS-GS-09 level, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service: Knowledge and understanding of disbursements, third-party payment systems, and general accounting information systems. Understanding of transportation documentation, key supporting documents for financial transactions, general accounting concepts, and remediating transportation data errors. Knowledge of internal control systems to monitor, review, and analyze operational cost data, identify financial transaction problems, and apply corrective action to resolve discrepancies. Knowledge of DFAS applications, products, and systems used to audit, disburse and collect funds, and maintain federal agencies' funding lines of accounting, i.e., Transportation Global Editing Tables (TGET), U.S. Bank Syncada freight or household goods platforms, or other financial management information systems. Ability to analyze, manage, and review accounts payable, accounts receivable, and accounts payable/receivable aging ledgers. 6. Knowledge of applying qualitative and quantitative research methods to perform comprehensive reviews of financial transactions and identify trends in billing services. OR B. You have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Foreign Education Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Additional Information Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements: Persons with Disabilities - Schedule A Special Hiring Authority for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities - Subpart F Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/register/) The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision. NOTE: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy. Selective Service Requirement: Please visit http://www.sss.gov for more information. For more information, please visit https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Other Notes: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Selectee or incumbent must be able to obtain the appropriate certification level for their position. This is a Financial Management Level 1 Certified position. IAW Public Law 112-81 and DoD Policy the incumbent shall comply with the requirements of DoD FM Certification program within the allotted time frame. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DOD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 30 August 1993. Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).