Financial Services Technician (Title 32)
Army National Guard Units · Department of the Army
This job in plain English
This is a full-time Financial Services Technician job with the Arkansas Army National Guard at Camp J T Robinson, AR, with 1 vacancy. It is a Title 32 excepted service position, which means the person must also be a National Guard member. The work involves solving complex pay, travel, and bill-payment problems, and occasional travel may be required.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- National Guard and ReservesCurrent members of the National Guard or Reserves. Many of these jobs require membership as a condition of employment.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
Open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. You must be a current National Guard member, or be eligible to join at an enlisted grade from E-4 to E-6, and must be a member of the Arkansas Army National Guard if selected. If you are not serving in any military branch, you may apply with a letter stating your intent to join.
What you would do
- Analyze complex pay, travel, and accounts payable problems and recommend solutions.
- Reconcile payment discrepancies, such as rejected electronic fund transfers.
- Determine pay, allowances, and entitlements for soldiers in different duty statuses.
- Audit pay, travel, and payment actions for compliance with laws and regulations.
- Run and analyze financial system reports and fix errors.
- Answer questions from soldiers, families, supervisors, and vendors.
Do you qualify for GS-8?
With experience: General experience means progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that shows you can learn the job. Specialized experience means one year of on-the-job experience with a basic understanding of the financial work. The announcement does not name a grade level for this experience.
With education: Military technical training schools and civilian academic courses count toward the one-year on-the-job experience. The announcement does not list a required degree.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, and dates with month and year
- Army Soldier Talent Profile from IPPS-A, or a letter of intent to join if not serving
- School records from accredited schools, if you rely on education for qualifications
How you will be rated: Your resume and documents are first checked against the qualifications. Minimally qualified applicants then answer an assessment questionnaire, which is compared with their resume, and applicants who rate themselves higher than their documents support may be lowered or removed from consideration.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must show hours per week and month-and-year dates for each job, and should describe your own experience rather than copy the duties.
- Upload your Soldier Talent Profile from IPPS-A, or a letter of intent if you are not serving in any branch.
- Confirm you can join the Arkansas Army National Guard at E-4 to E-6 before applying, and contact a recruiter if you are unsure.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time.
Conditions of employment:
- National Guard membership required
- Compatible enlisted grade from E-4 to E-6 needed before start date
- Must wear the military uniform
- Secret security clearance, and must be able to obtain and keep it
- National Agency Check with Inquiries background check with favorable result
- Drug test
- Pre-placement physical if not already current
- Complete mandatory Full-Time Support training within six months
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service
- Federal employment suitability determined by background investigation
- May be required to complete a probationary period
- Direct deposit is mandatory
- Valid state driver's license if the job requires driving a motor vehicle
- Cannot be militarily senior to full-time supervisor
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $55,882 – $72,644 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-8 · General Schedule
- Location
- Camp J T Robinson, Arkansas
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Secret
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Financial Clerical And Assistance (0503)
- Announcement
- AR-26-241-13055570
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