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Summary
THIS IS A TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS POSITION
DUTY LOCATION: 103d Comptroller Flight (CPTF), East Granby, CT
AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION:
Area 1: All currently employed full-time permanent and indefinite personnel of the CTANG.
Area 2: All currently employed full-time temporary technician personnel and all current traditional members of the CTANG.
Area 3: Individuals eligible for membership in the CTANG. Membership must be satisfied within four (4) months of selection.
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Overview
- Accepting applications
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Open & closing dates
11/22/2024 to 12/23/2024
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Salary
$67,563 - $106,266 per year
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Pay scale & grade
GS 9 - 11
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Remote job
No
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Telework eligible
No
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Travel Required
Occasional travel - Subject to supervisor discretion and funding availability
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-time
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Service
Excepted
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Promotion potential
11
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
No
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Security clearance
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Drug test
No
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Financial disclosure
No
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Bargaining unit status
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Announcement number
CT-12622265-AF-24-252
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Control number
820620000
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This job is open to
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Federal employees - Excepted service
Current excepted service federal employees.
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Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of this agency.
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National Guard and reserves
Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.
Clarification from the agency
See Area of Consideration
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Duties
A Recruitment Incentive up to $10,000.00 may be paid to a selected applicant who is newly appointed to the federal government in this position (or if appointment to this position follows a temporary appointment, or a break in federal service of at least 90 days); acceptance of this incentive confers a two-year service agreement in this position.
A biweekly Retention Incentive up to $10,000.00 may be paid to the selected applicant of this position, providing that the selectee is eligible and meets the eligibility requirement. Employees currently serving a trial period are not eligible for a Retention Incentive, and the employee must have a current rating of record of at least fully successful to be eligible. A signed two-year service agreement is required before the Retention Incentive can begin to be paid.
A Relocation Incentive up to $10,000.00 may be paid to the selected applicant if he or she is a current federal employee of the US Federal Government. Acceptance of this incentive confers a two-year service agreement in this position.
If selected at the GS-09 level, you will be assigned to PD# D2514P01, Financial Management Analyst.
If selected at the GS-11 level, you will be assigned to PD# D2513P01, Financial Management Analyst.
JOB SUMMARY: The purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate, and perform comprehensive Accounting and Financial Management analysis, decision support and quality reviews, of base level accounting and financial management programs.
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. This is an excepted position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Connecticut Air National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Connecticut Air National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the Connecticut Air National Guard. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Connecticut Air National Guard recruiter at (860) 292-2331 before applying for this position.
The major duties include, but are not limited to:
- Independently performs and examines financial management functions to ensure internal and external accounting systems and administrative controls are sufficient to confirm that obligations and disbursements comply with applicable laws, and that funds are safeguarded against waste, loss, and misappropriation.
- Aggregates data from multiple financial systems, accounting systems and sources in order to directly or indirectly provide the Comptroller, Wing Commander, United States Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO), National Guard Bureau (NGB), Unites States Air Force (USAF), DFAS, Department of the Treasury and senior level management with accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Analyzes and accurately processes financial services transactions (i.e., payroll, debts, and miscellaneous entitlements) while applying quality assurances techniques.
- Executes full spectrum pay and entitlement operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounting, and Travel Pay).
- Analyzes and measures the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations; reliability of financial reporting; compliance with policies, regulations, applicable laws and guidance; and ensures that internal controls are in place.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- National Guard Membership is required.
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
- Must meet Compatible Military Assignment within one year from placement.
- Wear of the military uniform is mandatory.
- Direct Deposit is mandatory.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
- Must complete the higher financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.
Qualifications
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All series personnel's' performance levels are validated at the next higher level before being eligible for promotion consideration to the GS-0501 graded-position and must have a fundamental working experiences with validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Your resume and any other supporting documentation you wish to provide must clearly substantiate you currently possess the required length of specialized experience in the following:
GS-09 REQUIRES 12 MONTHS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
COMPATIBLE MILITARY ASSIGNMENT: All applications will be considered regardless of AFSC. Incumbent will be required to be assigned to compatible military position within 1 year of selection. The selected individual may be required to attend formal technician school training.
MILITARY GRADE (Prior to Application): Enlisted: E-3 through E-7
UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT: 103d Airlift Wing or any subordinate unit.
MANPOWER NUMBER: 1062-409
POSITION SEQUENCE NUMBER: 1008635
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: This position requires a security clearance (secret) which the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION: As a condition of continued employment in the GS-0501 position and dependent on the positions certification level II and contingent on the employee's military rank, the employee must complete the higher financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Your resume and any other supporting documentation you wish to provide must clearly substantiate you currently possess the required length of specialized experience in the following:
GS-09 REQUIRES 12 MONTHS:
- Experience, education, or training which involved commonly used financial control system regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Experience in managing, analyzing, organizing, and preparing reports.
- Experience in finance programing demonstrating knowledge of financial principles and procedures.
- Experience demonstrating an excellent under-standing of the basic principles and concepts of the Air National Guard financial business program requirements.
- Experience and training that demonstrates the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Experience demonstrating a working knowledge of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) program.
- Experience in presenting providing direction and guidance to support the comptroller in planning, implementing and meeting the FM FIAR program's objectives.
- Experience in applying related laws, regulations, precedents, methods and techniques of budgeting.
- Experience demonstrating knowledge of the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) compliance requirements with OMB Circular A-123 (OMB 123) and FM FIAR Guidance.
- Experience demonstrating skill and capability to follow the established FM FIAR Methodology which provides a step-by-step approach to achieving improved financial information and audit readiness.
- Experience in developing management plans that document business and financial environment.
- Experience in identifying and analyzing program risks and tests controls, weaknesses, and/or deficiencies.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of laws, DOD Directives, finance regulations and financial management and operating procedures relative to the entitlements and allowances related to the payment of military personnel, civilian personnel, vendors, and travelers.
- Knowledge of military pay and allowances, civilian pay and allowances, vendor payments, and travel entitlements.
- Knowledge of related financial regulations and rulings covering diverse types of pay transactions to typically function as a technical authority for the resolution of an extensive range of issues or problems.
- Knowledge of the overall DFAS mission and functions, operation, and relationships to other agencies to respond to special inquiries and task organizations for information and responses.
- Knowledge of the Defense Joint Military Pay Systems (DJMS) both active and reserve, Defense Travel System (DTS), MyPay, Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS), Defense Enterprise and Accounting Management System (DEAMS), Defense Military Pay Office System (DMO), Automated Business Services System (ABSS), Air National Guard Reserve Orders Writing System (AROWS), Automated Time and Attendance Production System (ATAAPS), General Accounting Finance System (GAFS), Reserve Travel System (RTS), Defense Transaction Interface Module Systems (DTIMS), Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), Purchase Card Online System (PCOLS) and other financial systems as applicable.
- Ability to apply fact-finding and investigative techniques to perform studies and analysis of data and the ability to research and analyze directive and regulations to assess their impact on current and planned operational initiatives.
- Skill in preparing reports and in organizing and delivering briefings to managers, and wing leadership to encourage understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.
- Knowledge of military pay and allowances, civilian pay and allowances, vendor payments, and travel entitlements.
- Knowledge of related financial regulations and rulings covering diverse types of pay transactions to typically function as a technical authority for the resolution of an extensive range of issues or problems.
- Knowledge of automated financial systems to participate in a variety of required operations audits and analytical reviews related to pay entitlement determinations.
- Knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Office suites of Access and Excel.
- Knowledge of and ability to gather, assemble, analyze and prepare both short and long term strategy for presenting, explaining, and documenting budget requests and justifying to management officials.
- Ability to convey thoughts and ideas both orally and in writing, and present a positive, professional image.
- Skill to determine root cause of problems and recommend solutions to said problems.
COMPATIBLE MILITARY ASSIGNMENT: All applications will be considered regardless of AFSC. Incumbent will be required to be assigned to compatible military position within 1 year of selection. The selected individual may be required to attend formal technician school training.
MILITARY GRADE (Prior to Application): Enlisted: E-3 through E-7
UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT: 103d Airlift Wing or any subordinate unit.
MANPOWER NUMBER: 1062-409
POSITION SEQUENCE NUMBER: 1008635
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: This position requires a security clearance (secret) which the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION: As a condition of continued employment in the GS-0501 position and dependent on the positions certification level II and contingent on the employee's military rank, the employee must complete the higher financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.
Education
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for the National Guard GS-0501 Title 32 Excepted Service positions, on the basis of completed undergraduate or graduate education, the awarded college degree should be in one of -or- be a combination of the following disciplines: Accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. To receive credit for education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the education requirements for this position.
Additional information
Primary Change of Station (PCS) relocation expenses will NOT be paid.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
This position is represented by the Association of Civilian Technicians, Chapter 97.
Under 32 U.S.C. 709, Veterans Preference does NOT apply.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).
MILITARY INCENTIVES - BONUSES AND STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM: If you are selected for this position, you may lose your eligibility for your National Guard Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program (incentives). In order to avoid losing your incentive eligibility, you should check with your serving incentive manager (CTARNG-G1 or CTANG-Retention Office) prior to accepting an offer for the position. For M-Day/Traditional personnel who are currently receiving incentives to include Bonuses and the Student Loan Repayment Program, the following termination rule applies:
Incentive Termination without Recoupment: If you accept a Military Technician (Mil Tech) Permanent position where membership in the National Guard is a condition of employment, your bonus will be terminated with no recoupment as long as you have served at least 6 months of the bonus contract following receipt of the initial bonus payment.
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Please ensure you follow all instructions carefully. Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. Applicant must ensure resume and any other required supporting documentation clearly portrays that s/he meets the required experience level for the position. Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position.
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
- Resume showing relevant experience
- Responses to the Assessment Questionnaire
- Unofficial Transcripts, if used to qualify (An official transcript may be required before being hired.)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 12/23/2024 on to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login). All of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. You may also check the status of your application by contacting the phone number or email address listed in the Agency Contact Information below.
Agency contact information
Staffing Office
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CT 103rd Comptroller Flight
161 Rainbow Rd
East Granby, CT 06026
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Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
Thank you for your interest in the Connecticut National Guard!
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Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
- Resume showing relevant experience
- Responses to the Assessment Questionnaire
- Unofficial Transcripts, if used to qualify (An official transcript may be required before being hired.)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 12/23/2024 on to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login). All of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. You may also check the status of your application by contacting the phone number or email address listed in the Agency Contact Information below.
Agency contact information
Staffing Office
- Address
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CT 103rd Comptroller Flight
161 Rainbow Rd
East Granby, CT 06026
US
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
Thank you for your interest in the Connecticut National Guard!
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Staffing Office
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CT 103rd Comptroller Flight
161 Rainbow Rd
East Granby, CT 06026
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