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Summary You will serve as a Defense Travel Technician in the Financial Management Department of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. Responsibilities You will process all types of travel claims with all levels of difficulty including, but not limited to, foreign and domestic travel, long term training travel, invitational travel and constructive costs. You will research and recommend solutions to complex travel and transportation problems. You will utilize basic accounting concepts and apply them to travel transactions. You will be assigned official Passport Agent duties. This will require official training by the Department of State and the incumbent would become a sworn Passport Agent. NRL Passport Agents are required to be onsite at NRL one day per week. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications NC-02: Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band (NC-01) or grade level (GS-1/4) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing most or all of the following duties: 1) Using financial and travel systems (such as the Defense Travel System, the Integrated Automated Travel System, and the Commercial Reservation System ) to process a variety of travel claims; 2) Performing accounting functions and transactions related to travel and transportation (e.g. reviewing and approving travel vouchers/claims for payment, audit travel vouchers/claims, correcting erroneous travel charges); 3) Interpreting and applying travel regulations (such as the Joint Travel Regulations, Joint Federal Travel Regulations) to ensure compliance; and 4) Researching and recommending solutions to complex travel and transportation problems. NC-03: Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band (NC-02) or grade level (GS-5/7) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing most or all of the following: 1) Using financial and travel systems (such as the Defense Travel System, the Integrated Automated Travel System, and the Commercial Reservation System ) to process a variety of travel claims; 2) Assisting personnel in preparing/amending all types of travel orders and providing guidance to travelers/travel clerks and approving/reviewing officials in accordance with current regulations; 3) Entering travel obligations in the Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) System, correcting erroneous travel charges made to division job order numbers, monitoring and correcting un-posted travel payments, preparing and reconciling reports to the General Ledger; 4) Reviewing and approving travel vouchers/claims and determining if claims are legal, proper and correct, and ensuring justification for exceptions to normal rules are adequate and documented; and 5) Auditing travel vouchers/claims for compliance with applicable travel-payment rules and regulations; and verifies that appropriate supporting documents are provided. 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 In lieu of general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successfully completed four years of education above high school level OR A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. 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 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. 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.