Clerical Assistant

US Bureau of the Fiscal Service; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Post Payment Division, is seeking a Clerical Assistant in Philadelphia. You will perform data entry and support duties to assist with records, reports, and inventory control in a secure environment.

Qualifications emphasize specialized experience at GS-04 level or equivalent education. Applicants may qualify via combination of experience and education; understanding retention guidelines is essential.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: one year at GS-04 level, including entering data, maintaining inventory and destruction of secured instruments, and reviewing files for completeness.
• Education substitution: four years of education above high school.
• Combination of experience and education: credit both components to total 100%.

Responsibilities

• Perform work related to the mission by applying analytical methods and established procedures.
• Enter data in computer systems to produce reports.
• Maintain inventory and destruction of secured instruments and documents per retention guidelines.
• Review files or documents for completeness and compliance with guidelines.

Skills

Data entry

Inventory management

Document review

Education

4 years education above high school

Job description

PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended.

This position is located at Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Post Payment Division. As a Clerical Assistant, you will perform work related to the mission of the organization by applying analytical methods and established procedures to complete work.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Specialized experience: For the GS-05, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes all of the following:

• Utilizing computer systems to enter data entry of specialized records and prepare reports; AND
• Maintain inventory and destruction of secured instruments and documents in compliance with retention guidelines; AND
• Reviewing files or documents for completeness and compliance with established guidelines.

OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Four (4) years of education above the high school level. (Please attach copy of transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit.)

OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.