Financial Technician/Financial Coordinator

USDA-FSIS; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) seeks a qualified candidate for a position in the Financial Management Division. The role involves handling financial documents, responding to inquiries, and generating reports to support payments, billings, and revenue collections.

Applicants should meet specialized experience requirements corresponding to GS-5 through GS-8 levels and understand federal financial regulations and policies.

Qualifications

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding financial transactions.
• Provide first line customer support to internal and external inquiries related to financial matter.
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and submits corrections.

Responsibilities

• Verify, authorize, and process financial documents and data.
• Assist in reporting and data reconciliation for payments, billings, and collections.
• Provide procedural guidance related to current financial regulations and policies.

Skills

Customer service

Financial transactions

Report generation

Financial system navigation

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

Summary

This position exists at the Financial Management Division (FMD), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The FMD is responsible for verifying, authorizing, and processing financial documents and data that represents millions of dollars in annual payments to employees, billings to customers, and collections of revenue from those owing funds to FSIS.

Duties

Summary

This position exists at the Financial Management Division (FMD), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The FMD is responsible for verifying, authorizing, and processing financial documents and data that represents millions of dollars in annual payments to employees, billings to customers, and collections of revenue from those owing funds to FSIS.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements (including specialized experience and/or education) by the closing date of the announcement, as defined below.

Specialized Experience GS-5

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding financial transactions;
• Provide first line customer support to internal and/or external inquiries related to financial matter;
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and submits corrections to be made.

Specialized Experience GS-6

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding complex financial matters;
• Provide first line customer support to internal and external inquiries related to current and past financial matters;
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and processes corrections within the automated financial system.

Specialized Experience GS-7

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding complex financial matters;
• Provide first line customer support to internal and external inquiries related to current and past financial matters;
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and processes corrections within the automated financial system;
• Processes and updates financial systems after reviewing, researching, and verifying the validity of the financial documents submitted.

Specialized Experience GS-8

• Provide oral and/or written responses to internal and external customers regarding complex financial matters;
• Provide first line customer support to internal and/or external inquiries related to current and past financial matters;
• Generates canned reports from financial systems utilized to identify errors and processes corrections within the automated financial system;
• Processes and updates financial systems after reviewing, researching, and verifying the validity of the financial documents submitted;
• Provides procedural guidance to internal and external customers as it relates to current financial regulations, policies, procedures, and laws.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement Including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health regulatory agency responsible for ensuring the safety of meat, poultry and processed eggs. USDA is a great place to start or continue your career. For more information on USDA and the Food Safety and Inspection Service, visit FSIS.