DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM SPECIALIST

Summary Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (2) years by a current permanent Army employee.

Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted.

Position may be made permanent without further competition. Responsibilities Perform Defense Travel System (DTS) support for the Expeditionary Civilian Deployment Program within the Support Services Division, HQDA, Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce (AECW).

Coordinate all required actions to support the successful deployment, operation and management of DTS activity for the deploying personnel as well as other AECW designated travelers.

Review the status of financial accounting for a specified trip and makes appropriate coordination with the AECW Resource Management team as needed.

Assists deploying personnel with travel order preparation and settlement vouchers when done manually or through the DTS.

Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply : Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience and / or education requirements described 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized experience : One year of specialized experience which includes using an automated system such as the Defense Travel System (DTS) or a similar system to process travel vouchers and / or invoices;

identify accounting errors; providing customer service, verbally or in writing within the guidelines of Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) or similar regulations.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade / level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education : Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Finance or Accounting.

Note : You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience : A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18.

Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas : Concepts, Policies and Principles of Finance Financial Management Systems Oral Communication Time in Grade Requirement : Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Education FOREIGN EDUCATION : If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.

S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit : https : / / sites.

ed.gov / international / recognition-of-foreign-qualifications / . Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required.

This is a Human Capital & Resource Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

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