FINANCIAL CLAIMS TECHNICIAN

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Major duties

• Adjudicate claims for remission of indebtedness and waivers for a wide range of personnel, including active duty, retired/separated military members, and civilian employees from all service branches.
• Review of waiver and remission applications and all supporting documentation.
• Prepare detailed administrative reports based on the review of waiver and remission documents.
• Review appeals for full or partial waiver denials including preparing written reports for the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) to recommend sustaining the original decision or preparing new reporting based on new evidence.
• Implement approved decisions in pay and debt systems by updating military pay records, updating the Debt and Due Management System (DDMS), or notifying the responsible payroll office.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-7) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience Defined As: evaluating debt, waiver, and remission claims by researching payroll regulations and precedents to make formal determinations; preparing detailed decision reports citing relevant laws; and processing authorized pay adjustments in automated systems. You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

GS-08 Substitution of Education for Experience: Eighteen months of graduate level education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).