Financial Management Specialist

This position is located in the Department of War (DoW), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Mission Support (MS), Logistics Management Office (LMO), Travel and Transportation Division (TTD). The incumbent serves as the Lead Defense Travel Administrator, (LDTA) and is responsible for the overall management of the Defense Travel System travel program.

Major duties

• As the DoW OIG's Lead DTA, this person manages the DTS travel program. They are the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on travel policy, entitlements, and system errors, providing guidance, resolving issues, and serving as the primary contact for the DTMO.
• The Lead DTA administers the agency's travel system, trains staff and develops policy. They act as the key liaison to DFAS and DTMO, provide expert guidance on all travel, including PCS moves, and ensure compliance with JTR regulations.
• This role monitors travel funds, maintains Lines of Accounting (LOA), and resolves system issues in DTS. It fixes accounting errors (ULOs, UMDs), tracks unsubmitted vouchers, and works with budget and DFAS to resolve all financial issues.
• This role provides DTS guidance, troubleshooting, and technical training for DoW OIG personnel. It involves assigning user permissions, creating instructions, and working directly with the DTMO to resolve system issues while guiding Component DTAs.
• This role manages the Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) program. Responsibilities include processing applications, monitoring card usage, reconciling centrally billed accounts, resolving misuse and delinquencies.

Qualifications

Time in Grade: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12) or equivalent within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as: Experienced in administering and overseeing an organizational Defense Travel System (DTS) program and Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) operations. Manage traveler and routing-official profiles, user permissions, appointment documentation, routing lists, and travel procedures. Review travel authorizations, vouchers, and management reports to identify improper payments, delinquency, misuse, and compliance issues; document corrective actions and coordinate resolution with travelers, approving officials, finance offices, and higher headquarters. Interpret and apply the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) and applicable Department of Defense and local travel policies. Provide DTS and GTCC training, customer support, and guidance to travelers and accountable officials, serving as a primary point of contact for travel-system troubleshooting, audit readiness, and program reporting.

You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions: www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp

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) is qualifying. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience.

Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants who have held a non-temporary General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the time-in-grade restriction.

Additional Required Documents Information

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Priority Consideration: This is an internal announcement to DOW and ICTAP does not apply.

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: If you are a Military Spouse Preference applicant, you must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. If determined best qualified, you will be placed at that full performance level of the position.

Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Retained Grade PPP Eligible: Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.