Summary This position will report to the Assistant Fiscal Officer (AFO) at the applicable facility. The incumbent serves as a member of the Facility Fiscal Service staff in VISN 7 and has responsibility for all aspects of domestic and foreign Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel to include Local Travel, Donated Travel, Detail Travel, and Limited Open Travel Authorization (LOTA) Travel. Responsibilities Duties to include but not limited to the following: Incumbent serves as Agency Organization Program Coordinator NOPC for the government charge card program. Incumbent monitors cardholder transactions to ensure travelers follow guidelines and regulations for use of the Individually Billed Account (IBA). Incumbent is knowledgeable in initiating salary offset and tracking payments until account has been paid in full. Incumbent serves as approver and is responsible for monthly reconciliation of their Centrally Billed Account (CBA) in accordance with regulations. Incumbent is required to make decisions to prepare travel authorizations in accordance with approved travel requests and supporting documentation. When applicable, incumbent arranges travel to accommodate for reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities or special needs. Incumbent processes requests for issuance of travel advances via EFT or A TM withdrawals utilizing the government travel card when applicable. Incumbent aides YISN 7 when the Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) is activated and is responsible for ensuring all employees deployed have ETS accounts. A/OPC expedites issuance of government travel charge cards prior to deployment. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., (EST) Monday through Friday Remote: This is a remote position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Transportation Assistant/PD01777-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not Required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/26/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS6. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience, GS-07: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 or above in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Example of Specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: knowledge of all aspects of employee travel program; Electronic Travel System (ETS) System; concur, create travel orders, authorizations, and other specific types of travel, obligate travel and check vendor information, knowledge of extensive travel policies, procedures, restrictions, required documentation, per diem allowances, travel regulations, methods and practices, knowledge of travel charge card programs; ability to monitor cardholder transactions. knowledge of Individually Billed Account (IBA), ability to initiate salary offsets and tracking of charge card payments. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Compliance Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Transportation 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary and will require standing, walking, bending, sitting, and filing of travel documents. There are times when files will need to be lifted and moved for storage and/or review. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.