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NON-APPROPRIATED FUND POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:        Lead Financial Technician 
BUSINESS TITLE:    Lead Financial Technician 
FLSA: Non exempt
SERIES:   0503                                       PAY LEVEL:  NF-03

This position is located in the Shared Services Center Japan (SSCJ), Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), Okinawa, Japan. The incumbent is a Lead Accounting Technician in SSCJ. The incumbent works primarily in the Revenue Accounting section, however, to help fulfill our vision, to be ¿the iconic business force of the armed forces,¿ we are seeking experienced, innovative, creative, and energetic professionals to support the process teams for Accounts Payable (¿AP¿), Payroll, Revenue Accounting (¿AR¿) or General Ledger (¿GL¿) within the Finance & Accounting Shared Services Center Japan (SSCJ) operation.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES: 
Serves as the Lead Accounting Technician, relaying instructions from the Process Manager (AR, AP, Payroll or GL), initiating key tasks, establishing work cadence and managing team deadlines. Demonstrates work methods, and provides work-related guidance. Ensures worksite materials and tools are available to complete work. Keeps process manager apprised of all issues. Monitors work and meets productivity goals. Ensures employees follow security, safety and housekeeping rules. Responsible for solving problems with varying degrees of difficulty. Conducts on-the-job training and maintains procedures/instructions. Serves as a leader in the section and will perform supervisory duties on an emergency, or short-term and nonrecurring basis.

Performs accounting duties that require detailed knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles applicable to AP, AR, Payroll or GL processes in retail and cost environments. Personally performs more complex phases of the unit¿s work. Creates, compiles, analyzes, verifies and maintains results of formal statistical financial reporting documents utilizing an automated accounting system. Analyzes and validates detailed accounting applications encompassing a wide range of accounts and resolves problems and errors. Assists in processing a large volume of reports on a daily basis. Assists in reconciling various account balances with the general ledger on a monthly basis using double entry accounting procedures. Performs daily review, analysis and reconciliation of accounting data. Works directly with MCCS accounting personnel in reviewing and analyzing detail account data and maintains continuous liaison with vendors, MCCS personnel, credit card clearinghouses, and financial institutions to coordinate prompt solutions to problems as they arise. Conducts audits to ensure the completeness, accuracy and integrity of accounting records, automated subsystems and the account balances and initiates any corrective action. May prepare and maintain financial statements, spreadsheets, journals, subsidiary ledgers, schedules and recapitulations reflecting various accounting transactions. Completes and presents correspondence for action by process manager or local finance. Prepares monthly, quarterly and yearly accounting documents, financial reports, trial balances, balance sheets, operational budgets, cash flow budgets and variance analyses. Gathers information and finalizes fiscal year closeout and year-end review reports.
 

Conditions of employment

• See Duties and Qualifications

EVALUATIONS:

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

1. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance and relevant work experience; OR an appropriate combination of education and experience, OR experience that demonstrates possession of the knowledge and skill equivalent to that gained in the above; ability to acquire and apply a knowledge of the principles, policies and operating details of the accounting system; knowledge of procedures necessary to verify and determine problem areas or irregularities and recommend solutions; and specific knowledge of accounting procedures and general accounting office operation.
2. Knowledge of end-to-end AP, Payroll, AR or GL processes and associated technology platforms. Skill in analytical reasoning and the ability to apply that skill in the identification, analysis, and conceptualization of problems.
3. Able to clearly communicate information to key stakeholders both written and orally. Demonstrated success in working effectively in a team environment and in building collaborative relationships with peers and other stakeholders. 
4. Strong accounting background and systems orientation (such as Computron, Oracle EBS, etc.).
5. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
6. A high degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
7. Skill to lead employees in the accomplishment of work.

This is a drug-free workplace. The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Marines, Sailors and their families have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application/resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. This vacancy will be filled by the best qualified applicant as determined by the selecting official.