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Summary Primary Purpose of this position: Provide technical advice and guidance to the Chief, of Excess Cost Adjudication Function and senior leadership in the planning, managing, and analyzing of personal property excess cost and adjudication in order to improve movement experiences for Department of Defense customers' services by Air Force Personal Property Offices worldwide. Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Responsibilities Performs second-level analytical reviews of excess cost case files prepared by evaluators. Researches and audits excess cost associated with USAF Traffic Management Personal Property shipping records; provides Subject Matter Expert (SME) guidance to office staff and external customers from other government agencies. Manages reviews and audits of DD Form 139 (charge against the member's/employee's pay) for accuracy to establish a finding to sustain, increase, decrease, or cancel the debt. Provides technical direction, evaluation of personal property transportation entitlements, audit and adjudication of case files. Drafts, prepares, endorses official written correspondence notifying members/employees of their financial obligation exceeding lawful JTR entitlements; all documentation is processed through Financial Services Office or Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS-DE), as appropriate. Represents the Personal Property Activity (PPA) Head Quarters (HQ) Excess Adjudication Function with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with HQ AF/A4LR, MAJCOMs, USTRANSCOM, USSF, DOS, HQ AFPC, Vehicle Processing Centers (VPC) and transportation offices worldwide. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Administrative and Management Positions for Traffic Management Series, 2130. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes managing or participating in managing a transportation or traffic program involving (1) operating a transport or traffic system to move passengers or commodities of an organization when there is accountability for operating costs, (2) operating a transportation system to provide common carrier types of services to shippers, and (3) procuring common or other carriers and other transportation services to move an organization's personnel, freight, and/or other commodities. Conducting or participating in conducting surveys and studies of the traffic management function, operating methods, procedures, and performance. Making presentations on traffic matters before Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies. Performing loss and damage prevention work when this included responsibilities such as policy and procedures formulation and studies of traffic operations and services. Negotiating with carriers and/or regulatory bodies on questions of rates, transit privileges and charges, special services and charges thereof, and classification of commodities. Providing advisory service involving commodity analysis from the transportation standpoint. Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (Title 49), Military Rate Tenders, Comptroller General decisions, General Accounting Office decisions to analyze and resolve problems pertaining to movement of personal property. Practical knowledge of traffic management principles, policies, practices, laws, regulations, techniques, and operations, to include; Department of Defense (DoD) transportation systems, commercial carrier operations and tariffs; and related areas such as storage, packaging requirements as are involved air, motor, rail, and water movements Extensive knowledge of transportation entitlements of Air Force members and civilian employees to, from, or between any of a variety of locations within Continental United States (CONUS) and around the world. Knowledge of methods of payment of carriers and contractors by military accounting offices, relative to supplements, discounts, adjustments, and rate applications. Knowledge of weighing procedures used throughout the world and methods of converting foreign units to pounds for the application of U.S. rates. Knowledge of military and civilian pay accounting transactions created by issuance of a DD Form 139 and the accompanying computer input. Knowledge of the organizational structure and function of transportation activities, Headquarters Air Force (HAF), DOS, Joint or Consolidated Personal Property Shipping Offices ( (J)PPSO), United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), United States Space Force (USSF), Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC), and Defense Finance and Accounting centers. Knowledge of Air Force correspondence formats and the terminology used to communicate with service and federal agencies to acquire transportation and accounting information. Recommends changes, such as consolidating contractor shipments and using alternate methods of shipment to reduce transportation cost. OR EDUCATION: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., with a major study in accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: 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%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Extensive knowledge of the full range of transportation operations as related to the shipment and storage of personal property. Extensive knowledge and ability in determining excess cost and unauthorized entitlement computations. Knowledge and skills in the application of the instructions, regulations, directives, US Code of Federal Regulations (Title 49), DTR, JTR, AFI-24-602v4, AFMAN 65-116V1, DoD 7000.14-R, local operating procedures, governing entitlements, and shipment and storage of personal property including Comptroller General Decisions, GAO, Military Rate Tenders, local tariffs, Interstate Commerce Commission Rules, and traffic management policies and procedures. Knowledge and abilities of complex procedures and rules concerning payment of government claims (e.g., transportation of HHG, etc.); comprehensive financial and accounting processes, procedures, and controls; and accounting terminology, accounting structures, and the interrelationships of accounts and the effects of transactions. Employee applies/coordinates with commercial carriers and transportation operating agencies to resolve problems, factors like equity, intent, purpose, and objectives under public law and directives in evaluating and adjudicating excess cost of household goods, mobile homes, POV, and boat shipments. Ability to determine Air Force clerical practices to include correspondence format and the terminology used to communicate with Service-Level and federal agencies to acquire personal property and accounting information and use computer and computer applications. Knowledge, skills, and ability in the use of various office automation software programs to include Excess Cost Adjudication Function Information System (ECAFIS), JUMPS, Syncada, DPS, and Movements Automated Record Keeping System (MARKS), Master Military Pay Account (MMPA), and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, and graphs. Knowledge of organizational missions, objectives, procedures, and regulatory framework for traffic management programs within which DoD and other federal agencies operate. Ability to gather facts and use effective, analytical and evaluative methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Courteously respond to a broad range of questions from government agencies, activity personnel, other service HQs, USSF, USTRANSCOM, Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS), Military Claims Offices, AFPC, Department of State (DOS), (J)PPSO, Syncada employees, commercial carriers, TSPs, and/or others regarding the shipment and storage of personal property. Ability to operate a calculator and skill typist is required. Ability to analyze, correlate, and evaluate transportation shipment data for input into automated data systems. Education PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Additional Information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here.