Business Technician

Summary

This position is part of the Sanostee Day School, Bureau of Indian Education. As a Business Technician you will be responsible for serving as critical administrative support in a BIE School or Facilities location on or near the Reservation. This position may be identified for specialty of specific technical area by parenthetical. This position IS NOT suitable for telework or remote consideration under any circumstances.

Duties

As a Business Technician CE 0303-2, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision: The Business Technician is responsible for providing a variety of technical and clerical services in support of school operations and positions may have a specialty (e.g., finance, human resources, etc). Overall the incumbent supports school operations by being responsible/assisting in short- and long-term planning and coordinating of personnel, budget activities, fund management, automated data processing, travel, public information, and other varied activities related to school operations. Responsible for coordinating personnel matters with Human Resources Office including organizational chart, recruitment, contract renewal, separating employees, timesheets, employee inquiries, etc. Maintains and executes the approved budgets, apportionments, and operating programs by maintaining day to day obligation and expenditure ledgers for school accounts. Provides upon request, financial data, and status reports. Prepares and/or receives a variety of obligation/action documents including requisitions, purchase orders, travel authorizations, vouchers, requests for training, and other fiscal documents for the supervisor's approval. Prepares and maintains variety of records, reports, files, and correspondence, as required. Ensures compliance with established policies, procedures, and bureau regulations regarding compliance and records management.

Qualifications

Basis of Rating: All applicants for this position will be rated based upon the documentation submitted. Applications may be further evaluated by subject matter expert. The judgment of qualifications will be based on the material submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present information in a neat and orderly fashion.In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements contained in the approved job category for P.L. 95-561 described below. Education & Experience Requirement: Level 02: Must have High School or General Equivalency Development diploma AND three years of related experience OR an Associate Degree OR 60 college semester hours in related field AND one year of related experience Related field of study may include administrative technical areas (e.g., human resources, accounting, management, etc.) which provides knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in supportive administrative role. Per Job Category Standard #072, Related Experience must be equivalent to lower level of difficulty in a technical area. Representative technical areas may include bookkeeping, budget, finance, purchasing, human resources, administration, clerical, etc. For Level 02, related work experience equivalent to level 01 or GS-03 level of difficulty. Per 62 BIAM, Chapter 11 - Creditable Experience - must be gained after receiving the minimum required degree and in a position essentially identical to the approved professional job category, may be credited. Human Resources Office will consider 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). Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

Education

To meet the education requirements, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts. Officials and unofficial transcripts (photocopy or original) may be submitted. Advisement or web-printouts are NOT acceptable. Official transcripts are REQUIRED UPON SELECTION. NOTE: Be sure to check that official transcripts are not locked or encrypted when uploaded AND that ALL pages (including transcript key) are viewable. Education must have been obtained from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. For further information on creditable education visit: Accreditation: Postsecondary Education Institutions | U.S. Department of Education Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov)