Financial Technician Lead

Financial Technician (Team Lead)

Location: Louisville Metropolitan Area, KY (Fort Knox)

Relocation is not offered so you must be within commutable distance.

Role Type: Full Time - Hybrid

Contingent on contract award: This position is contingent upon contract award.

About the role: The Lead Financial Technician leads the finance support team that processes education assistance refund and recoupment checks. The team works with the government finance branch chief. 

Responsibilities:

• •Log and track all incoming refund and recoupment checks in the government tracker within required timelines.
• •Research the reason for each refund and check related system records for recoupments or waivers.
• •Verify the original payment method and line of accounting. Match each refund to the correct fiscal year and Army component with high accuracy.
• •Prepare required forms and refund memos, and route them for government signature.
• •Write research summaries and recommended actions for the government subject matter expert.
• •Add counseling notes to student records, and update procedures and monthly report inputs for the finance function.
• •Lead the refund team and keep its work within performance timelines and accuracy standards.
• •Associate's degree or at least 60 semester hours, plus two years of experience that prepared you for this work.
• •Proficiency in MS Office (strong Excel skills), Adobe Acrobat, and general office software.
• •Ability to research records and write clearly.
• Experience with tuition assistance or DoD financial processes. Knowledge of Army regulations and military acronyms (Highly Desired)

Conditions of employment: A criminal background check and a signed nondisclosure agreement are required before access to financial data.