Job summary

Who may apply: This announcement is open to current, permanent DFAS employees in the competitive service and current DFAS VRA employees in the local commuting area and eligible DoD PPP Military Spouse preference applicants. The General Schedule (GS) basic pay schedule may vary by geographic locality. To view pay rates in a specific location visit the Office of Personnel Management pay tables at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/

Major duties

Duties described below reflect the full performance level GS-07. Duties assigned to an entry grade of GS-05 or GS-06 will be developmental in nature. Identifies recurring systems problems encountered in payroll processing, recommends solutions, and modifies procedures as appropriate. Performs debt calculations and provides them to customers and employees and works all debt related reports including analysis of data and reconciles civilian pay debts. Performs audits related to indebtedness and processes a variety of reports and financial statements to ensure accurate payroll deductions and post payments to debts. Reviews recurring reports and customer requests to identify and process pay and debt issues that require extensive research, involving uncommon circumstances (e.g. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Pay, Firefighter’s Pay, etc). Uses source documents to identify and compute complex pay changes for accounts which require retroactive adjustments and tracing errors involving the correction of pay covering long periods of time, involving multiple actions. Works all debt related reports including analysis of data and any corrective action and reconciles civilian pay debts through comparison of source documents and DCPS output reports.

Qualification

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-04 for GS-05, GS-05 for GS-06, and GS-06 for GS-07) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. GS-05: Specialized experience is defined as: performing duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures that may include reviewing financial/accounting systems information/documents for accuracy/completeness, inputting financial/accounting information into automated systems, or correcting invalid financial/accounting transactions. GS-06: Specialized experience is defined as: processing a variety of non-routine payroll actions, such as establishing, adjusting and closing payroll accounts; and preparing and balancing a variety of payroll reports; examining and verifying a wide variety of pay action documents including time and attendance records, overtime, pay differentials, levies, garnishment, accessions, separations, and pay grade changes for completeness, accuracy, propriety and conformance to regulatory and statutory requirements. GS-07: Specialized experience is defined as: applying civilian payroll rules, procedures and operations sufficient to process civilian pay actions requiring audits, corrections, and adjustments of several interrelated aspects of payroll; verifying input of data into an automated system, inputting adjustments to employee pay accounts, resolving unusual and difficult civilian pay situations, and determining ways to circumvent the automated pay system to accomplish the desired result. Time-in-Grade GS-05: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-04 or higher grade in Federal Service. Time-in-Grade GS-06: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-05 or higher grade in Federal Service. Time-in-Grade GS-07: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-06 or higher grade in Federal Service. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

GS-05 Substitution of Education for Experience: Four years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation, or the equivalent, is a prerequisite may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. GS-06 Substitution of Education for Experience: Six months of graduate education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. GS-07 Substitution of Education for Experience: One full year of graduate level education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).

Evaluations

IMPORTANT NOTE - YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. ERRORS OR OMISSIONS MAY AFFECT YOUR RATING. All information included in the resume and Occupational Questionnaire is subject to review and verification. HR will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum requirements will be further evaluated based upon information you provided in the Occupational Questionnaire. If a determination is made that the work experience described in your submitted resume does not support your responses to the self-assessment questionnaire, your score may be reduced, and you may lose consideration for this position. If you are already a DFAS employee, you may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including removal from Federal service, if you are found to have exaggerated, embellished, inflated, mischaracterized, or falsified your resume or qualifications. The Assessment Questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and collects information on your education, training and experience related to the following critical competencies: Communication Customer Service Financial Management Systems Financial Reporting You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12635155 DFAS recognizes the value of competencies gained through formal education and professional certifications. To ensure that consistent credit is given for these credentials in the selection process, DFAS has developed standard selection criteria to be used when filling positions in professional and administrative series. Selections for professional and administrative positions will be based on four categories of selection criteria: Experience, Other, Education, and Certifications.