Job summary

Who may apply: Current, permanent DoD Federal Civilian Employees in the competitive service, eligible Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouse Preference applicants, and eligible PPP applicants.

Major duties

Develops, implements, and monitors programs to analyze and evaluate the performance of civilian payroll systems and the civilian payroll offices. Recommends needed changes to legislation, policies, and directives that impact civilian pay systems. Develops criteria for feedback to managers and customers at all levels on proposed management reports such as the monthly balanced scorecard metrics, productivity reports, and the annual customer surveys. Monitors actions contained in the Civilian Pay Payroll Quality Review (PQR) system. Personally assists in the monitoring of high visibility pay accounts and takes immediate action to resolve discrepancies. Prepares technical material to substantiate required system changes to the Defense Civilian Payroll System. Collaborates and coordinates work/projects between teams. Explains to team members the action items, projects and/or program issues under review, problems to be solved, deadlines and time frames for completion.

Qualification

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience in researching financial policies, laws, regulations, and other governing documents to effectively develop, coordinate, and deliver expert analysis and guidance on complex financial operations to respond to internal and external inquiries, aid decision-making, assess and improve operations, and meet mission objectives. Possesses project management experience demonstrated through leading review of complex project proposals for financial operations, conducting comparative analysis and developing supportive narrative, and developing and overseeing project management plans. Time-in-Grade: 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-12 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

Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at this grade level.

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 Concepts, Policies, and Principles of Finance Customer Service Decision Support Financial Management Analysis You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12637202 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.