Job summary

Opened Area(s) of Consideration: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 - All current on-board AKNG T5 Competitive or Excepted Service Employees. Area 2 - All other current onboard AKNG T32 Excepted Service Employees. Area 3 - All current or former members of the Alaska National Guard Area 4 - All current and former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility. Area 5 - All U.S. Citizens. PDCN: T5125P01 Selecting Supervisor: Michael Pharo

Major duties

Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO and diversity objectives. Develops, modifies, and/or interprets performance standards. Explains performance expectations to employees and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. Holds employees responsible for satisfactory completion of work assignments. Appraises subordinate workers performance ensuring consistency and equity in rating techniques. Recommends awards when appropriate and approves within-grade increases. Hears and resolves employee complaints and refers serious unresolved complaints to higher level management. Initiates action to correct performance or conduct problems. Effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious disciplinary matters. Prepares documentation to support actions taken. Identifies employee developmental needs and provides or arranges for training (formal and on-the-job) to maintain and improve job performance. Encourages self-development. Approves master leave schedule assuring adequate coverage for peak workloads and traditional holiday vacation time. Discharges security responsibilities by ensuring education and compliance with security directives for employees with access to classified or sensitive material. Recognizes and takes action to correct situations posing a threat to the health or safety of subordinates. Applies EEO principles and requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions, and ensures all personnel are treated in a manner free of discrimination. Periodically reviews position descriptions to ensure accuracy, and the most effective utilization of personnel resources. Explains classification determinations to subordinate employees. Manages, directs, and executes wide spectrum pay operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounts Payable, and Travel Pay) for States USPFO customers which requires the development of policies and procedures unique to each command in an environment of constantly changing priorities and missions. Develops policies, coordinates, and performs all military pay functions for organizations at all levels of serviced installations. Develops an effective implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all areas of responsibility; and ensures that training needs are planned and implemented on a timely basis to meet constantly changing policy and procedures. Provides expert interpretation on DoD and DFAS regulatory and administrative guidelines in accordance with generally accepted principles relating to wide spectrum pay operations previously mentioned. Confers and resolves all problem areas related to the branch's administrative and functional responsibilities in relation to DCPS and its related accounting interfaces. Ensures the accurate processing of payroll, debts, and miscellaneous entitlements, while applying quality assurances techniques. Assists with resolving complex functional problems within the pay system and affected customers. Develops recommendations for actions under uncertain conditions and short and rapidly changing program deadlines, facilitates the resolution of controversial payroll problems for the serviced State USPFO customers, and helps ensure proper interfaces with appropriate DoD and other financial systems. Conducts analysis to determine the effectiveness of operations, compliance with established policies and procedures, reliability of transactions and validity of supporting documentation. Manages the review of a variety of financial policies, guidelines, data, documents, reports, processes, and procedures to determine trends preventing accurate payments. Identifies actual and potential problem areas and develops actions and taskings to improve operations, correct deficiencies and resolve all discrepancies, differences and problems posed by internal and external sources. Directs the preparation, analysis, reconciliation, consolidation, and submission of all required finance reports within established deadlines to higher level management. Executes policy made at higher levels and provides policy, administrative and technical guidance. Exercises accountability and leadership oversight of audits and operational reviews performed by the Internal Control and Quality Review units to ensure correct and proper execution of DoD guidance, policies, and procedures with respect to all previously mentioned pay operations. Advise senior leaders of findings and recommendations for corrective action and coordinates with appropriate directorates to improve pay processes. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualification

GENERAL EXPERIENCE - Skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material; skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings; ability to prepare reports and presentation formats. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. GS-12 - Must have at least 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-11. Examples of specialized experience includes: Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO and diversity objectives. Manages, directs, and executes wide spectrum pay operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounts Payable, and Travel Pay). Develops policies, coordinates, and performs all military pay functions for organizations at all levels of serviced installations. Ensures the accurate processing of payroll, debts, and miscellaneous entitlements, while applying quality assurances techniques. Conducts analysis to determine the effectiveness of operations, compliance with established policies and procedures, reliability of transactions and validity of supporting documentation. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Resume must have complete dates and hours worked per week for each occurrence of both civilian and military employment (Example: 2 JAN 1980 to 3 MAR 1981; 0800-1630 M-F or JAN 1980 to MAR 1981; 40 hrs/wk) Use of year only will result in disqualification. The duties listed must fully substantiate -in your own words- that you meet the minimum requirements and specialized experience listed above, in detail; otherwise, you will not be considered qualified for this position. Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Your experience will be evaluated on the basis of duties performed. Your record of experience, training, and education must show possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position: - Knowledge of laws, DOD Directives, finance regulations and financial management and operating procedures relative to the entitlements and allowances related to the payment of military personnel, civilian personnel, vendors, and travelers. - Knowledge of Pay Systems supporting Military Services and Defense Agencies sufficient to identify weaknesses, recommend work around solutions to ensure pay transactions are accurately processed and are in compliance with applicable pay regulations. This includes knowledge of a variety of procedures and techniques which enable the incumbent to work with payroll systems and recognize numerous types of transactions, reporting requirements and documents, database applications, different pay schedules and entitlements and the ability to manage and analyze data to develop a trend. - Knowledge of the overall DFAS mission and functions, operation, and relationships to other agencies to respond to special inquiries and task organizations for information and responses. - Knowledge of management and organizational techniques, systems and procedures to perform studies related to management improvement, productivity improvement and management controls to analyze and evaluate criteria for the enhancement of all assigned Pay programs (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accounts Payable, and Travel Pay). - Ability to apply fact-finding and investigative techniques to perform studies and analysis of data and the ability to research and analyze directive and regulations to assess their impact on current and planned operational initiatives. - Skill in preparing reports and in organizing and delivering briefings to managers, State leadership and adjacent directorates to encourage understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.

Evaluations

Once the application process is complete, a review of your application/resume will be made to determine your Area of Consideration (AOC) and to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and minimum job requirements. Your initial rating will be based on your responses to the questionnaire in this document. This process measures the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. Your final rating will be based on our evaluation of your responses, as verified through a review of your resume and other supporting documents. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and rating. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Administration and Management, Problem Solving, and Technical Competence~