Job Information
Defense Finance and Accounting Service Civilian Pay Technician in Cleveland, Ohio
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Summary
This announcement is open to all U.S. Citizens. Position Location(s): Cleveland, OH or Indianapolis, IN Pay for first time hires to the Federal Govt will typically be set at step 1 salary for their respective grade level. To view pay rates in a specific location visit the OPM pay tables at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/{rel="nofollow"}
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 Defense Civilian Payroll System output reports.
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S Citizen or National
- Background or Security Investigation - Position Sensitivity and Security Levels may vary and is dependent upon position being filled - see the Additional Information field below for more details.
- Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
- Suitable for Federal employment
- Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
- Please note, this position is NOT eligible for remote telework.
Qualifications
This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense via delegated authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. We reserve the right to close this announcement early or to extend, as appropriate, based upon the needs of the Agency. Qualified application packages may be referred to management at various points in the selection process depending on the number and timing of applications received. Selections may be made at any point during the announcement open period. Applicants MUST have related financial experience AND/OR a related financial degree *(examples include: Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related), in addition to meeting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification requirements. *Substitution of combination of education and experience must still, in conjunction, minimally satisfy the DHA qualification requirement. 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) in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. GS-05: Specialized experience is defined