About the Position: This position is with the United States Army Reserve Command G-8, United States Army Reserve Pay Management Division Reserve Military Pay Branch located at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

Duties

Serve as Senior Military Pay Technician for the United States Army Reserve conducting independent analysis of diverse military pay account transactions for service members Ensure military pay entitlements, allowances, and incentives comply with Government Accountability Office (GAO), Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of Army (DA) policies, laws, regulations, precedents, and procedures. Analyze difficult historical actions to determine resolution to discrepancies in service member benefit and allowance entitlements Process complex military pay and entitlement adjustments on behalf of the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) Establish policies, procedures, and work-around guidance for United States Army Reserve Pay and Administration automated systems. Provide technical guidance over a wide range of laws and policies associated with military pay to units, commands and external agencies. Respond to service member inquiries regarding diverse and complex military pay and entitlements Balance workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization Instruct employees on Army Reserve pay systems, procedural processes, and laws that affect pay and financial entitlements for service members

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires DoD Financial Management Certification Program level 2.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service which includes utilizing a variety of pay regulations, requirements, procedures, and operations to review and determine eligibility for military pay actions; using automated pay systems to process military pay actions; researching and making necessary corrections associated with erroneous military pay actions; and processing non-routine pay adjustments such as special entitlements, special pay, indebtedness or under payments. GS-08 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes researching pay regulations, requirements, procedures, and operations to review and process a wide variety of routine and non-routine military pay account transactions; researching, interpreting, and providing technical guidance to internal and external customers on military pay policy and procedures; using automated financial database systems to process a wide variety of military pay actions; analyzing pay system output and error reports to identify and resolve discrepancies; and researching, making recommendations, and taking action to resolve complex military pay errors. GS-09 Specialized Experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service which includes analyzing a large body of current and past pay regulations, requirements, procedures, past precedents, and operations to determine eligibility of especially difficult military pay entitlements; utilizing multiple automated pay systems to create, review, and conduct comprehensive audits on military pay and entitlement transactions; researching and making necessary corrections associated with complicated military pay discrepancies; providing technical guidance on very complex entitlements such as Student Loan Repayments, Incapacitation Pay, Severance Pay, Death Gratuity Payments, enlistment bonus, and special pay. (NOTE: Applicants who are current Federal employees or who are eligible for Reinstatement may be able to qualify for the GS-09 with specialized experience equivalent to the second lower grade, GS-07) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Concepts, Policies, and Principles of PayrollCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Decision SupportFinancial Management SystemsManages Human Resources Time in Grade Requirement for GS-07: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks may not be promoted more than 2 grades within the preceding 52 weeks. Time in Grade Requirement for GS-08: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07). Time in Grade Requirement for GS-09: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address DE-APF-W6C4AA RESERVE COMMAND MISSION SUPPORT DO NOT MAIL Fort McCoy, WI 54656 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk