This position is open continuously and will remain open for an extended period of time. We will fill jobs as they become available. To see all locations, click "show more locations" under locations above. 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 Table. This announcement will be used to fill positions with an entry grade of GS-5, GS-6, or GS-7 with a target grade of GS-7.

Duties

Process or review a wide variety of standard pay actions which establish, maintain, adjust or close pay accounts to adequately compensate service members, active or retired. Reviews source, substantiating and supporting pay authorization documents to ensure completeness, propriety, authentication, accuracy, and compliance with applicable regulations, policies and precedents. Enters pay transactions into the organization's automated pay system. Makes standard adjustments to pay accounts and processes actions to adjust accounts, if necessary. Provides one-on-one assistance to service members and annuitants explaining standard pay entitlements, answers inquiries regarding new accounts, cost-of-living adjustments methods of computation, etc.

Requirements

Qualifications

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. Specialized Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility if outside the Federal service. For the GS-05: Specialized experience is supporting the processing of financial records or transactions, such as reviewing financial information for accuracy and/or, inputting financial transactions into an automated system. For the GS-06: Specialized experience is reviewing and processing recurring payroll transactions, and resolving problems within payroll accounts. For the GS-07: Specialized experience is reviewing and processing a wide variety of payroll transactions; determining entitlements; and identifying and resolving payroll problems within automated pay accounts. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of knowledge, skills and abilities, or competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing KSA's or competencies are required. Competencies: Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Education

For the GS 545 Military Pay Technician series, the degree must be in a financial field. Examples include: Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related

GS-05 Substitution of Education for Experience: Successful completion of education in which a bachelors degree (or equivalent) was awarded in a directly related field of study may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required.

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.

If you are using education to qualify for this position you will need to submit your transcripts with your application. Failure to provide transcripts, or a determination that you do not possess the education requirement, will result in objection to your qualifications, and removal from consideration in accordance with competitive examining procedures.

To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services

USAFMCOM has delegated authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to directly appoint qualified candidates possessing a finance, accounting, management, or actuarial science degree, or a related degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study, or equivalent experience, related to the functions of the position to be filled.

Contacts

• Address US ARMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMMAND 8899 E 56TH Street Indianapolis, IN 46249 US
• Name: HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]