This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DHA for Certain Competitive Service Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: The incumbent serves as a Financial Management Analyst. This position is assigned to the DCS For Resource Management, G8; Office of the G8, Finance System Analysis Payroll Division (CC), APG MD.

Duties

Serve as the Financial Analyst Specialist, and subject matter expert (SME) for audits and inspection relating to Civilian Pay for CECOM G8 and other tenant activities. Provided coordination/liaison among civilian employee, manager, timekeepers, supervisors, CECOM, Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) in Indianapolis, IN, appropriate budget offices, Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC), regionalized Civilian Personnel Operation Centers (CPOC), and DISA. Provides general and technical advice and assistance relative to defense civilian payroll system support policy, planning and procedures. On a continuing basis reviews the execution of the automated processes to ensure compliance with established pay laws, regulations, and procedures, for a segment of the overall DCPS Program. Serve as the liaison between the employee and the civilian payroll office to resolve problems.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Level 2 Financial Management Certification in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81.
• This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action. Are you willing and able to meet this requirement?
• This position requires incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance, or access, for duration of employment.
• This position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position requires Temporary Duty (TDY) travel up to 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Provide technical and regulatory assistance to certifiers and timekeepers on recording, correcting and overall processing of civilian time and attendance in Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS) and Automated Time and Attendance (ATAAPS) maintaining ATAAPS accounts on over 1100 civilian employees and 560 non-pay certifiers; 2) Investigate and resolve payroll issues associated with various and unrelated types of civilian appointment such as career, career conditional, consultants, temporary, part-time, student employment, etc; 3) Maintain/manage automated and manual systems for receiving and processing Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS) reports and documents received from Defense Payroll Office, Indianapolis; and 4) In-depth understanding of pay policies, procedures and system operations regarding unusual entitlements. For example, overtime, shift differentials, hazardous duty, holiday, and special rates. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11). This is a DoD Demonstration Project position. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for the demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. For example, NH-III of positions encompass the traditional GS-12 through GS-13 grades. Other initiatives under the demonstration projects include simplified job classification, streamlined hiring processes, and expanded developmental opportunities. This position has a control point of a GS-13 step 5 $126,949.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address AG-APF-W4GVAA USA HQ COMM ELECT CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk