About the Position: As a Civilian Pay Technician you will be providing payroll coordination/liason amongst civilian employees, managers, timekeepers, supervisors, Civilian Personnel Advisory Centers (CPACs) and The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS).

Duties

This is a developmental position responsibilities are listed at the full performance GS-9 level. Serve as the Automated Time Attendance and Production System (ATAAPS) Application Administrator. This system interfaces with the payroll system (DCPS) and with the existing accounting system General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS). Responsible for verifying that timecards interface between Automated Time Attendance and Production System (ATAAPS) and the payroll system Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS) by monitoring uncertified and missing time reports. Review, verify, and process a variety of payroll and time and attendance data impacting pay, electronic funds transfer (EFT) payroll deposits, leave, taxes, benefits, other deductions, and master payroll record information. Analyze various DFAS pay statistical reports to identify specific problems and trends and prepares statistical data for briefing purposes as needed. Provide technical assistance to activity timekeepers and certifiers regarding the operation and setup of the online Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS)/ Automated Time Attendance and Production System (ATAAPS). Establish routine and special timelines and cutoff schedules to assure timely transmission of data to meet DFAS computer schedules and Audit Readiness requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary duty (TDY) travel is required up to 5% of the time.
• Incumbent must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position which must obtained and maintained within 24 months of entry.

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)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic 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 APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 which includes preparing, verifying, and processing payroll and leave data using automated payroll systems and/or databases. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as accounting, finance, or business administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: 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-06). GS-08 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes understanding of Federal civilian pay and leave rules, regulations, procedures, programs and system requirements; inputting payroll data into an automated system, verifying the accuracy of that data and applying the appropriate corrective steps when errors are discovered. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as accounting, finance, or business administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond one year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: 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). GS-09 Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes work that involves applying civilian pay regulations, practices, procedures and policies, processing a variety of civilian payroll transactions, inputting payroll data into an automated system, auditing pay accounts, investigating and resolving payroll issues and experience in researching payroll processing errors to determine if errors are caused by a computer program malfunction or manual input. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). Time in Grade Requirement: 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). 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)Financial Management SystemsProblem Solving

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address EY-APF-W1ECAA DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE -DLIFLC AND P DO NOT MAIL Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]