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. May be selected at GS-05, GS-06, or GS-07 level. This is a developmental position up to full performance level, GS-07. Noncompetitive promotion to the full performance level authorized.

Duties

Perform comprehensive review of master military pay account transactions for Army Reserve service members ensuring compliance with policies, pay entitlement laws, regulations, precedent decisions and procedures. Research current and prior pay regulations, laws, and guidance to resolve complex pay actions. Resolve complex military reserve pay cases such as under/over payments, leave and separation adjustments, bonus eligibility, combat zone special pay, locality pay, overseas entitlements, hazardous duty pay, severance pay, and incapacitation pay. Review system output and error reports to determine cause, trends, and other statistical information. Analyze problems, advisories, and reject messages relating to an automated military pay application, the Defense Joint Military Pay Systems Reserve Components (DJMS-RC), Defense Military Office (DMO). Utilize military automated systems to create, review and audit military reserve pay transactions. Provide military entitlements, pay, and benefits technical guidance and direct service support to deployed and non-deployed Soldiers, units, Reserve Personnel Action Centers, Readiness Divisions, and Army Finance Officers. Provide technical support to Army Finance offices on processing entitlement and administrative actions for deployed United States Army Reserve (USAR) Soldiers.

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 1.

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 authoritiesCurrent Department of Army Civilian Employees 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-05: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes work that involves Performing progressively responsible financial, accounting, clerical, and/or office administration work; Reviewing, determining, processing and/or resolving recurring administrative problems; Researching and interpreting regulations; Reviewing information to respond to recurring written and verbal inquires. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. 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 your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. GS-06 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes work that involves Using a wide variety of military pay regulations, requirements, procedures, and operations to review and process routine military pay actions; Using automated pay systems to process military pay actions; Providing customer service by answering written and telephonic military pay inquires. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes work that involves 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. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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 Systems Time in Grade Requirement for GS-05: 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-06: 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-05). Time in Grade Requirement for GS-07: 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)..

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