Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. To serve as a lead technician for a variety of military and civilian pay services technicians for active duty, reserve, and/or retired service members as well as annuitants.

Duties

Performs the duties of a Lead Financial Services Assistant over five employees (one CS-544-06, one GS-545-05, two GS-0503-05 s and one GS-0326-04 stay in school position). Determines, processes, and follows-up on a wide variety of complicated pay actions in one or more specialty areas (e.g., active, reserve, civilian retired, civilian and/or annuitant), which require carrying out numerous different and unrelated procedures. Researches, audits, and make pay adjustments involving a variety of complicated pay problems (e.g., correcting accounts involving pay changes due to overturned disciplinary actions, allotment reconciliation, etc.). Receives and processes indebtedness actions against military and civilian members. Performs miscellaneous technical tasks in support of customer service. Provides customer service in person or by telephone, and completes correspondence (e.g., answers written inquires, prepares letters to obtain missing information, etc.) related to military, civilian, retiree pay and travel.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• This is a Financial Management Level 1 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with this certification program.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-06, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes in-depth knowledge of current military and civilian pay procedures, regulations, laws, and applicable Comptroller General Decisions to resolve complicated pay problems and/or determine and process a full range of military and civilian pay transactions and reconstruct pay records. Thorough knowledge and understanding of the automated pay system's internal processing methods, interrelationships between pay system files, audit trail requirements, detailed input requirements, and output products to determine when manual processing is necessary, to devise methods for input transactions to bypass computer operations, and to troubleshoot, identify, and report programming and system problems. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-06 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply a large boy of rules, regulations, laws, and procedures for one or more military pay specializations. Knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply a large body of rules. regulations, laws, and procedures for one or more civilian pay specializations. Knowledge of data system(s) used to support military and civilian pay actions, knowledge of federal debt collection rules and regulations. Skill in performing arithmetic computations to compute pay, ability to lead others and communicate orally and in writing. Ability to operate a calculator, ability to use a keyboard; a qualified typist is not required. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address JBSA Fort Sam Houston 2484 Stanley Rd, Bldg 2263, Ste 323 JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]