Who may apply: Current, permanent DFAS employees in the competitive service and current DFAS VRA employees in the local commuting area, and eligible DoD PPP Military Spouse preference applicants.

Duties

Distributes and balances workload; ensures timely accomplishment of assigned work; monitors status and progress of work on a daily basis; maintains records of work accomplishments. Reviews, amends, or rejects the work not meeting established standards. Accomplishes the most complex work referred by others. Researches and analyzes contractual and payment histories and reconstructs obligation and payment history on spreadsheets and/or worksheets, identifying various funding allocations, obligations, etc. Reconciles different types of problems within the same contract and corrects errors or initiates corrective action caused by contract interpretation, modification, erroneous disbursements, input errors, improper billing, missing information, etc. Researches and analyzes appropriation errors, obligation errors and disbursement errors causing contractor invoices to enter nonpayment status. Duties will be developmental in nature while performing below the full performance level (GS-08).

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen or National
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Time after Competitive Appointment: Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Time in Grade Requirement - see the Qualifications field below for more details.
• Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification

Qualifications

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-06 or higher grade in Federal Service. GS-07: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-06) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as, acting in a developmental capacity, completing contract reconciliation functions requiring research and analyses of contract and supporting documents; comparison of contractual and payment documents and data; making corrections and or adjustments of accounting data; reconciling and reporting of accounts, ensuring integrity of the contingent liability record, and preparation of an audit trail. GS-08: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-07) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as, completing contract reconciliation functions requiring research and analyses of contract and supporting documents; comparison of contractual and payment documents and data; making corrections and or adjustments of accounting data; reconciling and reporting of accounts, ensuring integrity of the contingent liability record, and preparation of an audit trail. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

GS-07 Substitution of Education for Experience: I have successfully completed One (1) year of graduate education that may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement when education is directly related to the position being filled. To be creditable, education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university. (You MUST submit transcripts or proof of education to verify your claim.)

GS-08 Substitution of Education for Experience: I have successfully completed Eighteen (18) months of graduate education that may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement when education is directly related to the position being filled. To be creditable, education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university. (You MUST submit transcripts or proof of education to verify your claim.)

Contacts

• Address DFAS - ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS - COLUMBUS 3990 E. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43213 US
• Name: HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]