Job opening: LEAD FINANCIAL CLAIMS TECHNICIAN
Salary: $60 515 - 78 669 per year
Published at: May 13 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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 the workload, assures timely accomplishment of assigned work and keeps in touch with the status and progress of work on a daily basis.
Instructs employees on tasks and job requirements, develops written instruction and standard operating procedures (SOP) as necessary, and answers questions regarding procedures, policies, and directives.
Makes suggestions regarding personnel changes and/or recognition.
Assists supervisor in training of new employees.
Reviews waiver applications and supporting documents from all Services, active and reserve, military retirees/annuitants, and current/former civilians.
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
- Please note, this is NOT a 100% virtual/remote position where work may be performed from any location in the US. This position is eligible for local telework near the duty station of the position, subject to management review and approval.
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-08 or higher grade in Federal Service.
Specialized experience for GS-9: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-08) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
Specialized experience is defined as: assisting in the adjudication of debt/waiver applications and their supporting documentation; researching payroll regulations and precedents to help in the adjudication of those applications; preparing reports outlining and supporting the determinations made during the adjudication of debt/waiver applications citing laws and legal precedent; and processing payroll adjudications and adjustments in an automated pay system as a result of claims decisions.
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-9 Substitution of Education for Experience: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education, Master's or equivalent graduate degree, may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.
If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).
Contacts
- Address DFAS - DEBT AND CLAIMS MANAGEMENT
8899 E. 56th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46249
US
- Name: HR Customer Care Center
- Phone: (317) 212-0454
- Email: [email protected]
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