About the Position: This position is located in Pittsburgh, PA with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. The incumbent of the position will perform a variety of accounting and budget-related functions, to provide technical and analytical assistance in the Resource Management (RM) office. Serve as Customer Service Representative (CSR) to coordinate the district's labor and payroll processing.

Duties

Ensure that financial requirements, policies, and procedures in documenting fund reservations and obligations related to labor processing are within regulations and laws. Analyze and reconcile a variety of accounts and transactions. Conduct day to day examination of various financial reports to ensure accurate data input. Reviews, verifies, and processes 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. Prepares statistical data for comparison/trend analysis purposes and provides to supervisor for briefing of staff officers. Serve as POC for Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS), and acts as liaison between serviced employees, CPAC, and DFAS staffs. Answers employee questions regarding payroll adjustments, researches historical records to detect sources of errors and corrects the errors. Controls security data and maintains records to ensure audit trail records are accurately maintained. Serves as District liaison with the USACE Finance Center for both disbursements and collections. Provide payroll liaison services and analyze problems relating to automated pay applications. Participate in numerous functional and training conferences related to Customer Service Representative (CSR) areas of responsibility. Maintain interface between Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS), Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS) and Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS). Serve as the Agency Program Coordinator (APC) for the District Government Travel Credit Card Program and improve the efficiency of the Travel Card Program.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One (1) year probationary period may be required if not completed previously.
• This position requires a Level (2) Certification under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program to be completed within two years of appointment.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and/or Specialized 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. Specialized Experience to Qualify for GS09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Processing payroll actions to include corrections, deposits, leave and taxes; 2) Utilizing automated systems such as the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS), Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS) and Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS) or similar databases; 3) Compiling and analyzing data from a variety of sources to provide detailed financial/labor/payroll reports, respond to inquiries, and create special one-time reports for management; 4) Conducting training sessions with personnel regarding civil pay system use to insure accurate input of employee level time and attendance; 5) Utilizing computer software such as Microsoft Office, Outlook, or similar software to create power point presentations, spreadsheets and emails; 6) Managing the Government Travel Credit Card Program and related transactions. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Financial Management, Business Management and Accounting. (Note: You must attach copy of your transcripts.) 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 the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsFinancial Concepts, Policies, and PrinciplesFinancial Management AnalysisFinancial Management SystemsProblem Solving 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). Note: Please upload SF-50 to support this.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-PITTSBURGH DO NOT MAIL Pittsburgh, PA 15222 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk