Who May Apply: Current or Former Permanent Federal Employees, 30% or More Disabled Veterans, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), Schedule A, Eligible Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants, eligible PPP applicants, Peace Corps and Vista applicants, Eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan applicants (ICTAP) and other Special Appointment Authorities applicants

Duties

Identifies problem areas and recommends actions and taskings to improve operations, correct deficiencies, and prevent the future occurrence of problems. Provides product line analysis in the areas of work counts, work years, productivity, manpower, budget formulation, unit cost and budget execution. Coordinates with product line from horizontal perspective to validate work counts, work years and dollar requirements. Resolves issues with questionable data. Performs analysis on complex financial problems within the product line and prepares staff papers to support recommendations, solutions, and taskings. Selects and enters budgetary information on a wide variety of related forms, schedules, and reports. Develops recommendations involving substantive impacts on policies, procedures, systems, and operations of the mission area/product and DFAS. For vacancies filled at less than the full performance level of the position, duties will be developmental in nature.

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

GS-11 QUALIFICATIONS One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-9) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required; Coordinates with product line from horizontal perspective to validate work counts, work years and dollar requirements GS-11: Specialized Experience Is Defined As: Performing a full range of product line analysis in the areas of work counts, productivity, manpower and budget execution. Coordinates the long-term budget submission to the mission area/product line manager, documenting program needs. Coordinates with product line from horizontal perspective to validate work counts, work years and dollar requirements. 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. To be considered for the GS-11 applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-9 or higher in the Federal service. GS-12 QUALIFICATIONS One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-11) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. GS-12: Specialized Experience Is Defined As: Selecting and entering budgetary information on a wide variety of related forms, schedules, and reports; monitors a variety of financial management and statistical trends and prepares appropriate analytical reports for the mission area/product line manager on cost, status of funds, expenses and obligations; Prepares conclusions and recommendations for management actions as a result of the analysis, considering program/mission requirements in relation to budgetary requirements, policies, methods, and sources and types of funding. 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-11 or higher grade in Federal Service. 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-11 Substitution of Education for Experience:

• Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level 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).

GS-12 Substitution of Education for Experience:

• Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Contacts

• Address DFAS - ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS - LIMESTONE 27 Arkansas Rd. Limestone, ME 4751 US
• Name: HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]