Who may apply: Current, permanent DFAS employees in the competitive service, eligible DoD PPP Military Spouse preference applicants and current DFAS VRA employees. The General Schedule (GS) basic pay schedule may vary by geographic locality. To view pay rates in a specific location visit the Office of Personnel Management pay tables at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/

Duties

Duties described below reflect the full performance level GS-12. Duties assigned to an entry grade of GS-11 will be developmental in nature. Participates in the preparation of extensive fact-finding studies including testing recommendations on affected government components, other agencies, and other government and non-government groups. Identifies requirements and monitors the development of methods for the achievement of assigned systems interface or integration with other financial and non-financial systems. Provides functional expertise and has continuing responsibility of ensuring major system efforts are proceeding according to user needs and the dictates of selected development methodologies. Develops specifications and conditions for the functional testing of subsystems and systems. Reviews and recommends approval of data automation specifications and other related documentation.

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
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-09 for GS-11 applicants and GS-11 for GS-12 applicants) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience for the GS-11 level is defined as: writing system requirements for automated financial systems from system change requests and user-provided deficiency reports; interpreting financial policies, regulations, and statutes; ensuring system compliance with those directives; assisting with updating system user documentation including system administration guides, quick references, and help documentation. Specialized experience for the GS-12 level is defined as: providing system management, functional analysis of system requirements, and system support services for the customer in regard to major Automated Information Systems (AISs) and Automatic Data Systems (ADS); implementing acceptance of system application products by users government wide; applying corrective action on malfunctions and deficiencies reported by system users; and predicting the effects of proposed changes by making recommendations of a far reaching nature to minimize overall system impact as it relates to civilian pay policies, procedures, and regulations. Time-in-Grade for GS-11: 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-09 or higher grade in Federal Service. Time-in-Grade for GS-12: 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 and above: Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address DFAS - CIVILIAN PAY OPERATIONS - INDIANAPOLIS 8899 E. 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46249 US
• Name: HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]