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

Certifies the legality of procurement of goods and services under various funding authorities and specific laws and regulations. Examines and analyzes contracts, modifications, and change orders for propriety, legal, accuracy of contracts and modifications in accordance with existing payment controls, and adequacy of contract. Performs final audit of invoices and vouchers related to contracts of a high-value, complex nature. Researches and reviews contracts, delivery orders, agreements, project orders, military interdepartmental purchase requests, obligation authorities, etc. to ensure propriety of fund usage and pertinent contract payment requirements Prepares a variety of payment authorizations and schedules payments for commercial vendors and government agencies or activities. Maintains the underlying subsidiary records and ledgers to support accounts payable in the general ledger. Performs periodic reconciliation of unliquidated contractual obligations.

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-05 for GS-06 level) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. For GS-06: Specialized experience is defined as: researching, reviewing, and analyzing payment contracts; entering contract data into an automated financial system to process a variety of payment authorizations; identifying and researching discrepancies in contract payment and making adjustments; researching discrepancies and making adjustments. GS-06 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-06, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-05 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-06 Substitution of Education for Experience: Six months of graduate education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. 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 - ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS - COLUMBUS 3990 E. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43213 US
• Name: HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]