Job opening: Civilian Pay Technician
Salary: $54 292 - 77 955 per year
Published at: Oct 31 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Position is located at US Army Cadet Command Headquarters, G1, Civilian Personnel Division (CPD), Fort Knox, KY
Duties
Serve as Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS) coordinator to provide training on all DCPS changes.
Review and advise on a wide range of payroll laws, policies, regulations, directives, regarding DCPS application system.
Resolve complicated pay issues to make substantial corrections and complicated adjustments.
Analyze various accounting systems pay statistical reports to identify specific problems and trends.
Apply financial laws, rules, regulations, regarding pay entitlements such as: overtime, differentials, holiday and special rates, and premium pay.
Execute payroll policy, procedures and regulations to pay personnel properly.
Perform problem solving to identify pay issues and root causes.
Provide inputs to process improvements to improve the effectiveness of payroll operations.
Provide liaison services for the appropriate budget offices and civilian personnel service centers.
Explain pay and/or leave rules, regulations and procedures for varied accounts involving the full range of payroll actions.
Coordinate work with others for correct interpretation of policies and procedures.
Serve as a Civilian Pay Customer Service Representative (CSR) for the organization.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed Secret background investigation.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
- Employment is subject to a one-year probationary period.
- Financial Management Certification level 2 (FMC-02) required within 24 months 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.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.
GS-08: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work of this job. Specialized experience is defined as: work that involves applying civilian pay regulations, practices, procedures and policies, processing a variety of civilian payroll transactions, and auditing pay accounts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
GS-09: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work of this job. Specialized experience is defined as: work that involves advising the organization on complex payroll entitlements and issues, utilizing civilian payroll systems to input a variety of pay requests, processing a variety of payroll data impacting pay, such as electronic funds transfer (EFT), payroll deposits, leave, taxes, and other deductions: and analyzing payroll laws, policies, and regulations to produce reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Concepts, Policies, and Principles of PayrollCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Fundamentals and Operations of Military and Civilian Pay
GS-08: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).
GS-09: 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-08).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address BR-W0MTAA US ARMY CADET COMMAND
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Knox, KY 40121
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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