Who may apply: Current, permanent DoD Federal Civilian Employees in the competitive service, eligible Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouse Preference applicants, and eligible PPP applicants.

Duties

Serves as an agency Subject Matter Expert supporting customers in the application of concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations supporting military payroll and interoperability between disbursing and accounting systems. Responsible for program development and oversight or key agency financial programs. Monitors progress when implementing new procedures or policies to ensure compliance with established financial standards, functional requirements and auditability. Plans, formulates and develops financial procedures and system requirements to support mil pay requirements, internal controls, interoperability between systems, financial mgt reporting, data conversion, change mgt and business process reengineering. Conducts independent studies of complex and diversified information, and financial systems or system components. Provides authoritative policy interpretations and key functional and technical recommendations on overall system structure and design. Reviews and analyzes the status of financial mgt indicators for assessing the efficiency, accuracy and effectiveness of system developmental activities relating to requirements analysis, system development, testing, deployment, change mgt. Provides authoritative technical advice to lower level specialists, other management professionals and major command/bureaus of the Services in the resolution of complex and controversial military pay business processes and requirements. Plans, organizes, directs, assigns, coordinates and reviews the work of assigned personnel involved in carrying out the mission and the technical and administrative functions of the department.

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.
• Please note, this is NOT a 100% virtual/remote position where work may be performed from any location in the US. This position is eligible for local telework near the duty station of the position, subject to management review and approval.

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-13) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience providing expert-level financial management consulting services, management advice, and assistance to supported customers in the application of financial management theories, concepts, principles and standards and resolution of the most complex issues related to operational finance work. 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-13 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

Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at this grade level.

Contacts

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