DFAS · 6 hours ago
CIVILIAN PAY TECHNICIAN
The US Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is dedicated to providing efficient and high-quality financial services for the Department of Defense. The Civilian Pay Technician will be responsible for processing payroll, performing audits related to indebtedness, and resolving pay issues through extensive research and data analysis.
Financial ServicesGovernment
Responsibilities
Identifies recurring systems problems encountered in payroll processing, recommends solutions, and modifies procedures as appropriate
Performs debt calculations and provides them to customers and employees and works all debt related reports including analysis of data and reconciles civilian pay debts
Performs audits related to indebtedness and processes a variety of reports and financial statements to ensure accurate payroll deductions and post payments to debts
Reviews recurring reports and customer requests to identify, and process pay and debt issues that require extensive research, involving uncommon circumstances (e.g. Fair Labor Standards Act {FLSA) Overtime Pay, Firefighter's Pay, etc)
Uses source documents to identify and compute complex pay changes for accounts which require retroactive adjustments and tracing errors involving the correction of pay covering long periods of time, involving multiple actions
Works all debt related reports including analysis of data and any corrective action and reconciles civilian pay debts through comparison of source documents and Defense Civilian Payroll System output reports
Qualification
Required
Must be a U.S Citizen or National
Background or Security Investigation - Position Sensitivity and Security Levels may vary and is dependent upon position being filled
Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
Suitable for Federal employment
Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
Applicants MUST have related financial experience AND/OR a related financial degree (examples include: Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related)
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade within the federal service
GS-05: Specialized experience is defined as: Performing duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures
GS-06: Specialized experience is defined as: Processing a variety of non-routine payroll actions, such as establishing, adjusting and closing payroll accounts; and preparing and balancing a variety of payroll reports
GS-07: Specialized experience is defined as: Applying in-depth experience with a large body of civilian payroll rules, procedures and operations sufficient to process civilian pay actions requiring audits, corrections, and adjustments
Experience verifying input of data into an automated system, inputting adjustments to employee pay accounts, resolving unusual and difficult civilian pay situations
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.