Civilian Pay Technician

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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. Specialized Experience for GS-0544-08: One year of specialized experience which includes: Providing guidance to employees, staff, and managers on payroll and timekeeping issues; 2.) Resolving payroll problems; 3.) Reviewing and interpreting a wide range of timekeeping and payroll laws, policies, regulations, and directives; and/or 4.) Utilizing financial management systems to perform a variety of accounting and budget related functions (i.e., Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS), Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPDS). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). 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). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Concepts, Policies and Principles of Payroll Customer Service Financial Management Systems
About the Position: Incumbent will perform financial management functions to ensure certification is made in accordance with Appropriations Law and provide accounting data to support budget and fund managers. Develops and maintains sound business processes to assure labor cost information is accurate for the Mobile Districts 1100-person staff, including 7 different Pay Plans, including GS, XF, XH, WB, WG, WS and WY staff serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.