Military Pay Clerk / Military Pay Technician

Defense Finance and Accounting Service•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) supports the Department of Defense by delivering efficient, high-quality pay and financial information. This position resolves military pay and allowance issues, reviews pay accounts and service records, verifies entitlement eligibility, processes debt collection cases, and audits pay histories. Duties may be developmental when the position is filled below the full performance level. The position may be filled at GS-04, GS-05, or GS-06. It requires qualifying general or specialized experience, or qualifying education substitutions, depending on grade. The selected employee must obtain and maintain DoD Financial Management Level 1 Certification within two years of entering the position, unless already subject to that certification requirement, in which case the original two-year period applies. Positions may be permanent or term and may have a full-time or part-time schedule. Pay varies by geographic location. Telework is limited and may be authorized only rarely on a case-by-case basis when Agency Leadership determines it serves a compelling DoD need. Travel is seldom required. The position may require a secret clearance or higher, depending on the position, and requires a favorable security determination. A one-year probationary or trial period may be required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be registered for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
Must be suitable for Federal employment and obtain and maintain the required security determination; the security designation may require a secret clearance or higher depending on the position.
Must obtain and maintain DoD Financial Management Level 1 Certification within the required two-year timeframe.
GS-04: One year of generalized experience equivalent to GS-03, such as progressively responsible clerical or office work demonstrating ability to acquire relevant knowledge and skills. Examples include office support, cash transactions, inventory tracking, or routine use of computers or automated systems to input and retrieve information.
GS-05: Specialized experience performing clerical or administrative duties that support processing business transactions using standardized procedures.
GS-06: Specialized experience performing financial duties supporting financial transactions, including reviewing documents for accuracy, entering financial information into an automated system, or correcting invalid or incorrect transactions.
Qualifying paid or unpaid volunteer experience may be credited.
Education may substitute for experience at the applicable grade: GS-04 requires two years of successfully completed post-high-school education; GS-05 requires four years; GS-06 requires six months of graduate education directly related to the position. Accredited education and transcripts are required where applicable.
Applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade, experience, education, appointment, and other qualification requirements within the stated timeframe.
Must be able to meet any applicable one-year probationary or trial period.

Responsibilities

Resolve pay and allowance problems, including correcting pay accounts and researching retroactive claims involving manual computations, taxes, and allotment reconciliation.
Review pay accounts and service records to resolve issues affecting enlistment extension and reenlistment eligibility and bonuses.
Verify eligibility and compute pay and allowance cases using applicable rules and regulations.
Manage, resolve, and process debt collection cases requiring research and application of prior-year laws, regulations, GAO decisions, procedures, and audits.
Audit pay accounts to resolve issues involving multiple months or years of pay history.