Pay Entitlements Specialist

Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM); Texarkana (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Red River Army Depot in Texas is seeking a qualified professional to support payroll processing, payroll discrepancy resolution, and data extraction for reporting purposes. This government role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and timely payroll deliverables within a DHA framework.

The ideal candidate has specialized payroll experience, a relevant master’s or graduate-level education, and the ability to work within federal HR and financial systems.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes payroll processing, resolving pay discrepancies, and extracting data for reports.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll documentation for personnel
• Resolve payroll discrepancies and correct errors
• Extract data from financial systems to complete organizational reports

Skills

Payroll processing

Data extraction

Pay discrepancies resolution

Education

Master's degree or 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education

Job description

About the Position: Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The depot's enormous maintenance mission includes the repair, rebuild, overhaul and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: www.redriver.army.mil.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. This announcement is a Direct Hire solicitation. Category rating, veteran's preference, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do NOT apply for this vacancy. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Processing payroll documentation through the payroll system, 2) Resolving pay discrepancies for personnel, and 3) Extracting data from financial systems to complete organizational reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. 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).