Supervisory Military Pay Technician (GS-7/8)

Austin Community College; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Supervisory Military Pay Technician to lead a team in processing payroll and ensuring compliance with federal regulations. This role requires a blend of financial expertise and leadership skills to oversee the work of Military Pay Technicians, focusing on process improvement and technical support. The position is based in Indianapolis, IN, and offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the Department of Defense's mission while enhancing your career in public service. If you have a passion for finance and a commitment to excellence, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Must have related financial experience and/or a related financial degree.
• One year of specialized experience in payroll processing is required.

Responsibilities

• Plans and prioritizes work for subordinates in the Military Pay Technician role.
• Oversees technical work compliance with policies and regulations.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Payroll Processing

Leadership

Technical Support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Management

Graduate Level Education

Job description

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Supervisory Military Pay Technician (GS-7/8)

This is NOT a remote work opportunity. Position is located at Indianapolis, IN.

Duties

• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, establish priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work.
• Oversees subordinate Military Pay Technicians or through Lead Military Pay Technician, oversees the accomplishment of technical work with policy, directives, regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Responsible for process improvement, through ongoing analysis of customer needs to increase productivity and quality.
• Performs internal personnel administration and management tasks.

Conditions of Employment

• 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
• Telework availability is limited and will only be provided on a rare case-by-case basis during situations where Agency Leadership has determined that telework serves a compelling DoD need.

Qualifications

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense via delegated authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Qualified application packages may be referred to management at various points in the selection process depending on the number and timing of applications received. Selections may be made at any point during the announcement open period.

Applicants MUST have related financial experience AND/OR a related financial degree (examples include: Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related), in addition to meeting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification requirements. Substitution of combination of education and experience must still, in conjunction, minimally satisfy the DHA qualification requirement.

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

GS-07: Specialized experience is defined as: reviewing work for technical adequacy and compliance with established policies and procedures; processing a wide variety of complex payroll transactions; determining entitlements; examining and verifying all documents for propriety, completeness and accuracy; and running reports to monitor workload and providing technical support on standard procedures to coworkers.

GS-08: Specialized experience is defined as: applying expert-level knowledge of a large body of pay rules, procedures and operations sufficient to process pay actions requiring audits, corrections, and adjustments of several interrelated aspects of pay, sufficient to provide leadership, training and support to others responsible for this work, experience must include applying expert-level knowledge of related payroll systems sufficient to take necessary intervention and bypass of normal automated systems and procedures, and resolve issues within the automated systems.

Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense via delegated authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

GS-07 (1-grade interval) Substitution of Education for Experience: One full year of graduate level education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

GS-08 Substitution of Education for Experience: Eighteen months of graduate level education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

For more information or to apply visit: https://dfas.usajobs.gov/job/831047800