SUPV MILITARY PAY TECHNICIAN (RETIRED AND ANNUITANT PAY)

DFAS; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) seeks a dedicated financial specialist with a strong background in accounting and compliance to support the DoD’s financial operations in Cleveland. The role emphasizes guidance to staff, regulation interpretation, and system-based troubleshooting across enterprise platforms.

The ideal candidate has related financial experience or a degree, with at least one year at the next lower federal grade, ready to contribute to complex transaction processing

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty to the next lower grade within the federal service.
• Delivering technical guidance, training, or operational support to team members executing financial transactions.
• Interpreting and applying regulatory frameworks, policies, or procedures to audit, adjust, correct, or resolve complex case issues.
• Utilizing automated systems to perform manual overrides, system bypasses, or troubleshooting, with leadership and technical oversight where needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and training to staff performing DoD financial transactions.
• Interpret and apply regulatory requirements to audit and resolve complex financial cases.
• Use enterprise systems to identify and fix issues, perform overrides, or troubleshoot processes.

Skills

Financial operations

Regulatory frameworks

Team guidance

Education

Finance degree

Accounting degree

Tools

Enterprise database systems

Job description

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the Department of Defense (DoD) in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial information.

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. We reserve the right to close this announcement early or to extend, as appropriate, based upon the needs of the Agency. 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-09: Specialized experience is defined as:

• Delivering technical guidance, training, or operational support to team members executing financial transactions within enterprise database systems.
• Interpreting and applying regulatory frameworks, policies, or procedures to audit, adjust, correct, or resolve complex case issues.
• Utilizing automated systems to perform manual overrides, system bypasses, or troubleshooting, or providing leadership and technical oversight to staff.

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.