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Posted: January 26, 2026 (2 days ago)

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ACCOUNTS MAINTENANCE CLERK / ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Department of Defense

Fresh

Salary

$36,409 - $52,957

per year

Closes

February 6, 2026

GS-4 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372

Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This entry-level job at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service involves handling financial tasks like processing travel claims, researching customer accounts, and verifying payments for military and civilian employees.

It also includes supporting a customer care center by responding to inquiries through calls, emails, and faxes.

A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with basic office experience who enjoys working with numbers and helping people resolve financial issues.

Key Requirements

  • One year of generalized clerical or office experience for GS-04, showing ability to learn financial tasks
  • One year of specialized experience at GS-04 level for GS-05, including processing financial transactions and using automated systems
  • Ability to research and reconcile accounting data for accuracy
  • Skills in verifying and processing various financial transactions and reimbursements
  • Experience supporting customer inquiries via phone, fax, email, or in writing
  • Familiarity with maintaining internal controls to prevent fraud and waste
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to pass a background check for DoD position

Full Job Description

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

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.

This announcement will be used to fill positions with an entry grade of GS-04 or GS-05.

This is a hybrid role that will examine and process the more complex travel claims for military and/or civilian employees and will also support the Customer Care Center and is responsible to address incoming calls, faxes, written and electronic inquiries from assigned customers.

GS-04 positions: One (1) year of Generalized Experience of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.

GS-05 positions: One (1) year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience at GS-05 is defined as: Performing duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures that may include reviewing financial/accounting systems information/documents for accuracy/completeness, inputting financial/accounting information into automated systems, or correcting invalid financial/accounting transactions.

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) is qualifying.

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. Major Duties:

  • Duties will be developmental in nature when the position is filled below the full performance level.
  • Research current customer accounts, historical data, source documents, etc., to develop and explain detailed information not otherwise readily available.
  • Research accounting and financial data and performs balancing and reconciling of accounts. Assists in implementing and maintaining Internal Control Program requirements to protect against waste, fraud, and abuse.
  • Processes all types of accounting and financial transactions and requests for reimbursement.
  • Verifies the accuracy, completeness, and validity of a wide variety of accounting and financial functions/transactions to compute and disburse payments.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: D-DFAS-12865991-26