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Posted: January 13, 2026 (1 day ago)

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CIVILIAN PAY TECHNICIAN

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$57,736 - $91,815

per year

Closes

January 20, 2026

GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing payroll for over 650 federal civilian employees in a defense agency, including handling pay accounts, timekeeping, and resolving issues to ensure accurate and timely payments.

The role requires following government rules and providing support to staff on payroll systems.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in payroll processing who enjoys detail-oriented work and helping others with financial matters.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-06 level for GS-07: Assisting with payroll rules, regulations, and resolving accounts in payroll systems
  • One year of specialized experience at GS-07 level for GS-08: Using payroll rules to handle complicated accounts and understanding DFAS regulations to resolve pay problems
  • One year of specialized experience at GS-08 level for GS-09: Reviewing and processing payroll data including time, attendance, EFT deposits, leave, taxes, benefits, and deductions; providing technical assistance and training on timekeeping systems
  • Familiarity with Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) regulations and procedures
  • Ability to research, analyze data, and respond to audits, complaints, or inquiries
  • Experience establishing timelines and schedules for payroll data transmission to meet audit requirements
  • Knowledge of DCPS payroll system and Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) Oracle Time and Labor (OTL)

Full Job Description

This position is part of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

The incumbent will be responsible for assisting payroll rules, regulations, procedures and techniques to work with resolving accounts in payroll systems.

You may qualify at the GS-07, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service: Assisting payroll rules, regulations, procedures and techniques to work with resolving accounts in payroll systems; OR You may qualify at the GS-08, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service: Using a wide body of payroll rules, regulations, procedures and techniques to work with complicated accounts in payroll systems; understanding Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) regulations and procedures sufficiently to identify and resolve pay problems; OR You may qualify at the GS-09, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service: using a wide body of payroll rules, regulations, procedures and techniques to work with complicated accounts in payroll systems; understanding Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) regulations and procedures sufficiently to identify and resolve pay problems; reviewing and processing a variety of payroll and time and attendance data impacting pay, electronic funds transfer (EFT) payroll deposits, leave, taxes, benefits, other deductions, and master payroll record information; providing technical assistance and training to all activity users, timekeepers and certifiers regarding the operation and set up of their accounts within a time keeping system.

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 directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

As a CIVILIAN PAY TECHNICIAN at the GS-0544-7/8/9 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as a technical authority with full administrative responsibility for the support As a Civilian Pay Technician at the GS-0544-7 some of your typical work assignment.

Serve as a technical authority with full administrative responsibility for the support of approximately 650+ Federal civilian employee payroll accounts across DSCA CONUS and OCONUS employees.

Establish routine and special timelines and cutoff schedules to assure timely transmission of data to meet DFAS computer schedules and Audit Readiness requirements.

Review and interpret a wide range of payroll law, policy, regulation, directive, DCPS Payroll Office Advisory Releases regarding the DCPS Application System and Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) Oracle Time and Labor (OTL).

Provide technical assistance and training to all activity users, timekeepers and certifiers regarding the operation and setup of the online DAI OTL account.

Research and analyze data; consolidates input for response to Inspector General complaints, audits and/or congressional inquiries.

Oversee special studies or projects which address pay problems/issues encountered across functional lines to eliminate or reduce similar problems in the future.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DSCA-26-12861555-MP