Financial Program Specialist
Customs and Border Protection
Posted: January 13, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Department of Defense
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
Salary
$50,460 - $83,727
per year
Type
Full Time
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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).
This job involves reviewing financial payments for government programs like military and civilian pay, analyzing data to spot issues, and suggesting fixes to ensure everything follows the rules.
It's a good fit for someone with a couple of years of experience in finance or accounting who enjoys working with numbers and solving practical problems in a structured government setting.
Entry-level candidates with relevant education or federal experience could also qualify for the starting grade.
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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.
Specialized Experience at the GS-7: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-5) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
Specialized experience at the GS-07 level is defined as: Applying financial laws, regulations, principles, systems knowledge, policies, methods, and practices for commercial pay to perform random document reviews for Commercial Pay.
Providing routine technical guidance to managers, employees and/or customers; gathering data from financial systems; and researching financial policies and laws to resolve common financial issues related to Commercial Pay.
Specialized Experience at the GS-9: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-7) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
Specialized experience at the GS-09 level is defined as: Applying financial laws, regulations, policies and procedures and performing random reviews of disbursements for Commercial Pay.
Organizes, collects, analyzes and presents a variety of data, information, and statistics related to financial programs and projects based on reviews of assigned program accounts.
Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.
To be considered for the GS-7, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-5 or higher in the Federal service.
To be considered for the GS-9, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-7 or higher in the Federal service.
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.
** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing. ** Major Duties:
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