Military Pay Systems Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-0501-9, Military Pay Systems Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, PPC ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS DIVISION in TOPEKA, Kansas.

To qualify at the GS-9 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

Analyzing and interpreting legislation and regulations related to military pay and personnel administration.

Researching and resolving complex operational problems within automated pay and personnel systems.

Auditing and reviewing military pay records for accuracy and compliance with applicable rules and regulations.

Managing pay adjustments, voucher payments, and debt determinations for military personnel. Preparing and distributing large-scale payrolls (e.g., $200 million per month).

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level if you meet one of the following: A.

Possess a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D in a related field of study, OR, B.

Have a combination of specialized experience as described above and graduate education (if related). The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for this position.

National Service Experience (i.e., 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 directly to paid employment.

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

You will serve as a Military Pay Systems Specialist and be responsible for the management and administration of payroll finalization for military personnel.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Analyzing legislation and Coast Guard and Department of Defense regulations related to military personnel and pay administration; coordinating implementation of such legislation with business and systems analyst and programmers.

Reviewing and testing the pay and personnel system to verify that all the appropriate business rules have been incorporated.

Performing review functions for pay transactions and audits of military pay records for active duty, reserve personnel, and retired which are technical in nature and require a strict attention to detail.

Conducting audits of military pay accounts to verify that the accounts are being properly updated from the system tables and that legal and regulatory requirements are being met.

Researching and resolving payroll system problems and developing solutions to problem areas and payroll system inadequacies to recommend system change proposals to System Analysts and Programmers to initiate coding changes.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information