Human Resources Specialist (Military)
U.S. Army Reserve Command
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MILITARY PAY TECHNICIAN
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Department of Defense
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Salary
$52,688 - $68,496
per year
Type
Full Time
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January 29, 2026
GS-6 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This role involves handling military payroll tasks, such as fixing payment errors, calculating benefits like education reimbursements, and resolving complex pay issues for service members.
It's a good fit for someone with federal government experience in payroll processing who enjoys detail-oriented work and helping with audits and training others.
The position is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and requires familiarity with military pay rules.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-6 level in federal service, including processing military pay audits, corrections, and adjustments
- In-depth knowledge of military payroll rules, procedures, and operations to resolve complicated payroll issues and entitlements
- Proficiency in military payroll systems, including ability to intervene and bypass automated processes
- 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-6 or higher within the preceding 52 weeks (verified by SF-50, not awards)
- Ability to compute reimbursements for programs like Montgomery G.I. Bill and Veteran’s Education Assistance Program
- Experience resolving rejects, discrepancies, and complex cases involving pay, allowances, bonuses, special pays, and prior-year tax withholdings
- Skills in assisting with audits (e.g., DJMS) and providing on-the-job training to junior staff
Full Job Description
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Basic Requirements: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-6) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
Specialized experience is defined as: Possess experience utilizing a large body of military payroll rules, procedures and operations sufficient to process pay audits, corrections, and adjustments.
Reviewing and processing final actions to resolve complicated payroll issues and determining complex payroll entitlements.
Possess in-depth knowledge of military payroll systems sufficient to intervene and bypass normal automated systems and procedures.
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.
Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-06 or higher grade in Federal Service.
** 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.
Awards SF-50 will not be accepted to determine eligibility** 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.
Major Duties:
- Resolve rejects and discrepancies associated with an account to accurately compute pay.
- Resolve complex cases involving pay and allowances, bonuses, special pays and the computation of taxes withheld in prior years.
- Compute the amounts of Montgomery G.I. Bill and veteran’s Education Assistance Program reimbursements due to a member and prepares the necessary vouchers for payments.
- Assist in audits involving the DJMS.
- Assist with on-the-job training for junior technicians.
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