MILITARY PAY TECHNICIAN
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Military Personnel and Administrative Assistant
U.S. Army Reserve Command
Department of the Army
Location
Salary
$50,460 - $65,599
per year
Type
Full Time
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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 job involves handling administrative tasks for the U.S. Army Reserve, such as processing pay, managing personnel records, and supporting soldiers with their paperwork and inquiries.
It's a good fit for someone organized and detail-oriented who enjoys office work and wants to serve in a military support role. You must be a U.S. citizen and join the Army Reserve before starting.
Key Requirements
- Active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve required before start date
- One year of specialized experience in office automation systems like spreadsheets, word processing, and databases
- Experience preparing accurate correspondence for customers
- Experience processing personnel or pay actions
- Ability to research personnel programs and maintain administrative files per policy
- Skills in analyzing statistical reports for inconsistencies
- U.S. citizenship
Full Job Description
About the Position: This Military Technician position is with the United States Army Reserve Command 81st RSC RPAC Jackson Satellite SC013 Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set.
To learn more about minimum qualifications to join the Army Reserve, visit http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.html NOTE: This position is obligated.
( For more details see Marketing Message below.) Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
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).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Utilizing office automation systems (i.e., spreadsheets, word processing, databases) for a variety of work products, AND Preparing correspondence with grammatical accuracy for dissemination to customers; AND Process a variety of personnel or pay actions for the organization.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Major Duties:
- Process complex pay entitlements for accuracy.
- Provide technical expertise to support internal customers.
- Research personnel programs to prepare administrative records.
- Maintain administrative files in accordance with policy.
- Analyze statistical reports for inconsistencies.
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