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SUPERVISORY CIVILIAN PAY TECHNICIAN

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Department of Defense

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$56,402 - $83,787

per year

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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 role involves supervising a team that handles payroll for civilian employees in the Department of Defense, including processing payments, fixing errors in pay systems, and providing training on pay rules.

It requires leading others in managing complex pay issues using computer systems.

A good fit would be someone with experience in payroll processing, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to guide and train a team in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 for GS-08 level or GS-08 for GS-09 level in federal service
  • Experience processing civilian pay actions, audits, and adjustments
  • Proficiency in resolving issues within automated civilian payroll systems (excluding time and attendance)
  • Ability to provide leadership, training, and technical support to team members on civilian pay
  • Knowledge of civilian pay procedures, policies, laws, and regulations
  • Time-in-Grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-07 or higher for GS-08, or GS-08 or higher for GS-09
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a background investigation

Full Job Description

This job announcement uses the Subject Matter Expert Panel Assessment to evaluate applicants.

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-07 for GS08 level and GS-08 for the GS-09 level) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience for the GS-08 level is defined as: processing civilian pay actions and performing civilian pay audits and adjustments; or resolving issues with data or transactions within an automated civilian payroll system (not including time and attendance systems); or providing leadership, training and technical support to others responsible for similar work within Civilian Pay.

Specialized experience for the GS-09 level is defined as: providing general and technical Defense Civilian Payroll System guidance and assisting team members in relation to the processing of standard and complex pay actions; or proposing solutions in problem areas by applying civilian pay procedures, policies, laws, and regulations; or reviewing, processing, and resolving problems relating to complex civilian payroll transactions by utilizing automated civilian pay systems.

Time-in-Grade for GS-08: 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-07 or higher grade in Federal Service.

Time-in-Grade for GS-09: 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-08 or higher grade in Federal Service.

To verify you meet the time-in-grade requirement, please provide a copy of a recent SF-50 that shows you have completed at least 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Examples of qualifying SF-50s include: Within-Grade Increase (WGI) Promotion Any SF-50, if its effective date allows a specialist to calculate 52 weeks of service.

(The effective date is in the upper-right corner of the SF-50) 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:

  • Duties described below reflect the full performance level GS-09. Duties assigned to an entry grade of GS-08 will be developmental in nature.
  • Provides guidance and advice on more complex matters of the civilian pay processing realm, provides instruction for the operation of the automated system.
  • Identifies and analyzes problem areas while considering alternative solutions and selects the best course of action.
  • Reviews work with the authority to accept, amend, or reject to ensure acceptable quality and quantity.
  • Performs internal personnel administration and management tasks.
  • Gives informal training and cross-training on civilian pay entitlements, regulatory guidance, financial operating procedures, and transactions processing.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/8/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ML-12929835-26