Supervisory Military Pay Technician

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-0545-9, Supervisory Military Pay Technician located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, PPC RETIREE and ANNUITANT SERVICES BRANCH in TOPEKA, Kansas.

To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-08 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. Performing operational oversight and quality assurance for a team or department.

Executing technical audits of military pay and/or personnel records. Conducting organizational research and management studies to evaluate program effectiveness.

Managing large-scale organizational communication programs to disseminate information across an enterprise which may include letters, e-mails, newsletters or web site posts.

Performing a full range of supervisory and human resource management functions which may include planning and assigning work, evaluating employee performance, and/or providing technical oversight.

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 cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

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 Supervisory Military Pay Technician and be responsible for a pay team with overall management and administration of payroll support for all retirees, former spouses and annuitants.

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

Typical work assignments include: Monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of work, checking on work in progress, and reviewing completed work to ensure work priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met.

Performing audits of military pay and personnel records for retired personnel, which are technical in nature and require strict attention to detail.

Gathering information and performing research on administrative and program issues and conducting studies that will result in changing or streamlining work methods or procedures.

Coordinating and preparing documents which are distributed Coast Guard-wide, including letters, e-mails, newsletter articles and web site posts.

Performing supervisory, administrative, and human resources management functions.