Civilian Pay Technician

You may qualify at the GS-07, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service: assisting using a wide body of payroll rules, regulations, procedures and techniques to work with resolving accounts in payroll systems You may qualify at the GS-08, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service: using a wide body of payroll rules, regulations, procedures and techniques to work with complicated accounts in payroll systems; understanding Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) regulations and procedures sufficiently to identify and resolve pay problems. You may qualify at the GS-09, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service: using a wide body of payroll rules, regulations, procedures and techniques to work with complicated accounts in payroll systems; understanding Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) regulations and procedures sufficiently to identify and resolve pay problems; reviewing and processing a variety of payroll and time and attendance data impacting pay, electronic funds transfer (EFT) payroll deposits, leave, taxes, benefits, other deductions, and master payroll record information; providing technical assistance and training to all activity users, timekeepers and certifiers regarding the operation and set up of their accounts within a time keeping system.

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.

As a Civilian Pay Technician at the GS-0544-7/8/9 some of your typical work assignments may include: Investigate and resolve payroll issues associated with various types of civilian appointments. Provide technical assistance and training to all activity users, timekeepers and certifiers regarding the operation and setup of the online DAI OTL account.

Communicate both orally and in writing sufficient to deal effectively and patiently with employees, supervisors, timekeepers, and DFAS customer service Serve as a technical authority with full administrative responsibility for the support of Federal civilian employee payroll accounts across CONUS and OCONUS employees.

Review, verify, and process a variety of payroll and time and attendance data impacting pay, electronic funds transfer (EFT) payroll deposits, leave, taxes, benefits, other deductions, and master payroll record information. Establish routine and special timelines and cutoff schedules to assure timely transmission of data to meet DFAS computer schedules and Audit Readiness requirements.

Create reports for leave availability, missing timecards, and invalid transactions for a segment of the overall Defense Civilian payroll System (DCPS) Program Reviews.