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Accounts Maintenance Clerk (GS-4/5)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
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Apply online through 10/4/2024 at:  https://dfas.usajobs.gov/job/810395900

Summary

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the DoD in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial information.

Please note, these positions are NOT eligible for remote telework. This position is eligible for local telework near the duty station of the position, subject to management review and approval.

Duties

  • Duties will be developmental in nature when the position is filled below the full performance level.
  • Examine incoming paperwork to ensure information required for data entry is present.
  • Adjust records based on a standardized set of rules, regulations, laws or procedures.
  • Review output files, computerized listings or other records to ensure accuracy.
  • Use various office automation software products such as word processing, spreadsheets, and email to disseminate information.
  • Use rules and regulations to answer inquiries in person, in writing, or by telephone to internal and external customers concerning all pay-related issues and matters.
  • Perform arithmetic to verify calculations using basic mathematical formulas.

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S Citizen or National
  • Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
  • Suitable for federal employment
  • This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination
  • New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.
  • Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification.

Qualifications

 

Human Resources will determine your qualifications for each entry grade level based on your interest and the additional following criteria. Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical private sector resume. Please be sure to clearly describe the full scope of your work experiences in your resume. Combinations of education and experience may also be sufficient.

GS-04:

  • One year of general experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

General Experience Is Defined As:

  • Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.

GS-05:

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade GS-04 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized Experience Is Defined As:

  • Performing duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures that may include reviewing financial/accounting systems information/documents for accuracy/completeness, inputting financial/accounting information into automated systems, or correcting invalid financial/accounting transactions.

This announcement will be used to fill positions with an entry grade of GS-04, or GS-05 with a target grade of GS-05.

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) is qualifying. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience.

This announcement will be used to fill positions with an entry grade of GS-04, GS-05 with a target grade of GS-05.

  • Minimum Salary: Grade GS-04 is $36,209.00, Maximum is $45,982.00
  • Minimum Salary: Grade GS-05 is $39,576.00, Maximum is $51,446.00

This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Level 1 Certification under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program as a condition of employment. If you are selected, you will have to obtain this certification within two (2) years of your entry on duty in the position unless you are already in a position that requires a Level 1 Certification in which case you must complete the certification within the original 2-year period. Failure to become certified within the required time-frame may be grounds for removal from the position and/or from Federal service. Information about the DoD FM Certification Program is available at http://www.dfas.mil/dam/dfas/careers/pdf/DoDFMCertificationProgram.pdf

Education

 

GS-04: Two years of education above high school may be substituted to meet the general experience requirement.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

  • Successfully completed Two years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation, or the equivalent, is a prerequisite may be substituted to meet the general experience requirement. To be creditable, education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university. (You MUST submit transcripts or proof of education to verify your claim).

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience is generally not applicable above GS-05, but may be considered if it is directly related to the position being filled.

GS-05: Four years of education above high school may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

  • Four years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation, or the equivalent, is a prerequisite may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. (You MUST submit transcripts or proof of education to verify your claim).

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be used to substitute for the specialized experience requirement.

If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).

For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education

For more information or to apply online visit: https://dfas.usajobs.gov/job/810395900