Job Title:
Military Pay Tech
Department:
Department Of The Army
Agency:
Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army Europe & Seventh Army
Job Announcement Number:
EUHU11545OC
SALARY RANGE:
$27,431.00 - $35,657.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD:
Thursday, January 06, 2011 to Saturday, December 31, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:GS-0545-05/05
POSITION INFORMATION:
Multiple Schedules - Permanent
DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy - OA - Kaiserslautern, Germany
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
US Citizens and Status Candidates
JOB SUMMARY:Challenge Yourself - Be an Army Civilian - Go Army!
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
Organization(s): 7th Army, US Army Mission SPT Element - Europe, 266th Financial Mgmt Center, Pay Ctr of Excellence, Central Mil Pay Branch; Kaiserslautern, Germany
Position Status: This announcement may be used to fill permanent full-time, part-time or intermittent positions. Indicate on your resume your availability for any of these appointments.
About the Position: This position is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Kaiserslautern has developed into the largest US military community outside the United States. The city of Kaiserslautern is nestled in the small hills west of the Rhine River Valley, on the edge of the famous German Pfalz forest. Although the climate is changeable much of the time, the area does enjoy many pleasant days with reasonable temperatures. The winter is short and mild with some snowfall. The summer is generally warm and comfortable, with few hot days. Kaiserslautern has over 100,000 residents and an additional 50,000 personnel associated with the American Armed Forces. For information regarding living and working overseas, please visit our website at http://www.chra.eur.army.mil/benefits.
Who May Apply: Click
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Candidates in the LOCAL COMMUTING AREA in the areas of consideration below are eligible to self nominate for this position. Veteran Preference Eligibles and Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Eligibles may self-nominate regardless of geographical location.
All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment.Current Army employees with competitive status (includes Army employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment).Persons with Military Spouse Preference who are in the commuting area of the place of work.Reinstatement eligibles.NAF/AAFES Interchange Agreement eligibles. Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)Veterans eligible as 30% Disabled Veterans. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles. Applicants who are eligible for Family Member appointments on Leave Without Pay (LWOP) in the commuting area of the vacancy.U. S. Citizens residing in the commuting area (except ordinary residents) who are eligible for a family member appointment.Military spouses eligible under EO 13473.Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA). KEY REQUIREMENTS:
Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - OA - Kaiserslautern, Germany
Serves as a military pay technician in the 266th Financial Management Center (FMC). Performs a variety of military pay, separation, and special actions processing which require application of a series of different and unrelated methods, practices, and techniques. Prepares and consolidates for review a variety of military payment documents (e.g. allotment, leave forms, pay option forms, TSP forms, etc.) and electronically processes through a variety of military pay automated systems employed at the PCE. Incumbent operates in accordance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation and other financial regulations. Employee serves as a subordinate to senior Finance Specialists under the Branch Chief, USAREUR PCE.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: To receive consideration for this position, applicants must possess 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-4. The quality of this experience must clearly demonstrate the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary to successfully perform the duties of this position. This includes, but is not limited to: interaction with others in order to explain actions taken in regard to a military member?s entitlement, allowances or collection actions; knowledge of standardized military pay rules, regulations, laws, procedures or operations to determine, process, and explain standard military pay actions taken in regard to service member's pay account; and knowledge of the coding procedures and requirements for each document in an automated pay system used in entering, reviewing, or changing information in an individual's pay account. Additionally, applicants who have completed 4 years of education above high school may qualify based on education provided that such education clearly demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties above.The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the Time in Grade Restriction.Education can be substituted for experience. Review the qualification requirements for specific information.One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled.GS-05: One year of experience directly related to this occupation equivalent to the next lower grade level, or a 4 year course of study above the high school level leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to this occupation, or a combination of experience and education.
Other Requirements:
Click here for more information. Personnel security investigation may be required.Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. Direct Deposit of Pay is Required. You may claim Military Spouse Preference. Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.One year trial/probationary period may be required.HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Resumes will be evaluated for basic qualifications requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official for the position.
BENEFITS:The Department of Defense offers excellent benefits programs some of which may include:
Comprehensive health and life insurance Competitive salaries Generous retirement programs Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation time Flexible work environment and alternate work schedules Paid employment related training and education Possible student loan repayment Payment of licenses, certification, and academic degrees as applicable Bonuses, incentives, and awards as appropriate for the job. OTHER INFORMATION:Click
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To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.Multiple positions will be filled from this announcement. The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDI140025-V300.pdf Applicants whose self-nominations are received by the cut-off date will be considered first. Applicants whose self-nominations are received after the cut-off date and prior to the closing date will only be considered if the supply of candidates is exhausted and/or there are additional vacancies to fill.In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)Special Note to NSPS Applicants: If you apply for and accept a GS position, your GS pay will be set differently than if you transition out of NSPS with your organization. If you apply for and accept a position and your pay cannot be set within the GS grade range, you will not be eligible for pay retention. Be sure to refer to the NSPS web site ( http://cpol.army.mil/library/general/nsps/docs-repeal/NSPS_Empl_Transition_Bulletin_031510.pdf U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. Pay retention may be offered to successful applicants for positions at overseas locations. For this provision to apply to employees already overseas, the selected individual would have to require a permanent change of station move and would have to be selected as a result of a recruitment effort that had been extended outside of the overseas command involved. Europe VRA Policy.Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19 at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/131519p.pdf
Other Advantages: This announcement will be used to fill permanent full-time positions.HOW TO APPLY:Click
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Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.Resumes may be submitted at any time. Referral lists will be issued as job opportunities occur. Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants wishing to withdraw from consideration may contact the Central Resume Processing Center at (410) 306- 0137 or applicanthelp@conus.army.mil.Resume must be on file in our centralized database.Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time. You must have an ACTIVE resume with the Army Centralized Resumix database before you submit your Self-nomination. If you do not have an ACTIVE resume on file, please click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create or update your resume.REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: 410-306-0137
Email: applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil
Agency Information:
Central Resume Processing Center
314 Johnson Street
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5283
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:Once this announcement closes, candidates will be evaluated using an automated system, (Resumix) which compares your skills and experience as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. You can view the status of announcements that you applied for through our automated response system, ANSWER, accessed through our Civilian Personnel On-Line web page.