CIVILIAN PAY TECHNICIAN

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the Department of Defense (DoD) in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial information. Pay for first time hires to the Federal Govt will typically be set at step 1 salary for their respective grade level. To view pay rates in a specific location visit the OPM pay tables at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/ Major duties: Duties described below reflect the full performance level GS-07. Duties assigned to an entry grade of GS-05 or GS-06 will be developmental in nature. Identifies recurring systems problems encountered in payroll processing, recommends solutions, and modifies procedures as appropriate. Performs debt calculations and provides them to customers and employees and works all debt related reports including analysis of data and reconciles civilian pay debts. Performs audits related to indebtedness and processes a variety of reports and financial statements to ensure accurate payroll deductions and post payments to debts. Reviews recurring reports and customer requests to identify, and process pay and debt issues that require extensive research, involving uncommon circumstances (e.g. Fair Labor Standards Act {FLSA) Overtime Pay, Firefighter's Pay, etc). Uses source documents to identify and compute complex pay changes for accounts which require retroactive adjustments and tracing errors involving the correction of pay covering long periods of time, involving multiple actions. Works all debt related reports including analysis of data and any corrective action and reconciles civilian pay debts through comparison of source documents and Defense Civilian Payroll System output reports.