| Department: | Department of Veteran Affairs |
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| Agency: | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance |
| Sub Agency: | Finance Service Center |
| Job Announcement Number: | VG-13-BDW-1004469 |
| Salary Range: | 24,933.00 - 35,451.00 $ /year |
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| Open Period: | Monday, December 02, 2013 to Friday, December 20, 2013 |
| Series & Grade: | GS-0544-03/04 |
| Position Information: | Full TimePermanent |
| Promotion Potential: | 04 |
| Duty Locations: | 2 vacancies - Austin, TX |
| Who May Be Considered: | Current Federal employees serving under career or career-conditional competitive service appointments, former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility, or persons eligible for non-competitive appointment under special appointment authorities. Veterans who are preference eligible or separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 or more years of continuous service may apply under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA |
Job Summary:
| About the Agency
OUR MISSION:
To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise – “To care for him who shall
have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” – by serving
and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans. How would you
like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to
Veterans?
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) needs employees who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment
to serve those who served our Country. Whatever the job title, every
position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal
contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our
Veterans. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their
ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off
and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying and
professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best within you to your
Country's service.
If you are transitioning from the military or a Veteran already, we
invite you to explore the benefits of continuing your career at the VA. The VA is committed to hiring Veterans.
The VA is much more than just another employer. It is an honorable,
open and welcoming community of those who care. Gratitude is our
motivation and service is our mission.
The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply
universally across the Department. The five Core Values define “who we
are,” our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and
other beneficiaries. The Values are Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence (“I CARE”).
America's Veterans need you! To find out more, go to http://www.va.gov/jobs/.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under these appointment authorities.
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Key Requirements:
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DUTIES
Additional Duty Location Info:
2 vacancies - Austin, TXLocation: Financial Service Center, Austin TX
The individuals will serve as Civilian Pay Clerk the Payroll Services Division at the Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas. Technology is moving rapidly forward. With the expansion of services offered to customers, employee should have the ability to gain and apply the knowledge to effectively use the timekeeping system, as well as for PAID/DCPS System. The employee works under the direct supervision of the payroll supervisor. A regular review of the employee work is conducted by the payroll supervisor. He/she performs work in direct support of accounting, human resources, budget, procurement, purchasing, management analysis, or operating program analysis. He/she provides clerical, assistant, or technician level support from within an Administrative Office or from within a functional component such as the Human Resources Office, the Budget Office, the Purchasing Office, or a comparable setting. He/she performs clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing, payroll, fiscal, and/or financial management function. He/she performs budget administration support, financial systems support, payroll, cash processing, voucher examination, and accounting technical work.
This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-04. At the GS-3 grade level, the employee performs assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. The employee will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-04. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher level work, and availability of funds. Promotion is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.
Work schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS
Qualifications Required:
GS-03: One year above high school . This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. Unofficial transcripts are required if basing your qualifications solely on education.GS-04: One year of general experience in performing duties clerical duties in a payroll office.
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GS-04: 2 years above high school. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. Unofficial transcripts are required if basing your qualifications solely on education.
AND
This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placements Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The selective placement factor for this position is: Knowledge in an automated payroll systems. This experience must be reflected in your application or resume in oder to receive further consideration.
You will be rated on the following competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position. Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledges, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
1. Knowledge of policies, precedents, goals, objectives, regulations and guidelines of the payroll function support.
2. Knowledge of payroll processing information technology to software and hardware sufficient to properly maintain customer pay accounts and analyze queries to determine the appropriate courses of action.
3. Ability to communicate orally and in writing in order to effectively answer customer queries.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work is primarily sedentary with some carrying of computer reports, boxex, and ledgers.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Please refer to this checklist to ensure proper accreditation and for foreign education requirements: (http://www.va.gov/OHRM/joblistings/applicantchecklist.doc)
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) showing all dates of service as well as character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Additionally, Veterans with service-connected disability of 10% or more must also submit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability. If the military member is within 120 days of separation and does not yet have a DD214, the member may instead submit any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.
Veterans with service-connected disability of less than 10%, non-service-connected disability, and Purple Heart recipients, as well as those claiming derived preference for a spouse, widow or widower, or natural mother, should refer to and submit a completed SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference" and required documentation with your application materials.
For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
After the vacancy announcement closes, those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position are referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview.Back to topBENEFITS AND OTHER INFO
Benefits:
You can view our benefits at:Other Information:
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Well qualified applicants possess experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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Agency Contact Info:
| VHA Nationwide DEU
Phone: (501)918-3300 Email: CAVHS.DEU@VA.GOV | Agency Information: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance 1615 Woodward St VHA Austin HRC 005F5G Austin, TX 78772 |
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