Company Information
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Company Name: Defense Finance & Accounting Service
Website: https://www.dfas.mil/

Job Information
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Job Title: Accounts Maintenance Clerk
Job Type: Permanent
Start Date: 02/14/2025
Start Date: N/A
Address:
27 Arkansas Rd
Limestone, Maine. 04751
United States

Job Description:
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.
Duties will be developmental in nature when the position is filled below the
full performance level.



Requirements:
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.
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 $36,825.00, Maximum is $46,868.00
Minimum Salary: Grade GS-05 is $40,332.00, Maximum is $52,426.00
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 [1]
Education
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-04:

Two years of education above high school may be substituted to meet the
general experience requirement
GS-05:
Four years of education above high school may be substituted to meet the
specialized experience requirement.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be used to substitute
for the specialized experience requirement.

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


[1] http://www.dfas.mil/dam/dfas/careers/pdf/DoDFMCertificationProgram.pdf


Links to External Job Postings:
Title: Accounts Maintenance Clerk
URL: https://dfas.usajobs.gov/job/831324400#how-to-apply


Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Transcript
Majors Desired:: Business
Degree levels accepted:: Associate, Bachelor

Application Information
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Apply online at:: https://dfas.usajobs.gov/job/831324400#how-to-apply