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Position Title
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS)
Agency
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Announcement Number
IN-12691061-25 Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, February 13, 2025 to Wednesday, February 26, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
The following section is used to determine your eligibility for appointment in the Federal Government or Status for referral consideration. Please indicate by your responses all categories of eligibilities for which you would like to be considered. You will only be considered under eligibilities that you select. If you are not able to select at least one of the eligibilities below, you are not eligible to be considered for this position.

NOTE: You must submit the required documentation to verify EACH eligibility you select. Failure to provide the required documents will render you not eligible for consideration.

See instructions under the "How to Apply" tab for submitting documentation.
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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current, permanent Career or Career-Conditional employee of the agency hiring for this position in the competitive service AND you reside in the local commuting area of the position's duty station AND my highest permanent grade is LOWER than the highest grade of this position? (SF-50 block 24 must be a "1" or "2") (limit characters)
3. Are you a current, permanent Career or Career-Conditional employee of the agency hiring for this position in the competitive service AND you reside in the local commuting area of the position's duty station AND I have held a permanent grade the SAME or HIGHER than the highest grade of the position being filled OR I have held a permanent developmental position with promotion potential to the same grade of the position being filled? (SF-50 block 24 must be a "1" or "2") (limit characters)
4. Are you a veteran who is currently an employee of the agency hiring for this position on a permanent Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) AND you reside in the local commuting area of the position's duty station? (SF-50 block 24 must be a “1” or “2” AND block 34 must be a “2”). (limit characters)
5. I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station.  I certify that I have not accepted nor declined a permanent, continuing Federal appropriated or non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location. 
NOTE 1:  Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location.  If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action. 
NOTE 2:  You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP.
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Preferences
1. Are you a retired Federal employee receiving an annuity from the Office of Personnel Management? NOTE: If you answered yes to this question, attach a copy of your retirement Standard Form 50 to your application. (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former (within last five-years) Executive Branch political appointee; Schedule C excepted service appointee (confidential, policy or transitional role), or non-career or limited appointee in the Senior Executive Service (SES)?

Agencies must request OPM approval to appoint the following current or former (within five-years) Executive Branch political appointees to permanent competitive service, non-political excepted service, or career SES positions:
https://www.opm.gov/FAQs/QA.aspx?fid=023f2059-dff7-4307-89b4-c553c218af1d&pid=08248d29-d26e-44b6-9988-57655358d509
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There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for this position for applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position in the previous 52 weeks. These applicants must meet TIG within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Your answer to this section will indicate you possess the time in grade requirement or if it does not apply. Please answer the following question(s) by selecting the most appropriate response.
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3. There is a time in grade (TIG) requirement for advancement to this position. Have you completed one year in a position at, above, or equivalent to the GS-06 level? Please indicate the appropriate response below: (limit characters)
4. This section is used to determine if your current performance rating is acceptable for further consideration. All current federal employees must have a minimum performance rating of at least Fully Successful (or equivalent) to be considered for placement. Current federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration. NOTE: Failure to select one of the below responses will render you ineligible for further consideration.

If you are a current Federal employee, was your most recent performance rating of record (that is, the rating recorded in your official personnel folder) at least Fully Successful (or equivalent); OR a Pass rating on a Pass/Fail scale? Even if you have not received a rating of record in the past 12 months, you should still indicate your most recent performance rating of record.
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5. To be eligible for Military Spouse Preference (MSP) under this vacancy announcement, you must have appointment eligibility under one of the following authorities and submit the appropriate, required documentation to verify your eligibility. Please select one or more eligibilities that apply to you. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Please accurately identify your level of training or experience when completing this questionnaire. Your responses will be evaluated and verified based on your submitted resume. Ensure that your resume accurately describes the level of education and/or experience claimed in the assessment questionnaire. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. By continuing in the application process, you acknowledge that your self-assessment questionnaire score may be reduced, and you may lose consideration for this position if the work experience described in your resume does not support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of education and/or experience that you fully possess and demonstrates your ability to perform the work of  a Human Resources Assistant (Employee Benefits) at the GS-07 grade level. Select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
2. Answer technical requests for information which is readily available from files. (limit characters)
3. Conduct research using multiple sources in order to provide written responses to customer inquiries that are concise, conclusive and technically accurate. (limit characters)
4. Provide guidance to serviced customers and applicants about employee benefits, retirement or workers compensation programs. (limit characters)
5. Work with HR Staff, payroll representatives, or customers to resolve issues related to benefits, retirement or workers compensation processes. (limit characters)
6. Perform basic research in order to provide responses to customer inquiries that are concise, conclusive and technically accurate. (limit characters)
7. Provide technical assistance to resolve discrepancies, omissions, and inconsistencies within personnel transactions or data.
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8. Recommend methods to improve production or increase the quality of HR work produced. (limit characters)
9. Examine incoming Human Resources forms and documents to ensure information required is present and meets requirements of assigned program. (limit characters)
10. Assist employees with problems entering or retrieving data from an automated personnel system. (limit characters)
11. Provide customer support for benefits related automated systems. (limit characters)
12. Reconcile electronic personnel records with personnel files or documents in order to identify or correct discrepancies. (limit characters)
13. Use an automated human resources or payroll system to audit and validate the accuracy of data. (limit characters)
14. Examine supporting documentation for personnel transactions to ensure technical and procedural accuracy and regulatory compliance.
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15. Identify discrepancies in personnel or position records based on a standardized set of rules, regulations, laws, procedures or operations that govern each personnel action. (limit characters)
16. Research regulations to obtain information in order to answer human resources-related inquiries related to employee benefits or retirement programs. (limit characters)
17. Review files, reports, personnel actions or payroll records in order to reject or correct records that are incorrect.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
18. Do you certify, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all of the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.)? Do you understand that the information provided may be investigated? Do you understand that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with your application may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work? Do you also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001)? (limit characters)