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Military Pay Clerk / Military Pay Technician
Defense Finance and Accounting Service · Indianapolis, Indiana and 2 more · Closes in 9 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Only U.S. citizens can apply, according to the agency's clarification. The announcement is open to the public, and veterans' preference does not apply under this hiring authority.

Experience: For GS-4, you need one year of general experience at the next lower grade level, such as office support, cash handling, inventory tracking, or routine computer use. For GS-5 and GS-6, you need specialized experience: GS-5 means clerical or administrative work on business transactions, and GS-6 means financial work such as reviewing documents or entering financial information.

Education: For GS-4, two years of college above high school can replace the general experience. For GS-5, four years of college can replace the specialized experience. For GS-6, six months of graduate education directly related to the job can replace the specialized experience.

Licenses and certifications:

DoD Financial Management Level 1 Certification, which you must obtain within 2 years of starting the job

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume, two pages maximum, showing your work history and any education or certifications Transcripts from an accredited school if you use education to replace experience SF-50 if you are or were a federal employee, showing your highest permanent grade Veterans documentation only if you claim a veterans hiring authority Military spouse, Reserve, National Guard, or retained grade self-certification checklists only if they apply to you Cover letter (optional; it will not be used to verify your qualifications)

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 days (November 12, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

The agency may close this announcement early, and qualified applications may be sent to managers at any point, so apply sooner rather than later.

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: You will be rated on how well your resume and application answers meet the listed requirements. Errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible. Some applicants who meet the minimum qualifications may be asked to complete USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Document your education and certifications in your resume, because the resume is the main thing used to rate you.
If you use college to meet the requirements, send transcripts from an accredited school with your application.
Submit your complete application package, including any required documents, by 11:59 PM EST on 11/12/2026.

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