DFAS Career Opportunities

 

The People of the Defense Finance and Accounting 
Service take pride in serving those who defend America.
We take our contributions to national defense seriously.
We work hard to fulfill the important fiscal responsibilities   
entrusted to us by American taxpayers. We ensure the 
resources they provide are accounted for properly. In 
fiscal year 2024, DFAS:

Processed 137.4 Million Pay Transactions (6.6 million      
people/accounts)

Paid 13.3 Million Commercial Invoices

• Made 5.6 Million Travel Payments

• Made $612.2 Billion in Disbursements

• Made $169.1 Billion in Intragovernmental Payments
(IPAC)

• Maintained 50.7 Million General Ledger Accounts

• Accounted for 1,530 Active DoD Appropriations

• Managed $28.5 Billion in Accounts Receivables

• Managed $1.9 Trillion in Military Retirement and 
Health Bene􀏐its Funds

• Managed Foreign Military Sales Cases reimbursed by      
foreign governments valued at $845 Billion

DFAS pays all DoD military and civilian personnel, retirees
and annuitants, as well as major DoD contractors
and vendors. DFAS also supports customers outside the
DoD in support of electronic government initiatives.
Customers include the Executive Office of the President,
the Department of Energy, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services
and the U.S. Agency for Global Media.

Since its inception, the agency has consolidated more
than 300 installation-level offices into 10 DFAS sites and
reduced the number of systems in use from 330 to 70.
As a result of BRAC efforts begun in FY 2006, DFAS has
closed 20 sites, realigned headquarters from Arlington
to Indianapolis and established a liaison location in
Alexandria, Virginia.

DFAS is financed as a Working Capital Fund, obtaining
revenue by charging its customers for the services it
provides rather than being funded directly.

The agency sets annual rates two years in
advance based on anticipated workload and estimated
costs calculated to offset any prior year gains or losses.
DFAS operations are subject to oversight by DoD as well
as the executive and legislative branches of the federal
government.

DFAS has steadily reduced operating costs and has
returned those savings to its customers in the form of
decreased bills and improved service. These savings are
a result of the agency's robust search for continuous
innovation and enhanced business practices.

DFAS Position Overviews
Veteran Resources

The Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) provides employment opportunities for men and women
who honorably served on behalf of our nation.

A DFAS career offers you an opportunity to work in an award winning organization and serve our nation and war fighters who defend it worldwide.

The Hire a Hero Program is not a guaranteed job, it however allows participants to be on a specialized list with a smaller number of applicants. This list will increase your exposure to hiring managers giving applicants a better  opportunity for a job offer.

DFAS utilizes several Veteran Hiring Authorities when employing potential candidates. These Hiring Authorities are:

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)                                                                        The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) of 1998 as amended by Section 511 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care Act (Pub. Law 106-117) of November 30, 1999, provides that agencies must allow preference eligibles or eligible veterans to apply for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce.                                                                                                   
30% or more Disabled Veterans

An agency may give a noncompetitive temporary appointment of more than 60 days or a term appointment to any veteran:

  • retired from active military service with a disability rating of 30 percent or more; or
  • rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) since 1991 or later to include disability determinations from a branch of the Armed Forces at any time, as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more.
Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) The VRA is a special authority by which agencies can, if they wish, appoint eligible veterans without competition to positions at any grade level through General Schedule (GS) 11 or equivalent. (The promotion potential of the position is not a factor.) VRA appointees are hired under excepted appointments to positions that are otherwise in the competitive service. There is no limitation to the number of VRA appointments an individual may receive, provided the individual is otherwise eligible.

For questions about DFAS Veterans hiring, or the DFAS Hire a Hero Program please contact DFAS Hire a Hero Coordinator