Human Resources Specialist (Processing)

This position is in the Processing Branch within the Compensation and Processing Division. The Specialist serves as a technical expert responsible for executing personnel actions and resolving complex issues related to a wide range of personnel and payroll transactions across multiple automated HR systems and databases.

The Specialist also provides authoritative guidance, training, and assistance on the interpretation and application of personnel processing regulations and procedures.

Major duties include but are not limited to the following: Reviews and processes personnel actions by verifying prior Federal service, determining service computation dates, and confirming all supporting documents are complete and accurate.

Provides technical guidance on payroll and personnel action policies, regulatory requirements, and recordkeeping procedures. Processes a wide range of personnel and payroll actions using automated HR and payroll systems, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and required documentation.

Reviews the personnel action suspense reports, conducts research and analysis, and identifies the proper course of action to resolve processing and pay issues. Communicates and coordinates with employees, NFC, subject matter experts, and users to resolve technical pay or other processing issues related to personnel transactions.

Conducts new employee on-boarding to include recording attendance, explaining various required on-boarding documents, and swearing in of new hires. Ensures new hire documents are complete and signed and completes E-verify requirements for authorization of employment.

Monitors automated HR processing reports to ensure the accurate interface between automated personnel/payroll systems and ensure accurate personnel and payroll action processing. Analyzes trends and recurring issues, recommends system improvements and provides findings and solutions to management.

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-11, in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

To qualify for this GS-201-12, applicants must meet all of the following examples of specialized experience: Experience conducting research to determine the correct nature of action and the corresponding Nature of Action Code (NOAC), and Legal Authority Code(s) (LAC) from the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions (GPPA) to process a variety of federal personnel actions using interconnected HR and payroll systems.

Experience processing personnel actions in automated HR and payroll systems and verifying all data fields such as tenure, service computation dates, within-grade increase due dates, and probationary periods are accurate and compliant with applicable regulations.

Experience reviewing and analyzing Federal personnel action history to identify discrepancies and take appropriate steps to resolve and update the record using interconnected HR and payroll systems.

Experience applying federal pay setting regulations to set pay on a wide variety of federal personnel actions to include accessions, promotions, change to lower grades and changes in pay between pay plans.