TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Not required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED:
Relocation expenses reimbursed No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
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You must be a U.S. citizen

You may be required to submit a financial disclosure statement.

You must be suitable for federal employment.

Registered for Selective Service, if applicable. (www.sss.gov)

You must meet all qualifications and requirements BEFORE the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower level/band AC-II, equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable private/public sector experience which has equipped the applicant with the skills and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of the position . Specialized experience is defined as experience researching and applying human resources (HR) laws, regulations, rules, policies and/or procedures to provide advisory services in the areas of payroll, leave, time and attendance; as well as, researching and resolving pay and/or leave errors or discrepancies; retrieving payroll and/or leave data for reports, and providing advice and guidance on operations, maintenance and manipulation of payroll, leave and personnel data in an automated human resources system. 

There is no education requirement for this position.

This is a bargaining unit position.

Based on the staffing needs, additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement.

Selectee may be required to file a Financial Disclosure Statement.

Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid for by the GAO.

Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System. Visit http://www.sss.gov/.

Please be aware that applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. If selected, at the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306.

If you are selected for this position, you will be subject to a determination of your suitability for Federal employment.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s  policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

The U.S. GAO is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service.  Initial appointments, permanent or indefinite, to the GAO require completion of a one-year or two-year probationary period.

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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

If you meet the qualification requirements stated above, you will be further rated based on your responses to the vacancy questions. Please make sure that your responses to the vacancy questions are supported in your resume. Please follow all instructions carefully.  If you provide incomplete answers, fail to provide a narrative response to any vacancy question(s) that requires further explanation, or if your response to a vacancy question is "see resume”, your rating may be affected or you may be determined ineligible.

All applicants will be rated based on their responses to the assessment questions, in conjunction with the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

Knowledge of Federal personnel regulations, principles, policies, rules, and terminology to analyze a great variety of situations, answer various personnel related inquiries, resolve technical discrepancies, and make recommendations for the full range of personnel assistant functions in support of one or more specialty areas, and train lower banded employees.

Knowledge of, and skill in applying a comprehensive body of human capital rules, procedures, and technical methods sufficient to perform a full-range of administrative support assignments and process a variety of payroll and personnel actions.

Practical knowledge of Federal and agency regulations and policies relevant to pay, time and attendance and leave in order to process pay and leave transactions, including both routine and difficult actions.

Skill in the use of automated human capital systems such as HR Connect, National Finance Center (NFC), Entry Processing Inquiry and Correction System (EPIC), History Correction Update Processing (HCUP) System, Special Payroll Processing System (SPPS), Web-based Time and Attendance System (WebTA), and Monster.

Ability to review payroll data and identify discrepancies to make sound recommendations with a focus on achieving satisfactory results and providing exceptional customer service.

Skill applying knowledge of Federal compensation and leave entitlement regulations and policies that covers military actions (i.e. reservist differential, LWOP, disabled veterans leave) and other related leave and pay actions.

Ability to provide and apply guidance to address time and attendance issues, leave discrepancies and conduct leave audits.

Ability to provide oral and written recommendations to solve a wide variety of personnel issues and participate in the development, administration, and evaluation of work processes involved in assigned human capital program(s).

Verbal and written communication skills sufficient to explain technical requirements, answer questions regarding pay actions, and prepare documents and messages.

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