The Senior Civilian Pay Technician (CPT) performs civilian pay program work in direct support of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) under the Finance Service located in Columbia, MO.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties may include but are not limited to: Develops written procedures when there are no well-established procedures and provide to supervisory Civilian Pay Technician (CPT) or Financial Service Center (FSC) if it may be beneficial for use across payroll offices within Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA). Works with supervisor to regularly pull payroll reports to review/monitor, interpret/isolate errors and identify systemic issues/trends or areas where CPTs, Human Resources Staff or overall systems and/or guidelines need to improve; communicate errors to CPTs to handle independently regular and recurring errors/issues related to systems/external offices. Serves along with the supervisory CPT as the facility senior technical payroll expert to Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) staff and provide data, reports, guidance, and sometimes resolution to the most complex payroll issues across the VAMC. Independently research, resolve and respond to complex and/or non-routine verbal and written pay and leave inquiries from employees, supervisors, FSC, HR, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) and VA Central Office (VACO) staff. Performs other assigned duties. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: You must have had at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level. Specialized experience includes performing a full range of payroll and timekeeping duties including applying pay and leave regulations for multiple schedule types and pay schedules; verifying accuracy of payroll and making adjustments and corrections as needed; calculating overtime/comp time, etc.; preparing time and attendance/payroll information for reporting purposes; and utilizing pay systems. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: CommunicationsCompensationCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Financial Systems IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary in nature. There may be some walking, standing, bending, and lifting up to twenty five (25) pounds. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital 800 Hospital Drive Columbia, MO 65201 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]