This position is part of the Interior Business Center (IBC), Human Resources Directorate (HRD), IBC HRD Payroll Operations Division. The incumbent will be responsible for providing functional guidance in the enhancement of existing systems and technologies to improve delivery of payroll services. This position must physically report to the duty station of Lakewood, Colorado as stated in the vacancy announcement and this is not a 100% remote position.

Duties

Responsible for researching and analyzing reported systems problems from all the Division’s functional areas, to include payroll, leave, and benefits. Responsible for investigating system defects by identifying root causes, researching alternate solutions/workarounds. Serves as a functional tester developing appropriate test plans and evaluating results to determine validity of the submitted system defect or data request. Analyzes functionality of the systems to identify capabilities and limitations. Gathers requirements for system enhancements by researching changes in laws, regulations, and policies to provide input to system development staff.

Requirements

Qualifications

At the GS-07 level, you must meet the following qualification: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes experience in processing and analyzing payroll problems in a personnel payroll system or subsystems e.g. time and attendance, debt management, thrift savings plan reporting system; and applying civilian payroll or financial rules and regulations to payroll transactions. OR: 1 full year of graduate level education. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education). OR: A combination of experience and education as defined above which equals 100%. For example, I have 6 months of experience and 6 months of graduate education. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education). OR: A bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. (Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): If you are claiming SAA, you must submit documentation by the closing date of the announcement showing that you have successfully completed all requirements for a bachelor's degree AND meet one of the following requirements: 1. A grade point average of "B" (a GPA of 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. 2. A grade-point average of "B+" (a GPA of 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. 3. Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision. 4. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the association of College Honor Societies. Note: If more than 10 percent of your courses were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honorary society.) At the GS-09 level, you must meet the following qualification: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes experience in researching and analyzing reported systems problems in a personnel payroll system or subsystems e.g. time and attendance, debt management, thrift savings plan reporting system; experience troubleshooting automated system problems; experience interpreting and applying civilian payroll or federal financial rules and regulations to payroll transactions. OR: A master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related in one of the following fields: Business Administration, Finance, HR Management, Communication, etc. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education). OR: A combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as defined above which equals 100%. For example, 6 months of specialized experience and 1 year and 6 months of graduate level education. I.e. 41 quarter hour or 27 semester hours of education. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education). Applicants must carefully review the information in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

If qualifying based on EDUCATION you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Only education from institutions which are accredited or preaccredited/candidate for accreditation may be used to meet education requirements.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address IBC HRD Payroll Operations Division Interior Business Center One Denver Federal Center, Building 48 Denver, CO 80225 US
• Name: Heather Heumann
• Email: [email protected]