This position is located in the USDA, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, National Finance Center, Government Employees Services Division (GESD), Personnel Applications Systems Branch (PESB). The primary function is managing, coordinating, and implementing personnel applications related to the processing of personnel and payroll documents.

Duties

Maintain IT application systems program documentation in accordance with established standards. Aid in the creation and development of the functional systems requirements for all new, redesigned, or modified segments of the personnel/payroll systems or like systems. Perform detail systems design and development activity for new or redesigned personnel applications to ensure timely completion. Establish and maintain management control systems to monitor activities, identify problem areas, and initiate corrective action.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit – Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: Managing, coordinating, and implementing personnel applications related to the processing of personnel and payroll documents; serves as lead programmer on various IT applications and responsible for significant portions of executable code. Encouraging staff to identify strategies to improve, consolidate or eliminate duplicative processes which impede excellence in customer experience; Responsible for staffing and managing allocated resources, including people, time, technology, facilities, contracts, and funds; and actively participates in all personnel matters (recruitment, staffing, promotion, training, evaluation and discipline). And Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organization outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication- Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-14

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Financial Officer 13800 Old Gentilly Road New Orleans, LA 70129 US
• Name: Cheryl Carroll-Smith
• Phone: 855-227-8131
• Email: [email protected]