Duties

The incumbent serves as a Senior Specialist with responsibility for developing, administering, coordinating, and overseeing the full range of payroll duties and key office programs. This includes responsibility for the accuracy and timeliness of the agency's pay and leave accounts. The incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Serves as expert consultant and advisor in interpreting and applying laws, regulations, policies, and practices to provide advice and guidance to officials, supervisors, and employees on the full range of pay administration policies, principles, and practices.
• Serves as subject matter expert for payroll operations, leave, benefit, and financial functional areas; responsible for troubleshooting problems, training employees, program development, coordination, and support for special projects.
• Serves as the subject matter expert in reviewing automated systems output, initiate recommendations for resolution of pay/leave problems and if changes need to be made in the automated payroll/personnel system.
• Provide leadership, guidance and technical direction to Human Resource Specialists/Assistants who perform pay account maintenance in an automated payroll/personnel system and subsystem, pay plans, pay/leave categories, appointments, employment situations, and unique items.
• Performs leave audits of employees when requested by management.
• Responds to inquiries regarding payroll, performing research as appropriate to answer inquiries.
• Reviews leave and payroll policies and procedures, coordinating with stakeholders, and submitting needed updates.
• Examines personnel actions, pay changes and employee requests and makes appropriate changes to master records.
• Responsible for providing initial and periodic refresher training to employees who have been assigned certifier and timekeeping duties.
• Provides technical assistance on pay and leave matters to unit timekeepers, supervisors, other management and employees.
• Audits leave of incoming and separating employees to validate leave transfers, advanced leave, leave payments, and leave debts.
• Works with separating employees to address leave-based debts.
• Reviews authorization documents and codes the appropriate data for input to properly update each employee's master record.
• Processes complex pay adjustments that may involve transfers between pay systems with different pay, leave and benefit entitlements and may be retroactive.
• Actively participates in the agency debt collection program as it pertains to the recovery of over payments of salary, veteran's benefits, and other debts due to the US Government.
• Responsible for the agency leave donation and leave sharing programs.
• Research, interpret and apply laws, policies, regulations and procedures associated with payroll delivery systems. Determine the impact on current pay processing procedures, when there are changes in laws and regulations.
• Serves as the principle point of contact for the Commission's human resources shared service provider involving the interagency agreement.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship requirement must be met by the closing date of this vacancy.
• Position is subject to a background investigation.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must register with Selective Service.
• You may serve a one-year probationary period under this appointment.
• Résumé and supporting documents (See How To Apply).
• This position is not in the bargaining unit.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

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  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

• Required Documents

  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

  To apply for this position, you must submit a complete application package which includes:
  1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
  2. Other supporting documents:
  

  • Cover Letter, optional
  • College transcript(s), if qualifying based on education
  • Most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" showing you are/were in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held (if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service)
  • Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
  • DD-214, SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for consideration under Veteran hiring authorities
  • Noncompetitive appointment authority documentation, if applicable
  • Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documentation, if applicable (e.g. Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)

  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

  To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
  A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
  

  • To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
  • Follow the prompts to select your rsum and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  • After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
  • You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.

  To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
  To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12148808.

  Agency contact information

  Dominique Hardy

  Email

  dhardy@ftc.gov

  Address

  Federal Trade Commission
  600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
  Suite H-723
  Washington, DC 20580
  US

  Next steps

  Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

• Fair and Transparent

  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE UPON RECEIPT OF THE 75th APPLICATION - OR - THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.