Payroll Systems and Financial Operations Specialist

You may qualify at the NH-03 if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience at the NH-02 (GS-11 equivalent) or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Examples of creditable specialized experience include: Administering and analyzing civilian payroll, timekeeping, labor execution, labor accounting, and payroll-to-financial-system integration; Conducting complex reconciliations and resolving payroll, labor charging, and system-interface discrepancies; Evaluating payroll operations, internal controls, audit documentation, and corrective actions; Performing payroll reporting, labor cost analysis, forecasting, and workforce financial analysis; Providing technical guidance to management, supervisors, timekeepers, financial personnel, and other stakeholders on payroll and labor compliance requirements.

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.

As a Payroll Systems and Financial Operations Specialist at the NH-0501-3 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serve as the agency subject matter expert for enterprise payroll operations, payroll systems, labor accounting integration, timekeeping operations, and customer support. Administer and evaluate payroll and financial-system operations, interfaces, labor charging structures, payroll reports, and related processes to identify deficiencies and corrective actions.

Oversee timekeeping and labor-execution activities to ensure labor hours, leave, overtime, premium pay, compensatory time, and credit hours are accurately recorded, supported, certified, and compliant. Lead payroll audit-readiness and internal-control activities, including development and validation of reconciliations, audit trails, supporting documentation, and corrective action plans.

Develop payroll execution reports, workforce labor analytics, labor-cost models, forecasts, and financial analyses to support budget formulation, execution, and leadership decision-making. Interpret payroll and financial-management requirements; develop procedures and training; advise leadership and stakeholders on payroll operations, labor execution risks, compliance, and process improvements.