Supervisory Human Resources Specialist - Compensation and Information Systems

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

01Experience

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience overseeing the application of federal leave laws and regulations, including annual and sick leave entitlements, restored annual leave provisions, leave ceilings, and special leave categories. Experience supervising time and attendance operations involving irregular tours of duty, telework schedules, compressed work schedules, premium pay determinations, and compensable time calculations.

Experience planning, organizing, and directing the work of subordinate Human Resource (HR) staff across multiple functional areas, to include establishing work priorities, evaluating employee performance, identifying training needs, providing technical guidance on complex cases, reviewing work for quality and compliance, and managing workflow to meet changing operational demands while ensuring adherence to federal personnel regulations.

Experience developing and implementing quality assurance tools, internal controls, and audit procedures for leave administration and payroll programs. Experience providing guidance on complex pay administration cases and coordinating with field offices on procedural requirements and program updates. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience.

To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.

Serves as a Supervisory Pay Administration Specialist in the Leave & Payroll Administration team of the Compensation & Benefits Branch. Supervises teams responsible for executing Bureau-wide payroll audits, time & attendance processing oversight, leave administration activities, telework and alternative work schedule documentation review, and annual leave credit processing.

Provides technical direction, authoritative advisory guidance, and quality assurance oversight to ensure consistent and compliant administration of federal pay, leave, and timekeeping regulations across regional offices, institutions, and headquarters components.

Responsibilities include establishing priorities; developing work schedules; ensuring staff understand work objectives and performance expectations; providing technical guidance; reviewing completed work for quality, accuracy, and compliance; and adjusting assignments to meet changing workload demands.