Payroll Analyst

IFAS LLC•Charleston, SC

7d•$66,400 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The U.S. Department of State (DoS), The Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Charleston has a requirement for a Compensation Analyst in the Office of Global Compensation. The Compensation Analyst position will be responsible for payroll processing, analysis, auditing and monitoring of payroll in the office of American Pay Processing.

Requirements

Must have payroll processing experience.
Must be able to work on several tasks simultaneously and to work independently without any higher-level coordination or direction for day-to-day activities.
must have the ability to obtain a government security clearance

Nice To Haves

A four-year degree from an accredited university or college is preferred.
Experience reviewing and processing days in accounting or payroll systems and running reports is preferred.
Experience processing Time and Attendance preferrable.
Candidates with active Secret Clearance is preferred

Responsibilities

T&A reporting (bi-monthly)
pay calculation
individual leave accounts
allotments of pay
other individual pay matters
Receive, research, analyze, and process specialized pay actions
Responsible for accuracy of calculating and processing Time and Attendance into various proprietary financial systems, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of information. This includes working accounts by organization or country code by processing a variety of transactions which affect pay, leave, taxes, benefits and other deductions.
Verify the validity of personnel actions and personal service contracts/agreements prepared by serviced Embassies, rejecting those who are not properly completed or in accord with existing personnel law, regulation and advises post personnel offices of the deficiencies and corrections needed to affect the action.
Answer questions via e-mail from employees regarding payroll matters (pay, deductions and related matters).
Audit, analyze, and reconcile reports or accounts make adjustments which are largely retroactive in nature. More difficult adjustments may require extensive record searches and involve correction of accounts.
Perform manual calculations when deemed necessary to verify year-to-date adjustments and corrections when the calculations cannot be performed through the automated payroll system or other financial systems as required.
Research, correct and determine the cause of erroneous payments and timely clearing of domestic and overseas T&A rejects.