Compensation Analyst-DOS

IFAS LLC•Charleston, SC

1d•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. American Pay Processing (AMP) provides compensation services to U.S. Foreign Service, Department of State Civil Service and Foreign Service Retirees. We also provide American payroll services for U.S. Agencies Overseas. AMP manages a diverse foreign affairs payroll environment, providing our services to our Civil and Senior Executive Service employees domestically, U.S. Foreign Service employees in the U.S., and overseas, and Annuity services to Foreign Service Retirees. Our services include time and attendance, payroll, annuity payments, customer support, withholding, benefits, record keeping and reporting for our employees and Annuitants.

Requirements

Superior multi-tasking, customer service, analytical, organizational, oral and written communication skills
Experience with computer-based applications including word-processing, spreadsheets, and database management systems
MS Excel and MS Word experience at an intermediate level
Payroll and/or financial experience working in high volume work environments
Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills
Relevant professional experience supporting the design, development, analysis, testing, or implementation of systems similar in size, complexity, and scope to the DoS systems
Must qualify for Secret Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

Critical thinking and creative solutioning
Improving/enhancing processes & procedures

Responsibilities

T&A reporting (bi-monthly)
Pay calculation
Individual leave accounts
Allotments of pay
Other individual pay matters
Support one or more of the Payroll Teams (Common Team, Benefits/Entry on Duty Team, Alliances Team, Leave Team, Separations Team, Remaining Deductions/Additional Entitlements Team)
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
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
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