Compensation Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Essential Job Functions :

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

Global Compensation Overview : Global Compensation provides compensation services to U.S. Foreign Service employees, Department of State Civil Service employees and Locally Employed (LE) staff. They provide both American and LE Staff payroll services for U.S. Agencies Overseas and Annuity services for Foreign Service Retirees. With locations in Charleston, South Carolina and Bangkok, Thailand, Global Compensation manages one of the most complex compensation environments in the world, providing compensation services in 180 countries and 140 currencies. Services include time and attendance, payroll, annuity payments, customer support, withholding, benefits, record keeping and reporting for our employees working domestically and overseas at our Embassies and Missions. Global Compensation’s primary goal is to provide world-class compensation services to its customers. The contractor shall perform these services under Jennifer Pinckney, DoS Manager, American Pay Processing.

Pay Processing (PPR) : 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. Our primary goal is to provide world-class compensation services to our customers.

Interested in Applying? I have a few preliminary questions

• Do you love payroll?
• Do you enjoy thinking outside the box?
• Do you like collaborating with a team?
• Do you like helping people?

If you answered yes to any of these, keep reading on.

Job Responsibilities

The Compensation Technicians primary responsibilities are T&A reporting (bi-monthly), pay calculation, individual leave accounts, allotments of pay, and other individual pay matters for those paid under local compensation plans at serviced-posts. Specific Duties include, but are not limited to the following :

Skills : Preferred skills :

Our most Successful Employees in this Position Demonstrate :

Qualifications :

Senior level experience in any of the following is preferred but not required : management, budget, program analysis, procurement, personnel management, auditing, or inspecting with significant experience reviewing foreign affairs operations. The Management Analyst V will provide senior level business process analysis and management analysis services to overseas posts and domestic bureaus. Provide workflow analysis, re-engineering, procedures development, project management, resource management, cost analysis, personnel management, budget analysis, auditing or inspecting. Once a problem or project is defined the management analyst researches relevant facts and information conducts interviews, compiles results, prepares documentation that supports a recommended course of action and prepares supporting material, such as flow charts, graphs, tables or spreadsheets. Develops new or revises procedures, techniques, schedules, work assignments and steps to achieve a recommended solution. The level of support is based on the experience of the analyst and the scope of the problems or projects defined.

Work Schedule :

The employee will work an 8-hour shift between the hours of 6 : 15 am to 6 : 00 pm with a non-compensated lunch (See your Project Manager for work schedule and department policies). Additional hours may be required and must be authorized by your Project Manager and DoS Management. This is an in-office position and requires five days a week on site.