Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Director, Payroll and Benefits Division)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Summary
As the Supervisory HR Specialist (Division Director), GS-0201-15, you will serve as Director of the Payroll and Benefits Division within the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), reporting to the Chief Human Capital Officer. You will lead the agencies payroll, benefits, retirement, workers’ compensation, and eOPF programs, ensuring compliance with federal regulations. The selectee will be required to have a duty station at Headquarters or one of the 53 EEOC Field Offices.
Duties
- Directs and oversees agency payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of pay, leave, retroactive pay, debt collection, workers' compensation, and payroll records.
- Supervises managers and staff responsible for payroll administration, quality control, workload management, and compliance with federal payroll laws and regulations.
- Manages the agency's employee benefits programs, including retirement (CSRS/FERS), health insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, long-term care insurance, and related benefits.
- Plans, conducts, and oversees studies and program evaluations to improve payroll, benefits, personnel security, and related HR programs, recommending process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Regularly communicates with agency senior leaders to ascertain their needs as a customer.
- Performs extensive research, leads or conducts comprehensive reviews, and conducts program analyses to determine mission/program effectiveness.
- Identifies issue and program impediments and establishes courses of action necessary to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of managed programs.
Required Documents
- To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Resume (NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES) showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
- Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified.
- If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of your qualifications, you will not receive consideration for the position.
- Most recent Performance
- Appraisal, if applicable. Please provide a copy of your most recent
- SF-50, "Notification of Personnel
- Action" which shows your appointment eligibility for the position for which you are applying. Your most recent Promotion, Within Rate
- Increase (WRI/WGI), or Appointment/Conversion SF-50 or Notification of Personnel
- Action showing your career/career-conditional status, title, series and grade (do not submit an Award
- SF-50). Also provide the
- SF-50 that reflects the highest grade level held on a permanent basis or the full performance level of your current position, whichever is higher. Career Transition Assistance
- Program documentation, if applicable
- Failure to submit documents required may result in loss of consideration.
About this role
The Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Director, Payroll and Benefits Division) position and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. As the Supervisory HR Specialist (Division Director), GS-0201-15, you will serve as Director of the Payroll and Benefits Division within the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), reporting to the Chief Human Capital Officer.
Day to day, the work involves directs and oversees agency payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of pay, leave, retroactive pay, debt collection, workers' compensation, and payroll records. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.
Who should apply
Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what federal human resources experience this Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Director, Payroll and Benefits Division) position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Director, Payroll and Benefits Division) position in Salt Lake City, Utah, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.
How competitive it is
Competitiveness for this Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Director, Payroll and Benefits Division) role depends mainly on how closely applicants match the stated qualifications. Because it is a supervisory or senior position, expect experienced candidates and a strong emphasis on a documented leadership and performance record. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings.
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