Supervisory Civilian Pay Technician

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/20/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Examples of appropriate SF-50s include: Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or SF-50s at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old. In addition to meeting the time-in-grade requirement, applicants must have the following specialized experience: Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade of GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as experience in leading/overseeing payroll processing and providing guidance to staff in the interpretation of policies, regulations, laws, etc., for a variety of pay plans; training staff on payroll procedures; advising and counseling staff on payroll and administrative matters; utilizing an automated pay system; and resolving pay and time/attendance issues. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Compensation Customer Service Leadership Problem Solving Technical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The Supervisory CPT performs sedentary work. There may be some walking, standing, bending, and lifting up to 25 pounds. Work Environment: The Supervisory CPT’s work is normally performed in an office setting. The work environment involves every-day risks or discomforts, which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting, and training rooms. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
The Supervisory Civilian Pay Technician (CPT) supervises subordinate CPTs and performs civilian pay program work in direct support of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), under the Finance Service. The position reports directly to the Finance Service Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or, as delegated by the CFO, the Assistant Chief Financial Officer (ACFO) or other designee. This position is located in Murfreesboro, TN within Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS).