SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN, PAYROLL NF3

U.S. Marine Corps

Quantico, Virginia$55,000 - $65,000Full-timePosted 14 days ago

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Summary

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.

Duties

Provides guidance to the Payroll Accounting Technicians and Lead Accounting Technicians on a variety of payroll accounting clerical duties including initiating key tasks, establishing work cadence and managing team deadlines. Keeps process manager apprised of all issues. Relays instructions from the Payroll Manager and monitors workload to ensure department meets service level agreements within specified timelines. Responsible for solving problems with varying degrees of difficulty. Demonstrates work methods, provides work-related guidance, conducts on-the-job training and maintains procedures/instructions. Ensures worksite materials and tools are available to complete work. Ensures employees follow security, safety and housekeeping rules. Uses an in depth knowledge of federal and agency accounting and payroll rules, regulations, policies and practices to supervise the full range of payroll duties on an automated system to include: making changes to master records to serve as basis for pay and leave computation and disbursement of pay: setting up and changing employee accounts to reflect pay changes resulting from personnel actions; setting up deductions or temporary changes affecting one or a few pay periods; auditing authorization documents for completeness accuracy and propriety prior to computing bi-weekly taxes, annual statements of earnings, and deductions, maintaining control log on commission payments etc. May use various input documents and s wider variety of coding structures to process pay transactions for employees in various pay categories. Processes groups of accounting requiring regular application of different bodies of primary and special legislative, regulative, precedent pay provisions; interrelationships of a variety of types of pay entitlements to both regular and irregular working hours, applicable differentials, premium pay, overtime compensation, deductions, etc. Answer questions and provides advice to employees, supervisors, finance specialists and personnel specialists. Answers questions on rules, regulations, processes, account balances and benefits. Computes and extracts data. Handles special technical support assignments. Completes the full range of payroll transactions on an automated personnel system. Supervises and performs payroll account reconciliations. Completes assignments that involve various financial operations and transactions. Analyzes and reconciles accounting data, transactions and complex reconciliation documents and other data to derive logical and accurate conclusions and determines appropriate corrective action to take when faced with discrepancies. Analyzes the effects of transactions on financial reports and briefs management on financial impact and discrepancies. Supervises employees to include: assigning, distributing, and evaluating work; coaching, counseling, tutoring, and mentoring employees; approving and disapproving leave, recommending and completing personnel actions, recommending and completing performance reviews, recommending and administering discipline, recommending and administering incentive awards, approving timecards, training employees, keeping abreast of and actively supporting the principles of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program, and prevention of sexual harassment, being alert to alcohol/drug abuse to take appropriate action, being responsive to human capital strategic plans, succession management initiatives, and civilian leader development. Works with higher-level Payroll supervisor to ensure efficiency of procedures and makes suggestions for continuous improvement opportunities accordingly. Conducts on-the-job training and demonstrates work methods and provides work-related guidance. Ensures worksite materials and tools are available to complete work. Coordinates workflow among team members to ensure that timelines and goals are met. This is a white-collar position where occasional lifting up to 20 lbs may be required. May travel to Marine Corps Installations. Working hours may be adjusted to support East or West coast Marine Corps Installations. This position is designated as Mission Essential, and deemed necessary to ensure business continuity during contingency operations, natural disasters, extreme weather situations or other emergency situations to include closure of the facility. These mission essential functions are existing functions that enable the Global Business Services to continue to provide necessary, vital services during time of need and require civilian employees to telework in order to support the mission.

Requirements

EVALUATIONS:

Qualifications and evaluation

Your application/resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. This vacancy will be filled by the best qualified applicant as determined by the selecting official.

Benefits

The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. Benefits you get to enjoy while working at MCCS include but are not limited to: • Stability of Federal Civilian Service • People with passion for doing work that matters • Quality of Work Life Balance • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefit Packages • Marine Corps Exchange and Base Facility Privileges

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online via the MCCS Careers website: Resumes/applications emailed or mailed will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. Resumes with personal photo will not be accepted. To be considered for employment, the application or resume must be submitted online by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement. Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your MCCS user account and review your application status.

Required documents

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Additional information

GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicants are assured of equal consideration regardless of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex, GINA, political affiliation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, marital status, physical handicap which has no bearing on the ability to perform the duties of the position. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. It is Department of Navy (DON) policy to provide a workplace free of discrimination and retaliation. The DON No Fear Act policy link is provided for your review: https://www.donhr.navy.mil/NoFearAct.asp. As part of the employment process, Human Resources Division may obtain a Criminal Record Check and/or an Investigative Consumer Report. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI). For all positions requiring access to firearms or ammunition, the Federal Government is prohibited from employing individuals in these positions who have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or a felony crime of domestic violence adjudged on or after 27 November 2002. Selectees for such positions must submit a completed DD Form 2760, Qualification to Possess Firearms or Ammunition, before a final job offer can be made. Direct Deposit of total NET pay is mandatory as a condition of employment for all appointments to positions within MCCS. Required Documents: *Education/certification certificate(s), if applicable. *If prior military, DD214 Member Copy This activity is a Drug-free workplace. The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Marines, sailors, and their family members have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce. Involuntarily separated members of the armed forces and eligible family members applying through the Transition Assistance Program must submit a written request/statement (may be obtained from the MCCS Human Resources Office) and present ID card with "TA" stamped in red on front of card. INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE CHANGED TO PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION. ALL ONLINE APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1159PM EASTERN TIME (ET) ON THE CLOSING DATE LISTED IN THE JOB POSTING.

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