Compensation Analyst (VLP)
Essential Job Functions:
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 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 (CGFS/GC/PPR/AMP).
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. The primary goal is to provide world-class compensation services to customers.
Job Responsibilities:
This Compensation Analyst’s primary responsibilities for supporting the Voluntary Leave programs include, but are not limited to the following:
Program Initiation
- Receive program participation approval notification with coversheet and set up new VLP Case Spreadsheet
- Enter employee’s leave balances into case management database
- Biweekly maintenance update VLP Case Spreadsheet and management database
- Import leave accounting worksheet in to DIS from the CGFSGC Voluntary Leave mailbox
- Update the VLBP Master Bank Register to maintain statistical data for the Bank Board
- Process VLBP enrollment and annual leave deductions
- Receive VLP audit request prep work and closeout of VLP application actions in DIS
- Complete assigned actions items in DIS on aged report weekly
Donation Processing – Ensures that:
- Bank/Transfer Donation(s) are received and verified for regulation compliance
- Bank/ Transfer Donation is reduced from donor opening annual leave balance
- Bank/Transfer Donation is added to opening annual/sick leave balance based on case analysis from internal and outside agency donors
- Bank/Transfer Donation returned to internal and outside agency donor or the leave bank in (pro-rated/full amount)
- Maintain ongoing time and attendance and adjustments in case analysis spreadsheets
Skills:
Our most Successful Employees in this Position Demonstrate:
- Analytical
- Attention to detail
- Initiative
- Process Oriented
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
- 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.
- This position require a “Secret” Clearance and all candidates must be able to obtain this clearance level.
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 45-minute 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 a hybrid position with 3 days teleworking and 2 days on-site.
IFAS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.