Civilian Payroll Specialist

• →Provide civilian payroll and workforce management support to ARCENT G1 headquarters and subordinate organizations.
• →Process payroll transactions, personnel actions, pay adjustments, benefits updates, and labor accounting entries in accordance with federal regulations, DoD policies, Army guidance, and organizational procedures.
• →Review and validate payroll data, timesheets, leave records, attendance reports, premium pay transactions, and labor distribution records for accuracy and completeness.
• →Monitor payroll processing activities to ensure civilian employees are paid accurately and on time.
• →Reconcile payroll discrepancies, identify errors, and coordinate corrective actions with Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Civilian Personnel Advisory Centers (CPAC), human resources offices, financial management personnel, and employees.
• →Verify labor accounting data and ensure payroll costs are properly allocated to the appropriate funding sources, organizations, projects, and work activities.
• →Conduct payroll audits and reviews to ensure compliance with Department of Defense (DoD), Army, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), and applicable federal payroll regulations.
• →Analyze payroll records, workforce data, and labor reports to identify trends, discrepancies, compliance issues, and process improvement opportunities.
• →Prepare payroll reports, workforce management reports, labor utilization analyses, reconciliations, and management briefings for leadership and stakeholders.
• →Support civilian workforce planning initiatives by providing payroll, personnel, and labor data for manpower management, budgeting, workforce forecasting, and resource allocation decisions.
• →Assist with labor cost analysis, workforce cost reporting, and budget execution activities supporting organizational manpower and personnel management objectives.
• →Maintain payroll records, personnel documentation, supporting records, and audit trails in accordance with records management and regulatory requirements.
• →Coordinate with human resources personnel to ensure personnel actions, pay changes, benefits elections, leave adjustments, and employment status changes are accurately reflected in payroll and personnel systems.
• →Research and resolve employee pay, leave, attendance, benefits, and labor accounting inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• →Monitor payroll system transactions and data integrity to ensure accuracy of personnel, payroll, and workforce records.
• →Support internal and external audits, inspections, and compliance reviews by providing payroll documentation, workforce reports, and supporting analyses.
• →Identify payroll processing risks, internal control weaknesses, and operational inefficiencies and recommend corrective actions.
• →Develop and maintain payroll procedures, process documentation, desk guides, and standard operating procedures to support consistency and regulatory compliance.
• →Participate in manpower, personnel, payroll, and workforce management meetings, working groups, and process improvement initiatives.
• →Support personnel readiness and accountability programs by ensuring accurate workforce data and personnel reporting.
• →Ensure safeguarding of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), payroll records, and sensitive personnel information in accordance with applicable security and privacy requirements.
• →Maintain compliance with all applicable federal payroll regulations, personnel management policies, labor accounting standards, DoD directives, Army guidance, and workforce management procedures.
• →Maintain an active Secret security clearance and comply with all security requirements associated with the position.
• →Perform additional civilian payroll, personnel administration, workforce management, and manpower support duties as directed by ARCENT G1 leadership.

Minimum Experience: 8 Years

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Clearance: Secret