Human Resources Specialist (Compensation)

Human Resources Specialist (Compensation)

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Lowell, Massachusetts, Irving, Texas, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Salary Range: $67100 - $133142 Per Year

Job Summary: Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.

Major Duties:

• Serves as the agency's senior Compensation specialist to implement and administer pay and leave policies established by the Office of Personnel Management, Department of Defense, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, and agency leadership.
• Identifies, evaluates, and resolves significant and systemic pay/leave administration and HR-to-payroll interface issues affecting pay and leave outcomes.
• Provides authoritative advisory services; strengthens internal controls; and institutionalizes corrective actions through repeatable processes, decision-support products, and sustained monitoring.
• Captures and merges financial and personnel data into meaningful tables and/or reports using applicable automated financial and personnel systems e.g., Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS) and Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS).

Qualifications: You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience is defined as: For the GS-9: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience includes: Assisting in resolving payroll and personnel systemic issues in the Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS); OR identifying systemic problems relating to interface with the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS); OR assisting in capturing and merging financial and personnel data to reconstruct pay records for audits relating to Time and Attendance (T&A), pay, leave, entitlement and benefits for the agency. For the GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience includes: Resolving payroll and personnel systemic issues in the Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS); OR identifying systemic problems relating to interface with the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS); OR assisting in preparing briefings, and capturing and merging financial and personnel data to reconstruct pay records for audits relating to Time and Attendance (T&A), pay, leave, entitlement and benefits for the agency. For the GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience includes: Resolving payroll and personnel systemic issues within the Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS) and its interface with the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS); OR identifying systemic problems and capturing and merging financial and personnel data to reconstruct pay records for audits covering Time and Attendance (T&A), pay, leave, entitlements, and benefits; OR preparing and conducting briefings or providing instructions to employees regarding payroll matters. Volunteer Experience: 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, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply Online' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application. 3. Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Application Status, then More Information for this position. Return to an incomplete application by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12905759 WARNING: Failure to submit a complete Application Package including all required documentation by the closing date of the announcement at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or at the time of application for announcements with an extended closing date, may result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status and More Information. The Details page will display the status of your application. Once your application is "processed", you can review your submitted materials. It is your responsibility to verify that information you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accurate. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and information..

Application Deadline: 2026-03-27