Human Resources Specialist (Payroll/Processing)

Human Resources Specialist (Payroll/Processing)

Department: Department of the Treasury

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $70623 - $91815 Per Year

Job Summary: With nearly 1,700 attorneys, IRS Chief Counsel is the largest tax law firm nationwide. Our attorneys are among top tax law practitioners and some of the very best legal minds found anywhere. Together with the IRS, we serve the public by applying the tax code with fairness and integrity. After pausing hiring in 2025, we now seek new law graduates and experienced attorneys to join us. Click to learn more: IRS Office of Chief Counsel Careers Site Meet Our People Learn about our Legal Divisions

Major Duties:

• The Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Finance & Management) supports the administrative, financial, and managerial programs of the Office of Chief Counsel and provides advice to the Chief Counsel and Deputy Chief Counsels on all management, administrative and human resource matters for the organization nationwide. F&M also has field responsibility for all administrative and human resource functions across the country. The Human Resources Specialist serves as an agency contact on the principal employee data management systems in use within the Payroll and Processing Programs, with particular emphasis on the Treasury Integrated Management Information System (TIMIS). The specialist is responsible for providing technical assistance in all functional areas of Personnel Action Requests (PARs), personnel/payroll action processing relating to the National Finance Center (NFC) and HRConnect as well as providing technical advice and guidance for staff and support to the Branch Chief for on assigned special studies and projects. As a Human Resources Specialist, you will: Serve as an expert on processing and payroll problems and is responsible for independently resolving these problems with the NFC. Serve as an authority to management officials and personnel staff members on complex Personnel/Payroll and Background Investigation actions, providing guidance, advice and resolution to a variety of problems related to the automated HR systems. Independently process a full range of official personnel actions and payroll documents. Review personnel actions and requests (SF-50 & SF-52) for accuracy and completeness. Resolve discrepancies or missing items from SF-52's andlistings by contacting the appropriate HR Specialist for correction or clarification on action. Independently process Lump-Sum Payments, Credit Hours, Awards, and Performance Appraisal's. Review Leave Error Report, Leave Audits andresolve errors within SETR and the NFC. Monitor and resolve payroll problems including retroactive back pay cases that may affect TSP, social security, state taxes and Federal taxes to ensure they meet statutory and regulatory requirements. Resolve erroneous pay and missingrefunds, determine the source of the problem, and ensure resolution. Calculate interest where needed. Track manual pay action to ensure that they meet statutory and regulatory requirements. Conduct new employee orientations. Assist new onboarding employees in filling out forms and acquiring badges. Conduct E-Verify on all new employee's using the E-Verify Internet-based system that compares information entered on the employee's Form 1-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to record available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to confirm employment eligibility. This is not an all-inclusive list.

Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. To qualify for this position of Human Resources you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: For GS-09: Specialized Experience: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as: Processing payroll and personnel actions in automated federal payroll and personnel systems; AND Providing advisory services to managers and/or employees and resolving issues for HR Benefits programs such as FEHB, FEGLI, TSP, leave administration and background investigations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education Substitution: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration or Human Resources Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education: Options for qualifying based on a combination are identified in the online questions. NOTE: If qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application package. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date (03/26/2026) of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-26