Civilian Pay Technician (Benefits)

Office of the Secretary of the Interior

Lakewood (CO)

Remote

USD 45,000 - 73,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

The Office of the Secretary of the Interior is seeking a Civilian Pay Technician (Benefits) in Lakewood, CO to provide retirement, health benefits, MSD, and TSP pay processing for multiple agencies. You will maintain records, enroll benefits, and ensure accurate payroll processing through automated systems.

Qualifications emphasize submitting transcripts, evaluating foreign education if applicable, and navigating policy-based pay adjustments with HR offices.

Qualifications

Must provide transcripts or other documentation to support education claims.
Foreign education credentials must be evaluated for equivalency to US education if applicable.

Responsibilities

Process retirement, health benefits, MSD, and TSP pay and updates for multiple agencies.
Identify errors and perform pay adjustments with HR offices as needed.
Research and analyze data to resolve difficult payroll/benefits issues.
Use automated payroll/personnel system for daily input, output analysis and corrections.

Education

Transcripts or documentation to support education claims

Foreign education evaluation (if applicable)

Job description

Hiring Agency: Office of the Secretary of the Interior

The incumbent will be responsible for providing retirement, health benefits, Military Service Deposit (MSD), and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) pay processing services to multiple agencies serviced by the POD. These services include the update and maintenance of retirement records, health benefit enrollments, MSD records, TSP accounts, and other benefit programs.

Key Responsibilities

Interpret and apply customer specific policies and procedures to pay and benefits including: Retirement, Health Benefits, Thrift Savings Plan and Military Service Deposits; Identify errors and make necessary pay adjustments when assisting and working with HR offices. Research and analyze data to resolve difficult and sensitive payroll/personnel/benefits issues when processing with a potential of multiple error sources.

Use automated payroll/personnel system/subsystem daily for input, output analysis and corrections.

Requirements & Education

If qualifying based on education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Note: PDF Portfolio documents will not be processed or accepted as they appear as a one-page document. Only education from institutions which are accredited or pre-accredited/candidate for accreditation may be used to meet education requirements.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $45420 – $73142/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.