Compensation Project Lead

Ifas Llc; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ifas Llc in Charleston, SC is looking for an experienced individual to support contractor personnel and oversee payroll responsibilities. The role includes managing time and attendance reporting, payroll calculations, and acting as a liaison between contractor employees and clients.

A degree in finance or related field is preferred, along with a strong background in project management and financial analysis. This in-office position requires confidentiality and ethics as essential qualities.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll, accounting or financial analysis required.
• Ability to lead/manage teams.
• Must qualify for a Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing/supporting contractor personnel.
• Liaise between contractor employees and clients.
• Handle payroll responsibilities including T&A reporting.

Skills

Project Management background (PMP preferred)

Advanced MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint & Word)

Education

Four-year degree from an accredited university or college

Master’s degree or CPA certification

Job description

Location

Charleston, SC, US

Essential Job Functions

The Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS), Global Compensation provides compensation services to U.S. Foreign Service employees, Department of State Civil Service employees and Locally Employed (LE) staff. We provide both American and LE Staff payroll services for U.S. Agencies Overseas and Annuity services for Foreign Service Retirees. We are in Charleston, South Carolina and Bangkok, Thailand where we manage one of the most complex compensation environments in the world, providing compensation services in 180 countries and 140 currencies. Our 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. Our primary goal is to provide world‑class compensation services to our customers.

Job Responsibilities

• 25% of this position is allocated to assist the APM in managing/supporting the contractor personnel in a division (The percentage of time will vary based on situations/scenarios that may arise within a department)
• Acts a liaison between the contractor employees and the client (DoS Manager)
• Assists APM with performance success coaching, mentoring and development of contractor employees
• Assists APM with new employee/hire orientations and scheduling (Preparation of the new hire binder, OJT Form requirements from the DoS Manager, badging appointment, building tour, introductions to division staff, coordinates with division Secretary for cubical set up, training schedule from the DoS Manager and identification of required systems access)
• Assists APM with travel and training document preparation
• Assists APM with interviewing and candidate selection
• Assists with ensuring contractors are compliant with established Haynes Contract and DoS policies and procedures
• Assists APM in reviewing time and attendance to ensure accurate billing (monitor sign in/out logs and time and attendance database for discrepancies)
• Assists APM in monitoring contractor scheduling and leave requests in the office to ensure appropriate staffing/coverage. During T&A weeks and Holidays the Contractor Team Lead will work closely with DoS Management to ensure appropriate coverage
• Required to meet with each contractor employee for a quarterly one‑on‑one to go over performance and address and issues/concerns/questions [documents meetings]
• Assists APM with review and approval of contractor leave requests and deviations from the normal work schedule. Assists APM with managing the contractor employees work schedule and ensure appropriate coverage within the department – will notify the client of any schedule changes
• Works with the client to review requests for overtime against workload requirements. Collects overtime forms from all contractor staff and provides to DoS Manager and GTM for approval signatures
• Required to attend a monthly Team Lead Meeting and ad hoc meetings as necessary to address contractor related issues/concerns/recognition

Payroll Responsibilities

• T&A reporting (bi-monthly), pay calculation, individual leave accounts, allotments of pay, and other individual pay matters for those paid under local compensation plans at serviced-posts.
• Responsible for accuracy of calculating and processing Time and Attendance into a various proprietary financial system, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of information. This includes working accounts by organization or country code by processing a variety of transactions which affect pay, leave, taxes, benefits, and other deductions.
• Receive, research, analyze, and process pay actions from the PEAR List
• Verifies the validity of personnel actions and personal service contracts/agreements prepared by serviced Embassies, rejecting those who are not properly completed or in accord with existing personnel law, regulation and advises post personnel offices of the deficiencies and corrections needed to affect the action.
• Answers questions from employees regarding payroll matters (pay, deductions and related matters).
• Audits, analyzes, and reconciles reports or accounts, and any necessary adjustments. More difficult adjustments may require extensive record searches and involve correction of accounts.
• Perform manual calculations when deemed necessary to verify year‑to‑date adjustments and corrections when the calculations cannot be performed through the automated payroll system or other financial systems as required.
• Research, correct and determine the cause of erroneous payments and timely clearing of domestic and overseas T&A rejects.
• Calculating overpayments made due to system deficiencies, preparing proposed repayments schedules, communications those proposals to the employees and entering the collections in accordance with the debt collections of the Federal Government. Overpayments may occur during each bi‑weekly pay cycle.
• Prepares reports on various aspects of the payroll cycle, as requested by DoS.

Skills

Preferred skills:

• Project Management background (PMP preferred but not required)
• Advanced MS Office (Excel, Power Point & Word)

Our most Successful Employees in this Position Demonstrate:

• Drive
• Research Oriented
• Management focused
• Strong desire to develop and support team members

Qualifications

• four‑year degree from an accredited university or college is preferred. A master’s degree and/or a CPA certification or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) is highly desirable. Experience with payroll, accounting or financial analysis required.
• High levels of confidentiality, ethics and integrity is required.
• Key Skills for our leaders: Ability to coach/mentor, demonstrate high levels of confidentiality, trustworthy, flexible, detail‑oriented, organized, open communicator, motivates/develops others, customer focused, analytical (creative), positive attitude, agent for change, integrity and ethical management, resilient, relationship builder, team driven and excellent computer, research, reporting and conflict management skills.
• Must have some experience leading/managing teams.
• Must qualify for a Secret Security Clearance.

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. Additional hours may be required and must be authorized by your Project Manager and DoS Management. This is an in office position.