Payroll Analyst for LE Pay Processing

Haynes, Inc.; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Haynes, Inc. in Charleston, SC is seeking a Payroll Analyst (Locally Employed) to support the Department of State’s Global Compensation team. The candidate must obtain or already hold a Secret Clearance. This full-time role offers a starting salary of $45,000–$48,200 plus comprehensive benefits.

The position requires experience with payroll systems (e.g., PeopleSoft), strong communication, and attention to detail. Ability to work independently and with senior analysts is essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with experience in financial or payroll automated systems (e.g., PeopleSoft).
• Ability to create and work with spreadsheets and/or databases.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and support senior analysts.

Responsibilities

• Primary payroll responsibilities include time & attendance reporting, pay calculation, leave accounts, and other pay matters for locally employed staff.
• Support and maintain payroll systems and ensure timely processing per Directorate policies.
• Provide accurate documentation and assist with workflow analysis, process improvements, and audits.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Education

High school diploma

Tools

PeopleSoft

Spreadsheets

Databases

MS Office

Job description

Haynes Inc. an experienced long-term government contractor, is searching for a Payroll Analyst (Locally Employed) in Global Compensation to serve our client, the Department of State (DOS) in beautiful Charleston, SC. To be considered for this job, the candidate must be able to obtain a security Secret Clearance, or already possess one. A Secret Clearance will open a lot of other doors for your career with the Government, including the possibility of being hired directly. This is a full-time job with a starting salary range between $45,000-48,200 PLUS generous benefits package (outlined below)

About Haynes, Inc.

Haynes Inc, continues to partner with Department of State (DoS) in Charleston, SC. Our 80+ employees. support the DoS Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS) Center in the areas of: Global Compensation, Information Systems Security (ISSO), and Global Financial Operations. We serve the U.S. Foreign Service, Department of State Civil Service, Foreign Service Retirees, Embassies, and Overseas U.S. Agencies reaching 180 countries and 140 currencies. Haynes, Inc. provides services in: Accounting, Administration, Budget, Travel, Vouchering, Accounts Receivables, Reconciliation, Systems Analysis, Information Systems, Computer Security, Payroll and Compensation, Treasury, Payroll Customer Service, Training, Audits, and Paralegal Analysis.

Haynes, Inc. provides our employee family a robust benefits package including: 11 paid Federal holidays, generous Employer Match on your 401k, Paid Time Off, Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, free Professional Development & Training Program with 9000+ courses, and more! We thrive on providing a good work/life balance and in creating an inclusive culture where employees feel valued, appreciated, and are rewarded for top performance!

Department Overview

The U.S. Department of State (DoS), The Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Charleston, Resource Management (RM) Bureau of the Department of State (DoS) in Charleston, South Carolina has a requirement for a Compensation Technician to perform compensation support in the office of Locally Employed Payroll. Locally Employed Staff Payroll (LE) provides compensation services to Locally Employed (LE) staff employed at U.S. Embassies and Missions around the world. LE Payroll support is in Charleston, South Carolina and Bangkok, Thailand where a highly complex compensation environment is managed by providing compensation services to LE Staff in 180 countries and 140 currencies. Our services include time and attendance, payroll, customer support, withholding, benefits, record keeping and reporting for our LE Staff employees working overseas at our Embassies and Missions. LE Payroll services employees through 180 separate local compensation plans representing labor and employment laws and regulations of the host countries where we operate and applicable U.S. and Department of State laws, regulations, and policy. LE’s primary goal is to provide world-class compensation services to our Locally Employed Staff customers.

Minimum Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma with experience working in financial or payroll automated systems, such as PeopleSoft and be able to create and work with spreadsheets and/or databases.
• The Payroll Analyst should be organized, analytical, have good problem solving, leadership, customer service and interpersonal skills, as well as encompass a strong attention to detail and be an excellent communicator (verbal and writing), performs a wide variety of complex payroll processing activities in support of the Department of State, for employees located domestically and overseas, Retirees, Foreign Service Nationals, Foreign Service Officers and other Agencies/Customers as required.
• Work independently and assist senior analysts to provide workflow analysis, re-engineering, procedures development, project management, resource management, cost analysis, personnel management, budget analysis, auditing or inspecting
• Once a problem or project is define the payroll analyst researches relevant facts and information, conducts interviews, compiles results, prepares documentation that supports a recommend course of action and prepares supporting material, such as flow charts, graphs, tables or spreadsheets.

Assists in developing new procedures, revise existing procedures, techniques, schedules, work assignments and steps to achieve a solution., The level of support is based on the experience of the analyst and the scope of the problems or projects defined.

Preferred Skills

• Personnel must possess a strong attention to detail, top-notch customer service skills, flexibility, works independently, strong research skills, team-player, organizational, multi-tasking, customer service, oral and written communication skills.
• Experience working in high-volume, payroll environments is preferred.

Our Most Successful Employees In This Position Demonstrate

• Experience with MS Office
• Time Management
• Ability to multi-task
• Collaborates well
• Analytical
• Research oriented

Job Responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities are T&A reporting, pay calculation, individual leave accounts, allotments of pay, and other individual pay matters for those paid under local compensation plans at serviced-posts. Specific Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
• Supports and promotes the CGFS quality policy and establishes, maintains and updates required QMS records for all assigned posts (e.g., country specifics).
• Demonstrates a comprehension of all applicable metrics and their performance measures and status.
• Participates in the development of QWI, forms, and reference documents within the LE QMS.
• Adheres to LE policies to ensure that only current and approved QWIs are utilized to conduct LE Payroll functional activities and ensures that nonconformities do not occur in employee’s area of responsibility
• Proactive in continuously monitoring, developing, documenting, and implementing continuous improvements.
• Establishes and maintains master payroll records for individual employees in assigned countries in both the Locally Employed Payroll system and the LE Payroll document imaging system (DIS) according to established policies and timetables.
• In accordance with (IAW) Directorate policies, receives information on employees by various means, verifies authenticity and conformance with local compensation plan guidelines and office functional procedures, performs all necessary calculations, adjusts, and verifies system acceptance through payroll projections.
• Ensures effective and timely customer service as well as facilitate vigilant internal controls, each pay period, all documents, actions, and adjustments received by the second Tuesday of the current pay period should be successfully processed in both payroll systems IAW Directorate policies.
• Timely processing (for LE payroll system and DIS) in the proper sequence is essential to the control and integrity of the payroll cycle.
• Fully utilize the system acceptance process for every applicable transaction.
• Tracks incoming Time and Attendance (T&A) for assigned posts and ensures the proper files are successfully monitored, transmitted, uploaded, and processed in the Locally Employed Payroll system according to established timelines and requirements.
• Audits, corrects, and maintains report documentation for (T&A) files for assigned posts. Executes audit and correction tasks IAW established timelines and requirements.
• Contacts posts to resolve timeliness and/or content issues regarding missing, late, or inaccurate (T&A) submissions. In these cases, success and extent of resolution is determined by requirements IAW Directorate policies
• Required to learn, understand, and operate all Locally Employed Payroll systems, functional procedures, and Directorate policies. Takes initiative to investigate and comprehend post compensation and leave plans and research plans to resolve concerns.
• Accurately and timely calculates and processes severance and termination/final payments in accordance with post compensation plans and Directorate policies.
• Main point of contact with the post payroll and personnel liaison(s) to resolve Locally Employed employee pay/personnel issues. Timely and completely resolves and responds to internal and external inquiries concerning payroll issues. Resolutions are prompt, courteous, and complete IAW with Directorate policies.

Software Systems Utilized

• GFACS (Global Foreign Affairs Compensation System)
• Microsoft Office
• LE Payroll System
• CGFS Document Imaging System (DIS) & Cable Xpress

Additional Information

To be hired, the candidate must reside in the state of South Carolina. This position supports a government contract and is subject to the government agency rules and management. All contractors supporting the Department of State must be able to either possess or obtain a security clearance of Secret. Employees shall remain in their current position for at least one year before applying for another job within the company or contract.

Work Schedule

This is a full-time job located on Dyess Ave. in North Charleston, SC. Work hours are 40 hours per week between the hours of 6:00 am - 6:00 pm. Flextime is available. Core working hours are 9:45 am - 2:45pm. Work schedule is based on the work requirements of our client’s division, Global Financial Services. The contract has a non-compensated 30-, 45-, or 60-minute lunch Monday through Friday. Additional hours may be required and/or must be authorized by your Program Manager and DoS Management.

Haynes, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected status in any of the terms or conditions of employment.