NOTE: THE SENTENCE IN PART I DESCRIBING THE PURPOSE OF THE POSITION AND PARTS II AND III IN THEIR ENTIRETY ARE PERMANENT PARTS OF THE LIBRARY AND MAY NOT BE CHANGED OR EDITED IN ANY WAY.
I. INTRODUCTION
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This position involves personnel clerical duties for processing personnel actions in the National Finance Center (NFC) personnel/payroll system or in controlling personnel records.
II. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reviews SF-52s for completion, and confirms their contents as needed. Enters and may change Position Management System (PMSO) data in the NFC personnel/payroll system. Assembles and maintains official personnel folders. Follows up on due dates, such as for the completion of probationary periods. Completes employee requests for changes, such as in health or life insurance coverage. Resolves recurring problems and discrepancies, such as reconciling computer records against position descriptions and organizational data. Performs duties such as computing severance pay, verifying retirement annuities, resolving payroll problems, and evaluating and making basic recommendations regarding certain personnel-related actions. Answers questions regarding employees or pending actions.
III. FACTOR LEVELS
Factor 1 - Knowledge Required by the Position FL 1-3 350 pts.
The employee serves under the direction of a supervisor or higher-graded employee, who defines objectives, priorities, and deadlines and who assists the employee with unusual situations that do not have clear precedents. He/She takes initiative in performing assignments, following established instructions, policies, and practices. Work is reviewed for accuracy and compliance with instructions. Review of the work increases as assignments are more difficult or unfamiliar.
Factor 3 - Guidelines FL 3-2 125 pts.
Guidelines include the Federal personnel regulations and Departmental and NFC procedures. The employee selects and applies guidelines according to circumstances of the specific case. He/She refers to the supervisor or a higher-graded employee when guidelines are not applicable or deviations are necessary.
Factor 4 - Complexity FL 4-3 150 pts.
The employee performs the full range of clerical personnel assignments, involving different and unrelated processes/ procedures. He/She identifies the situation or problems involved, then determines if additional information is necessary and the applicability of precedents; the employee considers any interrelationship with other personnel matters.
Factor 5 - Scope and Effect FL 5-2 75 pts.
The work performed provides routine technical support to staff specialists. It affects the accuracy and reliability of personnel functions and the quality of service that the operating unit provides.
Factor 6 - Personal Contacts FL 6-2 25 pts.
Contacts include all levels of employees, supervisors, and administrative staffs in the organizations serviced, and/or field offices.
Factor 7 - Purpose of Contacts FL 7-1 20 pts.
Contacts are to answer basic questions, provide standard instructions, and ensure that all documentation is in order.
Factor 8 - Physical Demands FL 8-1 5 pts.
Work is primarily sedentary, involving no special physical demands.
Factor 9 - Work Environment FL 9-1 5 pts.
The work is performed in a typical office setting.
TOTAL = 880 pts.