Lead Human Resources Specialist (Payroll)

This announcement is for a Lead Human Resources Specialist (Payroll) position located in Justice Management Division (JMD), Office of Human Capital (OHC) in Washington, DC. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Lead Human Resources Specialist in applying the full range of all payroll/personnel processing matters for OHC customers. Major duties: The duties and responsibilities for a Lead Human Resources Specialist generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Process sensitive payroll/personnel actions for OHC customers through the National Finance Center (NFC) and the payroll/personnel systems. Serve as the principal focal point within the agency for payroll/personnel functions. Communicate assignments, projects, or problems to be solved, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines for completion. Advise the team and individual members in identifying the parameters of a viable solution for payroll or HR Personnel Actions. Lead a team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload regarding tasks among employees in accordance with established work flow and specialization. Train or arrange for the training of team members in methods and techniques of team building for working teams to accomplish tasks or projects. Qualifications: To qualify for the position of Lead Human Resources Specialist (Payroll), at GS-0201-13, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below. There may also be a positive education requirement for some occupations, please see the Education section for details. If there are licensing or certification requirements, please see the Required Documents section for details on how to verify you license or certificate. For the GS-13: Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which demonstrates providing leadership in researching, analyzing and monitoring payroll and personnel processing to resolve problems or issues. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by 11/12/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.