GPO Human Resources Assistant (Processing)

Grey Street Consulting, LLC (Grey Street), a leading small business provider of Human Capital operational support services to Federal civilian and defense agencies, is seeking to hire a Human Resources Assistant (Processing) to support our clients within the Government Publishing Office.

GPO is located in NW Washington, DC and this position is being performed in a remote capacity. Candidates need to be agreeable to the possibility of the government returning staff on-site, potentially multiple days per pay period in the future.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provides support for the processing of personnel actions and records management. Works closely with the Talent Acquisitions team, the Transactions Specialists and Benefits Specialists to process and onboard new applicants.

• Provide administrative support for new employee orientation.
• Provide administrative support for offboarding.
• Processes personnel actions.
• Support HC staff with administrative needs.
• Inputs and verifies documents for employment in the USA Staffing database, required to onboard new hires.
• Must stay apprised of human resource terminology, requirements, procedures required to process HR actions consistent with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and 5 CFR rules and regulations governing recruitment, staffing and placement, pay and classification activities.
• Ensures that the correct documentation is submitted with all personnel actions. Documents must be completed, routed, filed, and arranged in proper sequence. Discrepancies are identified and corrected within an established timeframe.
• Processes all documents associated with inputting SF-52s (Request for Personnel Actions) and SF-S0's (Notification of Personnel Action) such as in-processing selectees, promotions, awards, details, within grades, name changes, reassignments, summer appointments, student and special emphasis programs, term and temporary appointments, death benefits, Thrift Savings Plan options, and retirements, in the appropriate automated systems. Ensures documents comply with OPM guidelines and are correct.
• Contacts employees or supervisors to resolve questions before processing final actions; provides information on HR systems, processes, and procedures and/or provides brochures, applications, and other HR documents to employees. Performs final reviews on personnel documents to ensure data complies with appropriate Guide to Personnel Processing Actions (GPPA) guidance.
• Provides support to Talent Acquisitions and Transactions Division Specialists, answers the phone, directs inquiries to the correct Specialist; and handles the customer-serves aspects of HR employment from the initial job offer to entry on duty (EOD). In addition, prepares offer letters, and creates and distributes employment-related correspondence, e.g., offer letters, and orientation materials. Researches and resolves a variety of human resource problems relating to pay, performance, incorrect data on the Notification of Personnel Action.
• Coordinates EOD dates for new hires and follows-up with all candidates with offer letters. Obtains and coordinates release dates needed to complete Standard Form (SF-75) information from losing and gaining Federal Personnel agencies.
• Fully participates in conducting new employee orientation. This includes presenting of information, completion of new hire paperwork, and follow up with one-on-one counseling with new hires.
• Responsible for onboarding procedures and requirements, including the development of tentative offers, final offers, and letters, review all onboarding paperwork, one -on-one counseling session, security packages, medial packages, etc.
• Updates GPO’s SF52 Dashboard /Tracker with accurate and concise information. (After training)
• Codes actions for input into the National Finance Center's (NFC) automated payroll/personnel systems and reviews and follows-up on error listings and computer edits from data input to ensure personnel actions are submitted and input on a timely basis.
• Responds to customer inquiries on such matters as procedures for filing applications, status or recruitments, kinds of vacancies in the organization, etc.
• Manages pre-employment process for new hires.
• Computes service computation dates, variety of federal service credits.
• Coordinates all pre-employment process requirements and conducts reference checks. Screens pre-employment forms for accuracy and completeness; and assists selectees in filling out forms when needed.
• Establishes, maintains, and closes out recruitment files and other required records.
• Responds to applicant questions concerning the application process, status of applications, etc., in an automated HR System (i.e., USA Staffing or similar).
• Advises management and applicants of requirements for basic onboarding activities, in- processing, and investigations.
• Examines codes and processes official personnel actions for GPO personnel. This includes verifying previous service, including military service and computes service computation dates (SCDs). As well as researching a variety of regulatory guides to make definitive determinations on a wide range of technical issues, including creditable service for probationary periods, career tenure, and leave category determinations, etc.
• Establishes and maintains electronic Official Personnel Folders (eOPFs).
• Codes actions for inputs into the National Finance Center's (NFC) automated payroll/personnel systems and reviews and follows-up on error listings and computer edits from data input to ensure personnel actions are submitted and input on a timely basis.
• May work at the front desk in HCO or for the CHCO as needed. Greets customers, answers basic questions, answers, and routes calls.
• Attends all staff meetings.
• Attends business unit training sessions as necessary.
• Capability of learning additional software that may be required for the position.

Job Requirements and Experience

• Strong knowledge of coding and processing personnel actions this includes being able to correctly code Standard Form personnel actions with Nature of Action codes, tenure, probationary period, legal authority)
• The Contractor should be experienced with USA Staffing including Selection Manager and Onboarding modules.
• Skill and working knowledge of NFC/EPIC web.
• Skill and working knowledge of GRB.
• Basic knowledge of the full range of recruitment, placement, position management, classification, compensation, performance management, and personnel support services.
• Skilled and working knowledge of USA Staffing (onboarding components)
• Skill and working knowledge of National Finance Center’s EmpowHR system.
• Skill and working knowledge of OPM’s eOPF system.
• Skilled in using Windows Operating Systems
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite including MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point and MS Teams.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat
• Works with automated personnel computer systems and software to process personnel and benefits actions, compute retirement annuities, service computation dates and should have working knowledge of the following:

1. National Finance Center (NFC) EmpowHR, EPIC, EPP, Mainframe System
2. Government Retirement and Benefits Platform (GRB) and its components
3. eOPF
4. Microsoft Suite including Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Outlook, and MS Teams
5. HC Dashboard (after training)

ADA Requirements

• Operate a PC and phone in an office environment.
• Work in a primarily sedentary position. 
• Perform some bending, light lifting, and carrying of equipment may be required.
• Any additional office equipment that is required by the position.  

Grey Street Consulting, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

About Grey Street Consulting, LLC

Grey Street is a small, woman- and minority-owned, federal contracting firm who received approval by SBA in May of 2020 to participate in the 8(a) Business Development and Woman-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting programs. Founded in 2015, Grey Street has already established itself as a leading small business provider of federal human resources (HR) services. Grey Street provides staff augmentation support to numerous federal agencies including but not limited to the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT), Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE), Labor (DOL), and Homeland Security (DHS) just to name a few. Our approach to the delivery of professional services is rooted in our deep subject matter expertise and supported by our ability to effectively manage our client’s needs and expectations while delivering measurable results. 

Grey Street offers a robust benefit package which includes comprehensive medical, dental, and 401k with a guaranteed match!! 

To learn more about Grey Street click here: http://greystreet-consulting.com/