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791H Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) Command Pay and Personnel Administrator (CPPA) Supervisor, Phase III

A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

An NSIPS Command Pay and Personnel Administrator Supervisor, Phase III, releases pay transactions for the assigned Unit Identification Code. This supervisor exercises the onboard pay and personnel authorities granted through the CPPA Certifying Officer Qualification Card Program.

Core Skills

  • military pay transaction release
  • payroll certification
  • personnel record validation
  • transaction audit review
  • nsips system operation
  • authorization management
  • unit payroll accountability
  • policy compliance
  • pay issue resolution

Civilian Software & Tools

  • Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Workday software
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Civilian Career Paths

  • Human Resources
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Administration

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC)
  • Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate

Career Growth

  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

What the Work Involves

  • Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  • Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  • Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  • Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  • Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.

Related Occupations

  • Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
  • First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
  • Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.

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Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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