Payroll/Personnel Processing Processing Cycle

The payroll/personnel processing cycle is the timeframe during which Agencies record and transmit employee payroll/personnel data to NFC for processing through the Payroll/Personnel System (PPS). The cycle runs for a 2-week pay period. The payroll/personnel cycle consists of:

• Entry, transmission, and correction of payroll/personnel data by the Agency.
• Entry and transmission of T&A data by the Agency.
• Correction of T&As by NFC.
• Processing of this data by NFC.

Note: Front-end edits are performed in GovTA, Paycheck8, STAR, webTA, and a variety of other Agency entry programs used by NFC customers, and must be corrected before transmission. At the end of the pay period, Agencies transmit T&A transactions to NFC for processing and begin recording transactions for the next pay period.

The Payroll/Personnel Processing Cycle is illustrated below. This particular sample diagram illustrates the daily processing of the payroll/personnel transactions which revolves around a 2-week cycle. Listed below are the symbols and descriptions to the Payroll/Personnel Processing Cycle.

 Note: The official payday is the second Thursday of the following pay period.

Symbol	Description
PINE	Payroll/Personnel transactions are processed through the Personnel Input and Edit System (PINE) every Monday through Friday of each pay period. The first pass of PINE for the current pay period processes on the second Monday of the pay period. Note: These transactions must be entered before the first pass of the Payroll Computation System (PAYE) which is the first Thursday or Friday of the following pay period.
TIME	Time and Attendance (T&A) Reports are processed through the Time and Attendance Validation System (TIME) on the first Sunday through the first Friday of the following pay period. Note: All T&As should be transmitted to the National Finance Center (NFC) no later than the Tuesday following the last day of the pay period.
PAYE	PAYE is processed on the first Thursday and Friday.
BEAR	Bi-Weekly Examination Analysis and Reporting System (BEAR) processes on the second Sunday of the pay period.
DD/EFT	Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/EFT) settlement date is the second Monday of the following pay period.
Paper Check	Paper Check date is the second Monday of the following pay period.