national finance center system for time and attendance reporting (web-based version 5.0)

National Finance Center

System for Time and Attendance

Reporting (Web-Based Version 5.0)

STAR 5.0

• Available since 2003• Designed, developed, and maintained by NFC• 91 Agencies use STAR• 27 Agriculture agencies use STAR• Approximately 200,000 employees paid each pay

period• Over 500 different Transaction Code (TC)

combinations available• 24-Hour help desk support

Cost Benefit

Cost to current customers is 99¢ per employee

STAR 5.0

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

STAR DATA BASE

STAR 5.0

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

STAR DATA BASE

Employee Personal PageMy EPP

STAR 5.0

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

Employee Personal PageMy EPP

STAR DATA BASE

EmployeeEmployee

Employee Entry

STAR 5.0

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

STAR DATA BASE

EmployeeEmployee

Employee EntryLeave Calculator

Employee Personal PageMy EPP

STAR 5.0

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

STAR DATA BASE

EmployeeEmployee

Employee EntryLeave CalculatorLeave Request Form

Employee Personal PageMy EPP

STAR 5.0

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

STAR DATA BASE

EmployeeEmployee

Employee EntryLeave CalculatorLeave Request FormWorkflow – Employee& Timekeeper

Employee Personal PageMy EPP

STAR 5.0

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

STAR DATA BASE

EmployeeEmployee

Employee EntryLeave CalculatorLeave Request FormWorkflow – Employee& Timekeeper

Data Accessible Via FocusData Accessible Via Focus

Employee Personal PageMy EPP

STAR 5.0 Employee Entry

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

•EEmployee accesses their EPP and selects the“Time Manager” option for entry of time and attendance data.

STAR DATA BASE

EmployeeEmployee

Employee Personal PageMy EPP

STAR 5.0 Employee Entry

STARV5.0 TimekeeperTimekeeper

STAR DATA BASE

EmployeeEmployee

Employee Personal PageMy EPP

– OOnce the Timekeeper is satisfied with the T&A, a printout is given to the supervisor for approval.

Once approval is obtained, the record is marked completed for NFC to process.

STAR 5.0

• Used to prepare, print, and transmit time and attendance reports to be sent to NFC for processing

• Real time validation of accounting data against accounting tables

• Automatically populates employee data by location

• Database resides at NFC, allowing backup and archive functions to be performed by NFC

STAR 5.0

• Allows for employee daily entry via the Time Manager option of the Employee Personal Page (EPP)

• Offers timekeeper entry for daily and/or bi-weekly Time & Attendance processing

• Allows the ability to establish default schedules to use as a starting point each pay period

STAR 5.0

• Provides for project accounting via the customized agency accounting table

• Allows for agency maintenance of accounting and transaction code tables

• Defines ad hoc reporting capabilities to the Focus Reporting System (FOCUS)

Roles and Security

• Timekeeper• Transmitter• Agency Administrator• Agency Table Administrator• Inquiry

• Employee

Ready To GO!

• Log In Window

Agency Accounting Tables

• Accounting Tables

Agency Accounting Tables, cont’d

• Creating your Accounting Table

Agency & State

Agency, State, & City

Agency, State, City, Unit, & Timekeeper

Agency

Agency, State, City, & Unit

Agency Accounting Tables

Agency Transaction Code Tables

• Transaction Code Table– Handout available

Agency Transaction Code Descriptor Tables

• Transaction Code Descriptor Table

Setting Up STAR

Employee Detail Record

Leave Account

Leave Types

• Annual• Sick/Family Friendly Leave• Compensatory Time/ Comp Time Travel/Religious Comp• Military Leave• Leave without Pay/Absent without Leave• Other Leave

– Jury Duty, Examination, Funeral, Voting, Federal Holiday, Transfer of Official Station, Court, State or Local Holiday, Administrative Leave, Hazardous Weather Dismissal, Bone Marrow/Organ Donor

• Restored Annual• Time Off Awards

T&A Header

T&A - Biweekly

T&A - Corrected

Leave Error Report

T&A – Daily Entry by Timekeeper

Rolling Over

Employee Personal Page

Time Manager Tabs

• Time Manager Tabs expanded by Contact Point

T&A – Daily Entry by Employee

Accounting Favorites

• Accounting Favorites

Default Schedule

Leave Calculator