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GAO-19-FMBO-1102-12-MP
530555600
• Serves as a Purchase Card Program Coordinator for the GAO Purchase Card Program.
• Provide management with reports and analyses of the ongoing operation and outcome of the Purchase Card Program.
• Serves as an agency audit liaison forensic auditor for GAO-wide Purchase Card Program. Prepares audit plans for the review of purchase card transactions and procurement files for compliance with established procedures and regulations. Prepares and reviews work papers that document the performance of assigned audit steps in evaluation and analysis of the GAO Purchase Card Program and procurement operations. Reviews, analyzes and extracts pertinent data from files for the purpose of developing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Prepares authoritative guidance regarding the purchase program, develops policies, orders, GSA SmartPay process, and provides training.
• Downloads invoices, reviews activities reports for program compliance, issues new cards, trains new cardholders, and cancels accounts as needed.
• Performs internal audits and contractual assessment pertaining to documentation of Acquisition Management processes. Independently conducts various internal audits and reviews that include conducting performance and operational audits to determine if contracts processes are in compliance with GAO Standard Operating Procedures/Procurement Guidelines Order and Federal Regulations. Identifies problem areas and makes recommendations for appropriate action to correct deficiencies. Serves as liaison for financial-related audits, and develops and maintains procedural policy for AM. Performs accounting and audit duties that involve reviewing, analyzing, drawing conclusions, and determining the effectiveness, accuracy, priority and conformance and practices to OMB Circular A-123—Management’s Responsibility for Internal Control, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and other relevant laws and regulations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of contract laws, regulations and procedures applicable to the pre-award and post-award acquisition and contract administration of supplies and services.
• Serves on special task forces/projects.
• Maintains the Standard Operating Procedures, Procurement Cycle Memo, Procurement Order and Purchase Card Program Order.
• Serves as the Focal Point for the CPARS system and other various systems.
• Must be FAC-C Level II certified.
You must meet all qualifications requirements before the announcement closes.
This position requires at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower level/band, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as applying contracting principles, laws, regulations and procedures sufficient to: 1) Overseeing a purchase card program and developing and/or revising procedural guidance and policies related to the purchase card program and other acquisition management related processes; 2) Conducting compliance reviews on the purchase card program and providing training for purchase card participants; 3) perform internal audits and contractual assessments pertaining to the acquisition management process; and 4) Serving as a liaison between the bank provider and program participants.
Applicants must also meet the following selective placement factor:
Selective Placement Factor: Applicants must hold Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C), Level II -or- Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), Level II Certifications. If so, a copy of the certification MUST be submitted with your application package or you will be marked as ineligible.
Basic Requirements
A. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;
or
B. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.
Graduate Education. To qualify for GS-1102 positions on the basis of graduate education, graduate education in one or a combination of the following fields is required: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
Note - For positions at or equivalent to GS-7 through GS-12, applicants who are qualifying based on experience must possess at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level, that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position, in addition to meeting the basic requirements in paragraph A or B, above.
A. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position.
This is a bargaining unit position.
Based on the staffing needs, additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement.
Selectee may be required to file a Financial Disclosure Statement.
Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid for by the GAO.
Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System. Visit http://www.sss.gov/.
Please be aware that applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. If selected, at the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306.
If you are selected for this position, you will be subject to a determination of your suitability for Federal employment.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
The U.S. GAO is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service. Initial appointments, permanent or indefinite, to the GAO require completion of a one-year or two-year probationary period.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
If you meet the qualification requirements stated above, you will be further rated based on your responses to the vacancy questions. Please make sure that your responses to the vacancy questions are supported in your resume. Please follow all instructions carefully. If you provide incomplete answers, fail to provide a narrative response to any vacancy question(s) that requires further explanation, or if your response to a vacancy question is "see resume”, your rating may be affected or you may be determined ineligible.
All applicants will be rated based on their responses to the assessment questions, in conjunction with the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):
• Demonstrated knowledge of Federal Acquisition, regulations, standards, policies and guidelines. These include, but are not limited to, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), General Services Administration (GSA) guidelines, and OMB A-130 (Management of Federal Information Resources), OMB A-123 Appendix B Improving the Management of Government Charge Card Programs.
• Skill in coordinating technical activities related to projects on a variety of highly complex procurement issues.
• Skill to prepare analytical issue oriented studies that contrast alternative conclusions and make authoritative recommendations.
• Skill to effectively communicate orally and in writing technical concepts and issues to a non-technical audience to present factual information, analyses, and recommendations; or to compose agency guidelines. By way of definition, oral communication may include methods used by employees with disabilities such as sign language interpretation, text-to-speech or TTY technology and amplification devices.
• Skill to develop and maintain effective working relationship with others throughout GAO and the general public.
You must provide a complete application package which includes:
- Resume: must be created using the USAJOBS resume builder and show relevant work experience.
- Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C), Level II -or- Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), Level II Certifications.
- If you are using your education to qualify (even partially), you must submit a copy of your transcripts. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you will be required to provide official transcripts. Foreign Education: If you are submitting a transcript from a non-US educational institution, applicants must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service.
- Veteran Hiring Authority Eligibles: VEOA, VRA, and 30% Disabled Veterans must submit adequate proof of active service in the Armed Forces including Member 4 copy of your DD-214, which indicates character of service. To claim 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15 and a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs verifying the percentage of your disability and preference in hiring. To claim 5-Point veterans' preference, you must submit a Member 4 copy of the DD - 214 or if you are currently active duty: an official statement of service from your command.
- Current or former federal employees must submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent), showing tenure, type of service (competitive/excepted) and the highest grade held.
- If you are applying under the Schedule A hiring Authority for individuals with disabilities, you must submit proof disability.
Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. (TEXT SHOULD BE BOLD)
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
1. To apply on-line, you must complete and submit an application by accessing the USAJOBS website at http://www.usajobs.gov. To begin, click the Apply Online button near the bottom of this screen and follow the prompts to register into your USAJOBS account, answer the questions, and submit all required documents. Follow the prompts to begin the application process.
2. You will be redirected to the Career Connector website to complete the application process.
3. Click on "Submit" to transmit your complete application package to GAO.
Can I send my application package documents to the agency point-of-contact via email or mail?
Your application package must be submitted online through Career Connector. We are unable to accept mailed or emailed documents.
What is a complete application package?
1. Your resume. This must be created using the USAJOBS resume builder. Resumes created outside USAJOBS (e.g., uploaded resumes) will not be accepted.
2. The assessment questionnaire.
3. The documentation listed in the Required Documents section. You only need to submit the documents listed.
When is the application package due?
It must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of the announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure all the documents are received and the information is readable. Your application may not be considered if it doesn't meet the criteria. Requests for extensions will not be granted.
1. Sign into your USAJOBS account.
2. If your application package was successfully transmitted, you will see "Received" beside the position title. Keep in mind, this may take a couple hours because your documents undergo a virus scan.
3. To view your documents or the complete application package received by GAO, select "Application Status." The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.
If you have questions about:
• The vacancy announcement or the position: The agency contact is listed at the bottom of the announcement.
• Technical issues with USAJOBS: Please refer to the USAJOBS Help page.
• Technical issues with Career Connector: Please contact CareerConnectorHelp@do.treas.gov.
After the closing date of this announcement, GAO's Human Capital Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications by reviewing your assessment questionnaire and resume to complete an analysis. Please be as complete and thorough as possible. If your application is rated "best-qualified," your name will be referred to the selecting official for consideration. At this point you may be contacted for an interview.
If you do not meet the key requirements, and/or basic qualifications or you fail to submit all required application materials, your application will not be considered.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/530555600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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