This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/568137400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS (UNOFFICIAL).
This position is located in the Federal Communications Commission, Office of Inspector General, Audit Team, Washington, DC.
Learn more about this agency05/13/2020 to 05/27/2020
$86,335 - $133,465 per year
GS 12 - 13
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel is expected.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
13
No
No
MP-OIG-2020-004
568137400
Current Federal Communications Commission employees serving under career or career conditional appointments.
The incumbent in this position is responsible for performing various types of complex financial management, information systems, and program performance audit, to support the mission and requirements of the Office of Inspector General. This includes gathering information and other programs that are served by the Inspector General. This includes gathering information and conducting audits for FCC programs as well as other program activities within the FCC's bureaus and offices. The incumbent is responsible for the appropriate planning, coordination, and completion of such audits conducted by the Office of Inspector General on programs within specific bureau/office function. Provides support in implementing audit programs and ensuring effective and efficient use of resources consistent with the Office of Inspector General's audit program and directives. The incumbent interprets a broad range of laws, rules and regulations required either by statue, such as the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, Chief Financial Officers Act, the Government Management Reform Act, the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, the Government Performance and Results Act, the Inspector General Act, Office of of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, Telecom Act of 1996 and/or General Accountability (GAO), ensuring agency compliance. As assigned, the auditor serves as the Inspector General's representative on various audit issues.
Develops audit objectives and techniques, assists in preparing specifications for and managing contracts for audit services. Prepares and maintains accurate working papers, documenting audit work performed and recording data obtained from documents. Assists the Assistant Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General's for Audits in developing and implementing audit plans and initiatives. Keeps the Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Deputy Inspector General's abreast of developments affecting OIG audit programs.
In order to be considered for this position, applicants must:
-Currently be employed in the Federal Communications Commission in positions serving under career or career conditional appointments.
IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
GS-12 Specialized Experience: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience includes the following:
Conducting financial or performance audits using generally accepted auditing standards; contributing to developing audit or accounting policies and procedures; drafting audit reports; evaluating audit findings and presenting findings and recommendations to management.
GS-13 Specialized Experience: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience includes the following:
Conducting audits relating to performance audits; performing examination and appraisals of entity records, reports and programmatic activities; preparing and conducting oral presentations to management officials and external parties.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")
OR
Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include oneof the following:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
All applicants will be rated on the extent and quality of experience and education relevant to the duties of the position. An automated score is administered based on the on-line application process used. Eligible applicants will receive a numerical rating based on their responses to the job specific questions for this position.
There are several parts to the application process that affect the overall evaluation of your application including:
1. the core questions
2. the vacancy questions
3. supplemental documentation (e.g., DD-214, SF-50, SF-15, transcripts), if applicable; and
4. your resume.
Applicants will be rated ineligible, if they do not respond to job specific questions provide supplemental documents and submit resume. For more information, please click on Rating Process
You will be evaluated for this position on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs):
-Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles, practices and concepts.
-Ability to plan and conduct performance and/or financial audits.
-Ability to collect and document information and use databases and spreadsheet applications for extracting and analyzing data.
-Ability to present ideas clearly, concisely and logically, orally and in writing.
***ALL SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE FCC'S HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ONCE YOU APPLY TO THIS VACANCY YOU WILL BE PROMPTED BY THE SYSTEM TO EITHER UPLOAD DOCUMENTS OR PRINT FAX COVERSHEETS - THE FAX NUMBER WILL BE LISTED ON THIS SHEET. IF FAXING, ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED SHOULD BE FAXED SEPARATELY ON THE FAX COVERSHEET PROVIDED. ONCE FAXED, YOU SHOULD RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION WITHIN AN HOUR. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION, YOUR FAX HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED AND YOU SHOULD FAX AGAIN.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FAX THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE AT 418-0130 PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.***
Supplement Documents Required:
Employees must provide a legible Personnel Action, SF-50, that verifies your status and highest permanently held grade along with your most recent annual performance appraisal.
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.
To apply to this announcement go to the website: https://fcc.usajobs.gov
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If applying online poses a hardship, please contact the Federal Communications Commission's Human Resources Office at (202) 418-0130 during business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time) prior to the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Qualified applicants may be further reviewed and rated by Subject Matter Experts to determine the validity of on-line question.
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications to determine your ranking. The best-qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/568137400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The FCC is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.