Duties

Summary

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a CALEA nationally-accredited, federal law enforcement agency. The USCP safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.
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Responsibilities

Duties
This position is located within the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OIG has statutory oversight responsibility covering the United States Capitol Police (USCP). This oversight responsibility includes conducting and reporting on audits, inspections, investigations, and special inquiries of all USCP organizational entities. These audits encompass the following: (a) the operating, administration, and financial activities of USCP Bureaus and Offices; and are directed to determine compliance with applicable laws, economy, and efficiency and/or achievement of program results; and (b) selected claims, costs, cost proposals, and cost and pricing data arising from loans or other agreements entered into by USCP.

With a professional comprehensive knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of professional accounting and auditing, and knowledge of organizational practices and functions, the incumbent of this position independently plans and conducts audits or participates as a team member of audits led by a higher-graded auditor. The audits conducted may involve financial records and systems or consist of activities to review and evaluate the performance of an entity's functions or activities involved in the detection of fraud, waste, and abuse.

1. Plans, organizes, coordinates, conducts, and prepares reports on audits, analyses and reviews.

2. Resolves most issues encountered in audits including those where the governing laws and/or regulations require interpretation.

3. Ensures that the audit findings are supportable, meets audit standards, and that conclusions and recommendations are sound and reasonable.

4. Prepares, reviews, and edits draft reports. Submits comprehensive objective reports of the audit with well-defined findings and well-reasoned recommendations for corrective actions needed.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
1

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be U.S. Citizen.
• Successful completion of a Background Investigation is required.
• Must complete a one year probationary period.
• Must have Direct Deposit.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

1. You must meet the minimum basic educational and/or work experience requirements for professional accounting positions in the federal government (see education); and

2. You must have specialized experience for this position which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing accounting, auditing, financial or compliance work by planning, conducting audit assignments and reporting results; and

3. You must be a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or you must have passed a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Proof of license/certificate is required.

All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date (08/22/2019) of the vacancy announcement.

(Information on Qualification & Education are located at the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications )

Education

You must meet the minimum basic educational and/or work experience requirements for professional accounting positions in the federal government.

1. Bachelor's degree in accounting or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 credit semester hours or equivalent in accounting. (May include up to 6 credit hours or equivalent in business law).

2. At least four years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that included 24 credit semester hours or equivalent in accounting or auditing courses. (May include up to 6 credit hours or equivalent in business law).

3. At least four years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training. Possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and /or a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certificate obtained through a written examination.

4. At least 4 years of experience in accounting, or a combination of accounting experience, college level education, and training and have completed the requirements for a degree that included substantial work in accounting (15 semester hours business law/finance not included) plus I've worked at the full performance level in accounting/auditing.

Additional information

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume, assessment questionnaire and supporting documentation to determine if you meet the minimum requirements for this job. If you meet the minimum requirements for this job, we will evaluate your application materials, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your qualifications, accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

Evaluation Factors

Please address all Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's) within the narrative responses, so that your experience can be evaluated properly. To view the KSAs please go to the HOW TO APPLY section and click on the link Application Preview.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be received by the closing date of this announcement:

1. Your Resume: Resumes should include full description of job duties as well as dates (mm/yr) of employment.
2. A complete Assessment Questionnaire: Failure to provide a narrative response when required will result in an "Incomplete Application and/or Assessment Questionnaire" rating.
3. Current/former Federal employees: Most recent SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action OR equivalent document(s) that demonstrates your current or former Federal employment.
4. Other supporting documents :
- College transcript(s) or other documentation to prove possession of the basic requirement for this position. Failure to provide transcript(s) will result in an "Ineligible" rating.
-Proof of CPA credentials issued by a United States jurisdiction. Failure to provide credentials will result in an "Ineligible" rating.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.