Location 1 vacancy in the following location: Arlington, VA * Remote job No * Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. * Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. * Relocation expenses reimbursed No * Appointment type Permanent * Work schedule Full-time * Service Competitive * Promotion potential 14 * Job family (Series) * 0510 Accounting * Supervisory status No * Security clearance Not Required * Drug test Yes * Position sensitivity and risk Moderate Risk (MR) * Trust determination process * Suitability/Fitness * Financial disclosure No * Bargaining unit status No * Announcement number OCFO-ST-12530932-24-QC * Control number 809236300 Help Duties Typical work assignments include: * Conducts risk analyses and develops and executes tests of design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. * Interprets accounting policies to include implication of immediate and long-range management activities, plans, and decisions through the development, submission, and monitoring of corrective action plans to address conditions identified in the Statement of Assurance and external auditor findings. * Develops methods to monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts. * Serves as the technical authority on financial management, accounting matters. Help Requirements Conditions of Employment * You must be a U.S. citizen. * Complete the initial online assessment and USA Hire Assessment, if required. * Selective Service - Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service see http://www.sss.gov/ * All Federal employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/ Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments. * DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. * You must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. * Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements. * One-year probationary period may be required. * This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable). * This position requires a pre-employment drug test. All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to a drug test to screen for illicit/illegal drug use prior to receiving a final offer of employment. A final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result. Qualifications To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements AND Minimum Qualification requirements as listed below. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Completion of all requirements for a bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university; 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. OR A combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses, which may include up to 6 hours of business law, OR a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor. IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS ABOVE, YOU MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level, if you have: EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level (or equivalent) performing the following duties: * Designing and performing internal control tests of design and operating effectiveness in line with internal control and IT standards; this includes documenting and assessing business processes and systems for internal control activities, risks, accuracy and completeness of data outputs, and general ledger impact; AND * Developing, executing, and detail reviewing financial statement and internal control audit procedures in line with auditing standards; AND * Assessing an organization's entity-level controls in line with technical guidance and informed by business process and IT assessment results; AND * Developing and implementing comprehensive corrective action plans that include root cause analysis and detailed milestones that effectively remediate deficiencies identified during internal control testing or external financial audits. You qualify for the GS-14 grade level, if you have: EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level (or equivalent) performing the following duties: * Leading and advising internal control tests of design and operating effectiveness over multi-organizational business processes and information technology systems in accordance with audit, accounting, and IT standards; AND * Leading the development and ongoing management of multiple, comprehensive corrective action plans across multiple functional areas and stakeholders with conflicting viewpoints that effectively remediate internal control and financial audit deficiencies: AND * Analyzing risks of new regulatory requirements impacting key internal controls - such as entity level controls, IT controls, service provider monitoring, improper payments - and leading the development of an implementation strategy across multiple offices or organizations who have conflicting perspectives. 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. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time After Competitive Appointment: By the closing date specified in this job announcement, current Federal civilian employees must wait at least 90 days after their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive service referral certificate before promotion, transfer, reinstatement, reassignment, or detail. All qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade, must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification AND Time-in-Grade claims will be subject to verification. Education For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for a position by substituting education or training for experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. Education must be from an accredited 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. Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements. You must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information. Additional information * Other incentives may be authorized. * If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. * This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. * This position has been designated exlcuded from bargaining unit representation under the national security provision of 5 U.S.C. 7112(B)(6). * When entering a federal job at a grade level lower than the highest promotion potential level, you may be promoted to more complex duties and work more independently, as your career progresses. NOTE: Career ladder promotions are not automatic, and all eligibility and qualifications requirements