Inspector General

Summary

This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Office of Inspector General (OIG). CONCURRENT ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS POSITION IS ALSO BEING ADVERTISED UNDER MERIT PROMOTION PROCEDURES UNDER ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER OD-27-13110963. IF YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF YOU QUALIFY.

Duties

The candidate selected for this position will: Plan, develop, and implement an independent audit program to review PBGC's programs and operations which encompasses (1) examination of financial transactions, accounts, and reports, including evaluations of compliance with applicable laws and regulations; (2) review of PBGC programs' efficiency and economy in the use of resources; (3) reviews to determine whether desired program results are effectively achieved; and (4) reviews to determine whether positive management controls are in place to lend support to managerial assessments of internal control sufficiency. Oversee the development of long-range strategies and goals to minimize the opportunities for the occurrence of fraud and waste as well as to develop innovative techniques and systems utilizing Super Intelligence (SI) to promote economy and efficiency in Agency operations. Oversee the activities of investigators who conduct highly sensitive reviews regarding specific criminal allegations or allegations of non-compliance with Agency and/or federal laws and regulations. Represent the OIG in meetings with the Government Accountability Office, Department of Justice, and other federal agencies or entities with information relevant to preventing and detecting fraud, waste, mismanagement, and abuse in PBGC programs. Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the announcement closing date. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications and/or education for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of experience at the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-15 grade level in the private sector overseeing the administration of an organization tasked with carrying out audits and investigations. Examples of experience will need to include at least 4 of the following: experience performing or supervising the performance of financial or management audit activities in the federal or private sector; experience providing administrative oversight of financial program audits and/or investigations of waste, fraud and abuse; experience providing executive leadership in conducting predictive analytics of the administration of a financial program to identify meaningful patterns that would indicate potential systemic and/or integrity issues for audit consideration; experience reporting to Congress, or an equivalent oversight body, concerning fraud, waste, and abuse of financial programs; experience developing long-range audit plans to provide appropriate budget and personnel coverage of audits; and/or experience supervising and directing staff in conducting audits, investigations and related follow-up activities. Specialized experience does not include administrative oversight of non-financial audits or investigations (i.e. audits or investigations related to program operations, real estate, equipment/inventory, systems, safety, technical/engineering, sexual assault, subsidies, and/or security). 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Education

NO EDUCATION IS REQUIRED. How You Will Be Evaluated

Category Rating is being used for this position. Referral: If your resume does not support the answers you gave on the assessment questionnaire, you may be rated Not Qualified or you may be placed in a lower category. Your name will be placed in one of the three following quality categories: -Gold - highly proficient regarding the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to this position. -Silver - competent regarding the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to this position. -Bronze- possessing only the minimum qualifications required for this position. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs): skill in interpreting and applying the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. Chapter 4), to ensure compliance with statutory authorities and requirements governing independent audits, investigations, and oversight activities knowledge of accounting, auditing, public administration, legal and investigative principles and practices skill in leading, directing, and evaluating staff in the conduct of audits, investigations, and related follow-up activities skill in collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders in order to clearly and effectively recommend changes in policy, program intent, and operating procedures to enhance an organizational mission Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above based on the competencies listed above (which is equivalent to PBGC's "Silver" quality category); and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs. Application of Veterans' Preference: The Category Rating process protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-veterans within each quality category. All qualified veterans must be selected before selecting any non-veterans within each quality category. For this position, disabled veterans who meet minimum qualifications for this position and have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are placed at the top of the Gold category regardless of which category to which they would otherwise be assigned. Preference eligibles who do not have a service-connected disability of 10% or more (XP or TP) are placed at the top of their quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Gold) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Benefits

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If you are requiring reasonable accommodations, please contact PBGC's Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator, Denorse Prince, at (202) 229-4026 or [email protected]. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. All Veterans are encouraged to visit CareerOne for resume writing tips and skill conversion terms. If you believe that you have been subjected to discrimination, you may contact the PBGC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO): OEEO Main Office Phone: 202-229-4363 Email: [email protected]