Job Location:
Raleigh, WV - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 111147 - 144493
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys Offices visit needed additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-NCE--MS.
If selected for this position you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing expert auditing and accounting services for investigations involving highly complex financial transactions in the Criminal Division Economics Crimes Section of the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Investigations may include frauds upon government programs including Medicare Medicaid and others; money laundering investment frauds tax frauds bank frauds etc.
Typical work assignments will include:
- Planning and conducting financial audits of a complex nature to identify suspected violations of Federal Statutes.
- Gathering examining and analyzing facts including statements events scientific technical or financial data pertaining to the transactions events or allegations under investigation.
- Use of software to quickly ingest and digitize financial transaction data received from financial institutions and to convert this information into useful spreadsheets.
- Creating summary and demonstrative charts detailing sources of revenue and uses of funds including tracing of criminal proceeds to subsequent asset purchases.
- Developing coordinating and issuing technical audit guidelines. Preparing reports of findings including appropriate recommendations and exhibits.
- Developing financial profiles of organizations that include history of events or the restructuring of records to assist with investigations.
- Interviewing witnesses subject matter experts healthcare professionals government and law enforcement agents certified public accountants and attorneys.
- Assisting with proffers trial presentations analysis and compilation of documents and physical evidence creating detailed charts graphs summaries videotapes and other audio-visual materials for use in court proceedings.
Conditions of employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
- Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint credit and tax checks and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
- You must be registered for Selective Service if applicable
- If selected you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
- You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
Qualifications
In order to be found qualified for this position you must meet one of the basic requirements described below in A AND the minimum qualifications described below in B.
A. Basic Qualification Requirements: Degree:
- A bachelors or higher degree in accounting; OR
- A bachelors or higher 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.
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 applicants background must also include one of the following:
- Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
- A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor obtained through written examination; OR
- Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing e.g. 15 semester hours but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting auditing or a related field e.g. valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth depth currency and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting the applicants education training and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
B. Minimum QualificationsGS-13: To be eligible at the GS-13 grade level you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level.
Specialized experience is defined as: using software to ingest and organize transactional date in spreadsheets; examining analyzing and resolving complex financial transactions and records to identify suspected fraud affecting compliance with laws and regulations in organizations mostly relating to healthcare fraud; developing compliance or audit work plans and initial audit surveys applying specialized accounting tax law and investigative knowledge to review and analyze financial transactions; preparing audit reports and other detailed information related to audit findings to conduct briefings before and after an audit with management; using various database management accounting or analytical software; examining records to reconstruct partial or inadequate financial records to gather and analyze data summarize audit results and prepare audit reports.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at
Education
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria see
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
Additional information
Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.
The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes in part paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See .
Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex pregnancy national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factor.
Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Auditing
- Time Management
- ICD-10
- Accounting
- Component evaluation
- Workers' Compensation Law
- SOX
- Microsoft Excel
- CPT Coding
- Internal Audits
- Medicare
- Bookkeeping
