The Financial Report Examiner position is located in the Office of the Deputy Director, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Ethics Staff - Financial Disclosure Office (FDO). The OGC provides legal counsel and services to the Director and AO staff, the Judicial Conference of the United States and its committees, judges, and other court officials.

Duties

This position will report to the Chief of the Ethics - Financial Disclosure Staff in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The OGC is seeking self-motivated Financial Reports Examiner to provide high-quality professional staff support, guidance, and assistance to counsel and staff in providing overall support to the mission of the Financial Disclosure Office and the Committee on Financial Disclosure. The incumbent will perform the necessary steps to ensure the successful audit, review, processing, and release of financial disclosure reports filed with the Financial Disclosure Office are consistent with Committee on Financial Disclosure regulations, procedures, instructions, and technical guidance. The ideal candidate must communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and have experience in an executive-level office environment to include dealing with confidential matters, exercising tact and diplomacy, and interacting with high-level officials. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Serving as a financial reports examiner responsible for the initial examination and review of financial disclosure reports; achieving expertise in the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the filing instructions; and applying expertise in providing counsel and advice to judges and judicial employees concerning the Act, the financial disclosure reporting process, and the statutory time limits for filing. Performing initial examinations of financial disclosure reports in accordance with applicable instructions and processes; preparing and forwarding necessary correspondence and recommendations to a senior examiner for action and review prior to the reports being forwarded to the Committee member or Staff Chief responsible for final review and certification of the report; and analyzing reports and addresses specific questions posed by Committee members, colleagues, and others. Assisting Committee members with reviewing and certifying financial disclosure reports using the Financial Disclosure Online Reporting System (FiDO), the Judiciary Electronic Filing System (JEFS), the Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel, and Access databases; providing advice and guidance concerning interpretations of the Act, Committee procedures, and financial terms and investment vehicles; and providing guidance in the organization and processing of financial disclosure reports by the Committee members' chambers staff. Performing second-level examinations of financial disclosure reports in accordance with applicable instructions and processes; preparing and forwarding necessary correspondence and recommendations to report certifiers for review and action; and responding to report-related questions posed by Committee members, colleagues, filers, and others. Monitoring and processing events in the Financial Disclosure Online Reporting System and other office databases, including logging financial disclosure reports and related activities, monitoring filer status, and generating notices to filers; monitoring workload, processing times, and overall operations of the examination and review process; and contributing to the design of reports and report requirements, as well as the overall operational design of the office's electronic filing system and software. Assisting with the preparation and maintenance of the reports examiner review manual, standard review paragraphs used in correspondence to filers, and miscellaneous audit and review documents based upon the Committee's and the Chief's guidance; and assisting with research on financial trends and investment vehicles and translates this research into guidance used by the reports examiner review staff. Assisting with the preparation of filing instructions and other materials that are made available to files of financial disclosure reports; and assisting with the preparation of materials for the meetings of the Committee on Financial Disclosure, including generation of reports of relevant activities. Performing redaction of excess information from financial disclosure reports prior to the reports being released to the public; performing redaction of information posing a security threat to filers as approved by the Financial Disclosure Committee Subcommittee on Release and Redaction; and maintaining familiarity with the statutes and regulations related to financial disclosure. Assisting with the preparation of documentation used by the Committee to assess filers' requests for redaction of entries from their reports; and contributing to the design of reports and report requirements, as well as the overall operational design of the office's electronic filing system and software related to the redaction program. Preparing a variety of correspondence notice to be electronically sent to filers; requesting final reports; and preparing initial, annual, final, and amended reports for review.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience analyzing, auditing and/or reviewing financial documents; coordinating and providing a broad range of administrative support; and drafting, reviewing, and transmitting notifications and correspondence notices.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Contacts

• Address Office of General Counsel One Columbus Circle NE Washington, DC 20544 US
• Name: Rosemarie Thompson
• Phone: 202-502-3800
• Email: [email protected]