This position, Audit Liaison Specialist, is located in the Office of Justice Programs', Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management, Audit and Review Division. The Audit and Review Division is responsible for auditing OJP's internal controls to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, as well as coordinating audit activity related to programmatic, performance, and grant audits conducted by the Office of the Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and independent accounting firms.

Duties

Provides expert advice to auditors and/or other auditors officials on the interpretation of accounting and auditing regulations and their application to controversial problems. Provides advice for making modifications to systems, programs, or operations. Assesses and identifies unallowable or overlapping charges in grant applications or reporting. Provides suggestions on re-programming unallowable funds making them available to cover legitimate costs in other grant areas. Reviews and/or analyzes program issues associated with grantee responses to audit recommendations. Serves as technical expert in the resolution of problems and issues related to substantive mission-oriented programs that influence the development and maintenance of relationships with various agency stakeholders in government, private industry, and/or academic institutions. Coordinates the contributions of other writers to documents.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
• Requires registration for the Selective Service. Visit www.sss.gov.
• Pre-employment drug testing required.
• 1-year probationary period may be required.
• Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive/Moderate Risk

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, specialized experience must be at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Specialized experience is defined as: Researched and/or analyzed unstable or uncommon administrative and/or program issues. Provided technical advice and consultation to other professionals on conventional audit projects with complex features. Assisted higher-grade specialists in formulating internal policies and procedures to resolve conventional problems and situations in assigned liaison activities. OR Three (3) full academic years of graduate level education or the successful completion of a Ph.D. or LL.M., if related. To qualify at the GS-12 level, specialized experience must be at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Specialized experience is defined as: Applied analytical methods and techniques to resolve financial and programmatic findings of varying degrees of complexity, identified in Inspector General audits and other external audits. Analyzed and evaluate records, documents, and relevant data, provided by grantees to address outstanding audit recommendations and questioned costs. Coordinates the contributions of other writers to documents related to audit findings and recommendations. To qualify at the GS-13 level, specialized experience must be at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Specialized experience is defined as: Provided expert advice to auditors and/or other auditors officials on the interpretation of accounting and auditing regulations and their application to controversial problems. Planned and prepared reports or other working documents related to complex program issues for major organizational programs. Planned and executed major audit liaison activities across departments, divisions, or throughout a community to communicate substantive information on an organization or program. Technical Qualifications: Applicants who meet the basic entry and minimum qualification requirements, as described above, will be further evaluated on the following technical qualifications: Auditing Information Management Problem Solving Writing Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT 810 7th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 US
• Name: Mickenzie Driscoll
• Phone: 202-598-1672
• Email: [email protected]