Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Accountability, located in one of the following locations: Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN Long Beach, CA Miramar, FL Washington, DC Salary: Salary reflects the Rest of U.S. scale and will be adjusted to meet the locality pay of the duty location upon selection.

Duties

Joining Customs & Border Protection (CBP), Office of Accountability, will allow you to utilize your expertise in supervising employees responsible for analyzing internal and external audit work products on a wide range of programs. This position starts at a salary of $143,736.00 (GS-15, Step 1) to $186,854.00 (GS-15, Step 10). Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security functions by providing executive management with timely, independent, and reliable information and fact-based analysis concerning the internal and external audits and inspections of CBP programs, operations, functions, and offices. In this Supervisory Management and Program Analyst position you will serve as a first line supervisor performing a full-range of supervisory functions by directing a team of management and program analysts that perform analysis on audits to ensure that audit responses align with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) goals, and providing expert analysis and management advice on complex program issues. Typical Work assignments include: Directing the preparation and presentation of oral briefings, and participating with subordinates in presenting audit findings to CBP executive leadership. Discussing identified programmatic issues and recommendations to improve operational effectiveness or efficiency, strengthen existing internal controls, and/or overcome impediments to the achievement of CBP objectives and goals. Ensuring the timely development of official responses to audit reports, mandating updates to audit recommendations for subordinates, ensuring that corrective action plans developed to implement audit recommendations are actionable, and providing feedback to subordinates throughout the audit process. Ensuring the timely issuance of internal and external audit and inspection reports, and reviewing and providing feedback to subordinates on internal and external audit and inspection work products including draft reports.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Directing the preparation and presentation of oral briefings, and participating with subordinates in presenting audit findings to executive leadership. Developing official responses to audit reports, updating audit recommendations, and providing feedback to subordinates. Providing expert analysis and advising on complex program issues on audit processes. Advising leadership on high profile audits and potential implications of audits and findings. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. 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. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 07/19/2024. 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, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information, review the following links: Background investigation and the e-QIP process. Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Accountability Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, DC 20229 US
• Name: CBP Hiring Center
• Phone: 952-857-2932
• Email: [email protected]