This position is located in Enforcement in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Enforcement's mission is to aggressively and consistently enforce Federal consumer financial laws to protect consumers from harm, including by partnering with other federal and state agencies.

Duties

As an Auditor (Forensic Accountant), you will:

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience for CN-53: To qualify at CN-53, you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade/band (CN-52, GS-12 or equivalent). For this position specialized experience is defined as: - Compiling, analyzing, and assessing financial, non-financial, and operational data and provides advice to litigators and investigators; AND - Conducting financial analyses and valuation of businesses, AND - Develops and prepares findings, conclusions, and recommendations developed during forensic financial investigations; AND - Planning, organizing, analyzing, and evaluating a variety of projects and deadlines. Education: This position has a positive education requirement. In addition to the specialized experience, you must have the following: A bachelor's degree in accounting or auditing, or in a related field such as business administration, finance or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing (which may include up to 6 semester hours of business law); OR At least 4 years of experience in accounting/auditing, or an equivalent combination of experience, college-level education and training that provided professional accounting/auditing knowledge. To qualify on this basis, your background must include one of the following: 1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses (which may include up to 6 hours in business law); or 2. A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 3. Completion of a degree that included substantial coursework in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement, provided that (a) you have successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing or a related field such as valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that you have demonstrated a 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 above; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement for 24-semester hours in accounting/auditing, your education, training and experience fully meet the specified requirements. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Education

Education Requirements:

A bachelor's degree in accounting or auditing, or in a related field such as business administration, finance or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing (which may include up to 6 semester hours of business law). OR

At least 4 years of experience in accounting/auditing, or an equivalent combination of experience, college-level education and training that provided professional accounting/auditing knowledge. To qualify on this basis, your background must include one of the following:

1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses (which may include up to 6 hours in business law); or
2. A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
3. Completion of a degree that included substantial coursework in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement, provided that (a) you have successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing or a related field such as valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that you have demonstrated a 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 above; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement for 24-semester hours in accounting/auditing, your education, training and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.

Contacts

• Address ENFORCEMENT Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]