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: Plan and conducts forensic financial investigations. Compiles, analyzes, and assesses complex financial, non-financial, and operational data, and provides advice to litigators and investigators regarding investigational approaches and techniques. Analyze data to trace assets and chain of custody, identify fraud, and understand market data. Adapt or develop computerized applications to assist in analysis and presentation of financial evidence. Conduct financial/economic analyses in different contexts, including quantifying harm to consumers, conducting restitution analyses, and valuation of businesses, including assessing the financial condition of the entity.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of 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: Compiles, analyzes, and assesses financial, non-financial, and operational data to identify trends, anomalies, and patterns to prove violations of law; AND Evaluating and summarizing financial statements, tax filings, bank statements, and other information to detect discrepancies; AND Prepares visual summaries of financial and other data to be used as evidence for administrative or civil litigation proceedings and provides either written or oral testimony; AND Analyzes and assesses an individual's and/or entity's financial condition in context of enforcement actions and litigation. 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. CFPB uses an experience-based process to set pay for employees. Experience is evaluated and credited using the employee's résumé. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g., internships, volunteer work, details, part-time, self-employment, secondary jobs, etc.) is considered and accounted for, please ensure that your résumé covers the following: your entire work history with specific start and end dates (MM-DD-YYYY) provided for each listed position hours worked per week for each position degrees and the dates conferred (MM-YYYY) Part-time experience will be credited pro-rata based on a 40-hour work week, while work of 32 hours or more will be rounded up to full-time experience. If you have multiple positions that have overlapping start and/or end dates, only 40 hours of experience will be credited for a given work week. Refer to Resume Tips for more information on how to submit a comprehensive résumé. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure. 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 DIVISION OF ENFORCEMENT Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]