U.S. Department of Justice
Audit Liaison Specialist
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Job Description
- Req#: 777613200
- 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
- Auditing
- Information Management
- Problem Solving
- Writing
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
Requirements
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:
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.About the company
The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DOJ is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the U.S. government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.