The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the focal point for the SEC's financial matters by providing direction, planning, and oversight for financial policy and procedures, financial reporting, accounting policy and systems, internal controls management, and auditing. This position is in the SEC's Office of Financial Management, Internal Controls Branch.
Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-12 level. Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: SK-13: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-12 level. Specialized experience includes: 1) Participating in the design, implementation and assessments of internal controls; AND 2) Coordinating and tracking external audits and reviews; AND 3) Preparing, reviewing and analyzing account reconciliations to perform testing and advise management of the outcomes; AND 4) Reviewing and analyzing of the OMB A-123 circular, Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and/or the GAO Greenbook to provide advice to management regarding compliance ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narratives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more information: Financial Management - Implements and/or advises on all financial aspects of the organization and the agency overall. Financial Data Analysis and Reporting - Conducts studies and analysis of financial data; reports out on study findings. Internal Controls and Compliance - Implements and/or advises on internal controls and compliance in accordance with advancements in the field and/or federal regulation and guidance; Conducts routine internal control reviews. Technical Communication - Translates technical information into non-technical terms and accurately conveys technical information to end users (e.g., staff, management) and outside parties.
In this role as an Internal Risk and Controls Analyst, you will be responsible for: Participating in the design, implementation, and assessment of internal control processes and systems to include IT general and application controls over designated systems and complementary user entity controls over Service Provider systems. Implementation of the controls plan to include, but not limited to, documented narratives outlining internal control procedures, statistical sampling, developing test plans, procedures and results. Coordinating and tracking external audits and reviewing and assisting in responses to audits, program evaluation, and other management-related questions generated by the Agency, OMB, GAO and the IG's Office for a wide range of offices and divisions. Recording complete analysis of risk assessments and internal controls. Maintaining proficiency in creating and interpreting spreadsheets in Excel. This could include the need to understand data relationships. Providing advice regarding compliance with OMB A-123, GAO Greenbook, and the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), regulatory compliance. Serving as an internal controls adviser within the Internal Controls Branch providing functional support for the administration, maintenance, and operation of the SEC's risk and controls program. Designing and running reports/dashboards within the GRC tool for Management while ensuring ongoing accuracy. Proficient communications skills to convey technical information and to present financial information to a wide range of audiences. Having strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with SEC senior officials, supervisors, and co-workers.