Auditor

Summary

This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Office of Negotiations and Restructuring (ONR), Standard Termination Compliance Division (STCD).

More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.

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Duties

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The candidate selected for this position will:

• Serve as the senior technical reviewer and subject-matter expert for the Compliance and Audits Branch. Review and approve complex standard termination statistical, compliance, and premature distribution audits; evaluate audit reports, workpapers, determination letters, and enforcement actions; and ensure audit conclusions are accurate, fully supported, and consistent with applicable auditing standards, ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, PBGC regulations, and plan provisions.
• Provide authoritative technical advice, guidance, training, and assistance on large, complex, and/or critical standard termination audits. Advise and mentor auditors on plan document analysis, benefit formula interpretation, participant benefit calculations and valuations, sampling methodologies, and complex plan features; and provide technical support to management, counsel, and other PBGC professionals on audit determinations and benefit calculation issues.
• Communicate complex audit findings, technical positions, and corrective-action requirements to staff auditors, managers, plan administrators, plan sponsors, actuaries, attorneys, and other stakeholders. Present and defend audit determinations, deliver briefings and training, and use persuasion and negotiation to resolve disputed technical issues.
• Analyze changes in laws, regulations, policies, and audit requirements and determine their impact on the standard termination audit program. Develop and update audit procedures, manuals, training materials, review standards, and written technical guidance; prepare and review audit determination letters and reports; and formulate authoritative written recommendations on complex and unprecedented issues.

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Conditions of employment

• 1-year probationary period required unless met during prior Federal service.

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the announcement closing date.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications and/or education for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the private sector supporting and managing Standard Termination Compliance Division (STCD) programs, activities, and policies in the processing of non-trusteed standard termination plans in accordance with the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974, as amended.

Examples include: reviewing standard termination statistical, compliance, and premature distribution audits performed by Federal

and contract staff auditors in STCD; providing guidance on audits of non-trusteed standard termination cases; and assisting auditors in

explaining and convincing plan sponsors, actuaries, and attorneys of errors detected in audits of plan terminations.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: In order to be eligible for this position, all current Federal employees must provide proof of meeting the time-in-grade requirement (i.e., at least 52 weeks of experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service). This information must be in both your resume and on an SF-50. Those who do not provide proof of having met the time-in-grade requirement will be deemed ineligible for this position.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Education

In order to qualify for this position, you must possess the following education:

1. Degree: accounting, auditing; or a degree including auditing courses in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.
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2. Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
   
   
   1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
   2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
   3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good 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 in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

Additional information

PBGC encourages qualified applicants with disabilities to apply. If you are requiring reasonable accommodations, please contact PBGC's Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator, Denorse Prince, at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

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If you believe that you have been subjected to discrimination, you may contact the PBGC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO):

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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