This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Plan Asset and Data Management Department (PADMD), Asset Evaluation Division (AED).
The candidate selected for this position will: Serve as an audit reviewer of the work of Federal and contract staff auditors and provides authoritative technical advice and assistance. Review audit and evaluation work products, workpapers, consultations, and Plan Asset Evaluation Reports.
Provides key input into planning and scoping plan asset evaluations, including determining planning and performance materiality; participates in the risk assessment process; evaluates matters affecting audit procedures, internal controls, and the potential for conflicts of interest, fraud, or fiduciary breach; and assists in evaluating complex and hard-to-value pension plan assets.
Research, consult, and develop conclusions on critical accounting and valuation issues; support long-range asset evaluation strategies and program initiatives; lead or collaborate on high-profile projects and business process improvements; and establish review criteria.
Document and communicate technical audit and asset evaluation work through planning meetings, consultations with subject matter experts (SMEs), reviews, consultations, workpapers, reports, procedures, informational materials, and other written products. Serve as an authoritative liaison on plan asset matters and communicate technical audit, accounting, valuation, and program issues.
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. OR 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; or3.
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.
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The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-23.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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