Senior Internal Controls Officer

Full Job Description

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

About this agency GS-14: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems.

Specialized experience includes: Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders to analyze audit reports and prepare audit responses, assessing recommendations, corrective actions and close-out memos; Experience testing internal controls to ensure they are designed properly and working effectively, and conducting risk assessments; Experience in using data analytic tools to develop reports and presentations to senior/executive leadership; Experience in leading informational presentations on policies, procedures, guidance and best practices; and Experience coordinating audit management, internal controls and compliance programs to include benchmarking management practices and processes, implementing corrective action plans, and risk management.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-14 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed: Organization/Agency's Name Title Salary (series and grade, if applicable) Start and end dates (including the month and year) Number of hours you worked per week Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration 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).

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience.

Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S.

accreditation for foreign study.

Please visit the following links for more information: http://www.naces.org http://www.fceatlanta.com Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.

Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by 04/17/2026, the closing date of the announcement. Major Duties:

The incumbent serves as the Senior Internal Control Officer and as a senior internal controls officer for OCFO and EXIM, utilizing expert knowledge of internal controls, accounting, audit, and financial management principles and procedures in completing complex assignments.

The incumbent collaborates with the Director to oversee the internal control compliance program.

The incumbent provides mastery expertise and oversight for EXIM's and OCFO's comprehensive internal controls program, including the external audit life cycle process.

The incumbent reviews, analyzes, modifies, and develops various EXIM's internal control policies, directives, procedures, and guidance to be used by headquarters and regional staff.

The incumbent provides authoritative technical expertise to stakeholders at various levels concerning EXIM's internal control environment, accounting practices and financial reporting programs.

Duties include, but are not limited to: Plans, manages and executes EXIM's comprehensive financial reporting risk assessment and validations of controls over financial reporting across different business cycles, and management systems, including testing of design and effectiveness.

Evaluates the design of internal control activities, maintains and updates key controls to ensure internal control documentation is of high-level quality.

Conducts research and best practices to develop benchmarks for EXIMs compliance policies, and procedures.

Utilizing business analytics tools, prepares, manages, tracks, and presents periodic status reports to EXIM senior management and other stakeholders, on audit status and internal controls issues and deficiencies, and discussing strategies with the Director for continuous improvement.

Leads comprehensive analysis of EXIMs financial regulations, systems, and controls to ensure adequate protection to detect fraud, waste, and abuse and makes recommendations to senior officials on solutions and improvements.

Seeks best practices from other federal agencies to consider for enhancements to EXIM's overall internal control compliance program.

Collaborates with the Director to develop, implement, monitor and manage a robust OMB Circular No. A-123 (Appendix A) compliance program that includes planning and scoping for A-123 assessments.

Documents and tests significant business processes and internal controls; transforms testing and assessment results into actionable risk mitigation strategies; monitors those risk mitigation activities; and validates their effectiveness.

Reviews, analyzes, modifies, and develops various EXIM's internal control compliance policies, directives, procedures, and guidance.

Prepares briefing materials for the Enterprise Risk Committee on internal controls and audit-related information; as needed, co-facilitate informational briefings and other reporting presentation requirements with the Enterprise Risk Management program manager.

Supports the Director with overseeing and monitoring the annual Chairman's statement of assurance from various stakeholders to ensure they are completed timely, and all supporting documents are provided.

Utilizing business analytics tools, prepares, manages, tracks, and presents periodic status reports to EXIM senior management and other stakeholders, on audit status and internal controls issues and deficiencies, and discussing strategies with the Director for continuous improvement.

Serves as a focal point of contact for the overall audit process to include drafting and routing management's responses; managing and tracking deficiencies and corrective action plans to assure timely implementation by owners; monitoring the implementation status of audit recommendations; and coordinating quarterly reporting requirements on the status of audit recommendations.

Reviews draft audit findings, prepares audit status reports and provides recommendations to the Director and EXIM senior management.