- Position Title
- Assistant Inspector General for Audit Services (Medicare Program)
- Agency
- Office of Inspector General
- Announcement Number
- HHS-OIG-ES-0511-21-11021811 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, February 8, 2021 to Monday, March 1, 2021
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Eligibilities
1.
I am eligible for non-competitive appointment based on one of the following criteria:
- current SES career appointee;
- reinstatement of a former SES career appointee; or
- QRB-certified SES Candidate Development Program graduate.
2.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
• A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
• A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
• A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
• A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
• A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
• A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Preferences
1.
Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the position of Assistant Inspector General for Audit Services. We will evaluate your résumé, technical qualifications (TQs) narrative and responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this position. Your responses must be supported by reference in your résumé and are subject to evaluation and verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. Failure to answer all of the following questions or provide required supporting documentation may disqualify you from consideration for this position.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
The area of consideration for this position is "all groups of individuals within the civil service" or individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility. The "civil service" consists of all persons who occupy positions in the executive (includes excepted service), judicial, and legislative branches, except positions in the uniformed services (the armed forces, the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, and the Commissioned Corps of NOAA). Included are experts and consultants who occupy appointive positions, and individuals in the Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission. The District of Columbia Government is not part of the Federal Civil Service. Do you meet the area of consideration requirements under this definition? You must submit a copy of your SF-50 as evidence of your eligibility; failure to do so may eliminate you from consideration.
All applicants for this position must meet the following basic educational requirement:
(A) Degree: accounting; or a degree 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")
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(B) 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:
(A) Degree: accounting; or a degree 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")
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(B) 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:
- Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
- A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
- 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.
2.
From the descriptions below, select the one which best describes how you meet the education requirement for the Auditing Series. (Note: You must provide legible transcripts or a list showing completed coursework and degree(s) awarded or certification received as initial verification of your eligibility. Failure to do so will eliminate you from consideration.)
3.
Does your résumé clearly demonstrate you have at least one year of specialized experience in a managerial capacity with responsibility for providing supervisory direction to a large and diverse Federal, State, or local government agency or non-Federal organization responsible for conducting audits that promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of programs and operations on a national level and preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in such programs and operations? (This experience must be evidenced by sophisticated analytical skills, superior written and oral communication skills, good judgment, and experience in interacting with government and non-government officials.)
In addition to your résumé, you must submit a narrative (not to exceed 3 pages total) that addresses each of the following Technical Qualification separately and in sufficient detail to demonstrate you possess the requisite qualifications and to enable reviewers to assess your eligibility and make qualitative distinctions among candidates for rating and ranking purposes. Failure to do so will eliminate you from further consideration. Review the vacancy announcement for documentation requirements.
4.
Executive-level experience in directing and managing an audit staff assigned to Headquarters and field units with responsibilities for conducting financial, program, compliance, and economy and efficiency health care audits for a large multi-level Federal, State, or local government agency/organization.
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Experience simultaneously managing multiple complex health care audits utilizing Government Auditing Standards and other legal, regulatory, and administrative requirements.
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Experience with consensus (team) building in planning, conducting, reporting on health care audits, as well as gaining stakeholder support at the highest levels of an organization and agency implementation of recommendations.
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I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in the application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fired or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "no" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.