Senior Internal Controls Officer

JobSummary

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

LowGrade

14

HighGrade

14

PromotionPotential

None

SubAgencyName

Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Audit and Internal Controls Program

OrganizationCodes

OT/EB00

Relocation

False

HiringPath

• fed-internal-search

MCOTags

AgencyMarketingStatement

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is an independent federal agency that promotes and supports American jobs by providing competitive and necessary export credit to support sales of U.S. goods and services to international buyers. When the private sector is unable or unwilling to provide financing, EXIM fills the financing gaps through its loan, guarantee, and insurance products. Private sector lenders are simultaneously EXIM's partners. In doing so, EXIM levels the playing field for U.S. exporters going up against foreign competition in international markets, enabling American companies to maintain and create more American jobs with well-paying salaries. EXIM provides coverage in more than 185 countries and no U.S. company or transaction is too big or too small. Competing with more than 110 other export credit agencies around the world trying to win jobs for their own countries, EXIM ensures U.S. companies never lose out on a sale because of attractive financing from foreign governments.

TravelCode

1

ApplyOnlineUrl

https://apply.usastaffing.gov/Application/Apply

DetailStatusUrl

https://apply.usastaffing.gov/Application/ApplicationStatus

MajorDuties

• 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.

Education

Requirements

Evaluations

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire. If you are found qualified for this position and meet or exceed a predefined rating threshold from your questionnaire responses, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) will review your resume to determine if your technical competencies meet the proficiency requirements established for this position. You will be notified by email if your application is forwarded to the hiring official for further consideration. If you do not meet the rating threshold to move forward to the next evaluation stage or it is determined that your technical competencies do not meet the proficiency requirements for this position, you will be notified by email.

HowToApply

Effective September 27, 2025, federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in accordance with the Merit Hiring Plan. If you have not already done so, please update your resume under your profile before applying for any federal job. For additional details, visit click the following link. Applications will only be accepted online; however if you are unable to apply online, please contact the Agency Contact Person listed below. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The following is a link to preview the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12929252 The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 04/17/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account here, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

WhatToExpectNext

After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information in the Occupational Questionnaire. You will be notified by email if your application is forwarded to the hiring official for further consideration. If you do not meet the rating threshold to move forward to the next evaluation stage or it is determined that your technical competencies do not meet the proficiency requirements for this position, you will be notified by email.

RequiredDocuments

Your application package should include the following documents: Your Resume (applicants are required to submit a resume with job title, series/grade (if federal employee), duties and accomplishments, employer's name, starting and ending dates of employment, number of hours worked per week, and annual salary). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position. Effective September 27, 2025, federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in accordance with the Merit Hiring Plan. If you have not already done so, please update your resume under your profile before applying for any federal job. For additional details, visit click the following link. Copy of your most recent SF-50 which shows your position title, series, grade, step, salary, position occupied, and tenure to verify Time-in-Grade/competitive status. If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on that grade you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade and/or have promotion potential to the grade being advertised. Examples of appropriate SF50s include: Appointments, Reassignments, Within-grade/range increases or Promotion actions. NOTE: Pay adjustments and award SF-50s do not include the length of time in your current position, therefore, they are NOT acceptable SF-50's on their own. You may need to provide more than one SF-50. Unofficial Transcripts, if the position has an education requirement or if you are using education to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. Proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study, if applicable. Special Priority Selection rights under CTAP or ICTAP: Copy of your agency notice (RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc); Copy of your most recent performance appraisal (with at least a satisfactory rating), Most current SF-50 showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, position title, grade level, and duty location. Proof of Veteran's Preference - DD-214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran. Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF)15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documentation required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter, if applicable. If a DD-214 (Member Copy 4) is not available, other documentation listing the beginning and ending dates of active service and the type of discharge must be submitted to verify eligibility. Submission of any required documents listed in vacancy announcement, if applicable. Please note that if you do not provide all required information/documents, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

Benefits

BenefitsUrl

http://www.exim.gov/about/careers/benefits

OtherInformation

Current or Former Political Appointees: Pursuant to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) oversight authority under section 1104(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) and section 5.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, OPM requires agencies to seek their approval prior to appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position (without time limits) in the civil service. A former or recent political appointee is someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. OPM's oversight in this area safeguards merit system principles as well as fair and open competition free from political influence. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Please visit the following link for the types of political appointments. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: The following links contain information on the eligibility requirements to be considered under a noncompetitive appointing authority: Career Transition (ICTAP/CTAP) Primary Appointing Authorities for Career and Career-Conditional Appointments Hiring Authorities for Veterans People with Disabilities Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Ethical Standards/Financial Disclosure: EXIM is committed to the highest ethical standards. As an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. You will be required to complete new employee ethics training within 3 months of your appointment. If this position is subject to financial disclosure requirements (either public or confidential depending upon your position), you will be required to complete a new entrant financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information, please click here.

KeyRequirements

WithinArea

False

CommuteDistance

0

ServiceType

01

AnnouncementClosingType

03

AnnouncementClosingTypeOption

150

AgencyContactEmail

Amanda.Raynor@exim.gov

AgencyContactPhone

(202) 565-3300

SecurityClearance

Other

DrugTestRequired

False

PositionSensitivitiy

Moderate Risk (MR)

AdjudicationType

• Credentialing
• Suitability/Fitness