Job Summary

Serve as Management Advisory Analyst responsible for providing Management Advisory Services on behalf of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), to various House offices and entities. Management Advisories involve the management and direction of all in-house and contract reviews focused on evaluating, streamlining, and improving the U.S. House of Representatives (House) practices and ensuring that House activities achieve the desired objectives. OIG Management Advisories focus on a variety of House operational, administrative, financial, and technology functions.

Major Duties:

1) Performs work within the assigned advisory area by evaluating and analyzing the area, executing approach, identifying opportunities for improvement, and making recommendations to management on corrective actions.
2) Performs management advisory services to (i) evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of House operational, administrative, financial, and technology functions, (ii) identify and recommend business process improvements through the application of process improvement concepts and methodologies such as LEAN Six Sigma, and (iii) advise management on meeting its tactical and strategic objectives using a risk-based approach.
3) Assists in the development of the advisory programs, assignment of resources, completion of field work, and preparation of draft reports.
4) Works independently with minimum supervision.
5) Simultaneously participates in or leads multiple advisory projects.
6) Performs risk assessments of House activities, prioritizes the results, and writes briefing documents for annual planning purposes.
7) Assists in proposing short- and long-range management advisory plans and priorities for the OIG, initiates actions to improve review coverage, quality, effectiveness, and the usefulness of advisory reports.
8) Assists in developing task orders, evaluating proposal bids, and managing contractor staff.

Benefits of Working at the House of Representatives:

- U.S. House of Representatives staff are eligible to participate in the various employee benefits plans (e.g. Thrift Savings Plan, Federal Employees Health Benefits, Federal Employees life insurance, etc) to which other federal employees are entitled.

- Leave accumulation. Prior federal service and work experience in a related field are considered when calculating an employee’s rate of leave accumulation. (The Inspector General has the discretion to grant credit to new employees, for leave accrual purposes, for prior related non-federal work experience.) All employees accumulate 12 days of sick leave per year regardless of length of prior federal or non-federal service. Annual Leave is calculated as follows:

o Less than 1 year of service/experience = 12 days annual leave per year
o Between 1 year and 3 years of service/experience = 15 days annual leave per year
o Between 3 years and 6 years of service/experience = 18 days annual leave per year
o 6 or more years of service/experience = 24 days annual leave per year

- Federal retirement. The U.S. House of Representatives participates in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). However, retirement accumulation is calculated at a higher percentage rate than most Executive Branch entities.

- Student loan repayment program. Employees can be reimbursed for up to $10,000 per year (with a maximum of $60,000 in total) for federally backed student loans.

- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has the option of allowing its employees to take the first 6 weeks of FMLA (e.g. for a catastrophic illness or birth of a child) as paid administrative leave. (FMLA is normally unpaid leave unless an employee uses his/her own annual or sick leave)

- Gym Membership. House employees are eligible for discounted memberships to “Gold’s Gym” and to the House Fitness Center.

- On location Day Care facility

- Flexible work schedule.

- Eligibility for either free, on-site parking or $230 in monthly mass transit benefits.

Requirements:

This position requires a broad range of experience including knowledge of reviewing/auditing internal controls, exposure to a variety of management techniques, business process improvement methodologies, and system development life cycle activities.

Additional Requirements and Information:

1. Must be eligible for and maintain a Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizen)
2. Relocation expenses will not be paid.
3. This is a drug testing designated position.
4. Professional Certification(s) are desired.
5. OIG staff are required to have a bachelors degree that includes a minimum of 24 semester hours of accounting (may include up to 6 semester hours in business law). If the candidate does not have 24 semester hours of accounting, they must be willing to obtain these credits on their own time and expense within one year of being hired.

How Resumes Will Be Ranked:

Candidates whose resumes indicate that they possess knowledge and experience in the following areas will be given a higher priority than resumes that do not:

- Auditing and Internal Controls experience;
- Process improvement / familiarity with LEAN Six Sigma;
- The nature and applicability of prior work experience;
- Effective oral presentations;
- Clear/concise written communications; and
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with high ranking officials
Certifications are preferred (e.g. CPA, CIA, CISA, CGAP, CISSP, etc)

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The work is usually performed in an office environment. Overnight travel is rare and limited to attending required training not offered locally. The work is primarily sedentary but there may be some walking in, to, and/or from House Office Buildings, or other buildings and facilities of the Capitol Complex.

Applicant Instructions:

Submission of KSA’s is not required; forward a resume that clearly presents the requirements above to the following e-mail address:

Email: HouseIG@mail.house.gov
Point of Contact: Michael Cronin or Theresa Grafenstine, (202) 226-1250

DO NOT MAIL resumes. Mail external to the U.S. House of Representatives is seriously delayed due to security screening.