Job Description
This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.
Current FBI employees are ineligible to apply if serving under the same conditions as that for which is advertised, including:
- Appointing organization (FBI)
- Type of position (full-time, part-time, etc.
)
- Same or higher grade
- Duty location (city or state)
- Type of appointment (permanent, temporary, etc.
)
Job Opening:
64293Opening Date:
April 13, 2026
Closing Date:
April 24, 2026 at 11:
59 pm (ET)
Job Title Forensic Accountant Full Performance Level GS-13 Division
- Counterterrorism Division (CTD) located in McLean, VA - Leads law enforcement and domestic intelligence efforts to defeat terrorism.
- Counterintelligence Division (CD) located in Washington, D.
C.
- Defeats hostile intelligence activities targeting the U.
S.
Unit
- Counterterrorism Division (CTD) located in McLean, VA - Leads law enforcement and domestic intelligence efforts to defeat terrorism.
- Counterintelligence Division (CD) located in Washington, D.
C.
- Defeats hostile intelligence activities targeting the U.
S.
Location Washington D.
C.
or McLean, VA Counterterrorism (CTD) Working Hours 8:
15 am-5:
00 pm (Hours may vary based on division need) Job Type Full Time/Permanent Who May Apply All U.
S.
Citizens Number of Positions Available Multiple Questions Email:
mrcallen@fbi.
gov or ashartzell@fbi.
gov SalaryGS-11:
$85,447.
00-$111,087.
00
GS-12:
$102,415.
00-$133,142.
00
To attract and retain highly qualified candidates, selectees may be eligible for a recruitment incentive of up to 20% or, for eligible current federal employees, a relocation incentive of up to 20%.
Eligibility for a relocation incentive requires proof of a change in residence and an assignment at a worksite in a different geographic area greater than or equal to 50 miles from the prior worksite.
Employees must sign a written service agreement completing a specified period of employment with the FBI at the new duty station.
Recruitment and relocation incentives cannot be combined.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Must be a U.
S.
citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
- Some travel may be required
- ALL applicants must verify completion of the basic education requirement by submitting a copy of college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
- Selectee approved for hire will be required to attend a mandatory five-week Forensic Accountant Core Training Session (FACTS) held at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Once training dates are established, employees will be notified in advance.
- In order to be given promotional consideration, current Forensic Accountants that have completed FACTS 18-02 or later must have completed their New Forensic Accountant Development Program (logbook) prior to the closing of this job opening.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is primarily sedentary; however, some physical effort may be required such as bending or walking.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Must be able to work under stressful conditions.
MAJOR DUTIES
- Provides knowledge with respect to accounting and financial practices, securities, banking laws and systems, conventional and non-conventional financial institutions, and profit/non-profit businesses.
Develops or assists with developing new forensic accounting techniques applicable to various financial investigations.
- Independently conducts forensic analysis of financial data.
Conducts and coordinates the examination of financial aspects of the investigation in cooperation with case agents, prosecuting attorneys and others.
- Assesses the value of financial evidence; unravels sophisticated techniques for moving funds and shielding illegal activity.
Provides financial profiles of individuals and groups.
Compiles detailed financial findings and conclusions to prepare in-depth forensic accounting reports.
- Utilizes various computer applications to review and interpret implications on a vast number and variety of financial transactions, and other corporate, business, and financial processes, associations, and recordkeeping systems.
- Produces detailed financial investigative reports and exhibits.
May participate in subject and key witness interviews and testifies as needed as a fact and/or expert witness in judicial proceedings.
Develops and provides forensic accounting presentations/briefings.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS
Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume.
Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures.
Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared against your responses to the online assessment questionnaire.
Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.
The competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes.
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