Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit Supervisory Attorney

In this role as a Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit Supervisory Attorney, you will be responsible for: Supervising a team of attorneys as part of overseeing complex investigations involving potential violations of the federal securities laws, which may include public company financial reporting violations, accountant and auditor failures, violations of Sarbanes-Oxley standards, auditor independence violations, and fundamental audit quality failures.

Leading the development and execution of investigative and litigation strategies, including identifying and marshalling relevant evidence, assessing auditor, accountant, and company conduct, and evaluating compliance with relevant professional auditing and accounting standards.

Ensuring the production of high-quality work products demonstrating command of relevant accounting and auditing standards, and the federal securities laws, including using sound judgment to evaluate evidence, identifying patterns of audit or accounting failure or disclosure misconduct, and synthesizing complex financial and legal information to reach well-supported conclusions.

Supervising multiple complex investigations simultaneously, setting priorities, and developing innovative legal strategies to address novel questions of accounting, auditing, and financial disclosure law.

Serving as the Commission's lead representative in all aspects of federal court litigation and administrative proceedings, including actions against auditors, audit firms, and public company issuers, as needed.

Consulting and advising Division leadership, Associate Directors, Unit Chiefs and others on administrative matters relating to budget, personnel, and unit procedures.

Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: All applicants must possess the following: J.D. or LL.B. degree --AND-- Active membership of the bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (Note: proof of bar membership will be required before entry on duty.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirement.

SK-17: Applicant must have at least four years post J.D. experience identifying legal issues, providing legal analyses, providing legal solutions/recommendations, and preparing legal documents, such as contracts, dispositions, pleadings, and motions, which also includes at least three years: Conducting investigations or litigation and making recommendations for actions; AND Planning, organizing, and coordinating projects or initiatives, policies or processes; AND Developing strategic resolutions to problems or obstacles that may arise in the course of an investigation.

ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narratives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more information: Competency 1: Workload Management - Prioritizes workload in a way that accommodates unforeseen developments and achieves successful outcomes.

Competency 2: Critical Thinking - Considers a variety of factors, general and subject matter-specific, when making decisions and determining next steps in a case. Competency 3: Legal Analysis - Utilizes expert legal knowledge to apply relevant law to the facts of each case. Competency 4: Negotiation - Conducts negotiations with opposing counsel.