Assistant Director

Assistant Director Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Summary The Division of Enforcement is seeking a Supervisory Staff Accountant(Assistant Director). As an Assistant Director, you exercising broad responsibility for planning, directing, and coordining the work of a professional staff engaged in the SEC's Enforcement program. Learn more about this agency Summary The Division of Enforcement is seeking a Supervisory Staff Accountant(Assistant Director). As an Assistant Director, you exercising broad responsibility for planning, directing, and coordining the work of a professional staff engaged in the SEC's Enforcement program. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week

• Apply by 07/16/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 16, 2026 Locion Los Angeles, CA 1 vacancy Atlanta, GA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $171,304
• $292,300 per year Pay scale & grade SK 17 Promotion potential 17 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0510 Accounting Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-IN-12999054-MJB Control number 875202200 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Well-qualified surplus/displaced SEC employees ((i.e. CTAP) in the local area and current SEC Division of Enforcement employees in permanent competitive service positions (i.e. stus candides) Duties Help In this role as a Assistant Director, you responsible for: Supervising team of accountants involved in accountant and audit investigions, including leading detailed reviews of audit workpapers, financial stements, and reled documention to identify potential violions of applicable laws and standards. Analyzing complex auditing and accounting issues involving significant audit deficiencies, financial restements, independence failures, and noncompliance with professional standards. Providing technical guidance, drafting and review of written team work product, including auditing and accounting analyses th support enforcement recommendions. Leading and developing professional staff, including all aspects of managerial oversight and process improvement activities. Coordining with torneys, analysts, and other professionals throughout the enforcement process. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

CITZENSHIP

You must be a US Citizen.

SELECTIVE SERVICE

Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/).

DRUG TESTING

This position may be subjected to drug testing requirements.

PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION

(PCS): Moving/Relocion expenses are not authorized.

DIRECT DEPOSIT

All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD

This appointment may require completion of a two year supervisory/managerial probionary period. If selected, you may receive a salary increase for the durion of the temporary promotion. You returned to your original salary the end of the appointment. The selectee is required to report to the duty stion(s) listed. Qualificions Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year the

GS/SK-14/15

level. Applicants are responsible for confirming all required merials are submitted by the closing de of the announcement . Please check the How You Will Be Evalued and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the applicion incomplete and ineligible for review. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the prive or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENT

: A.

Degree:

accounting; or a degree in a reled field such as business administrion, finance, or public administrion th 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.") OR B.

Combinion of educion and experience:

least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combinion of accounting experience, college-level educion, and training th 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 approprie type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certifice as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examinion; or Completion of the requirements for a degree th included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but th does not fully sisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided th (a) the applicant has successfully worked the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a reled field, e.g., valuion engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined th the applicant has demonstred a good knowledge of accounting and of reled and underlying fields th equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement th which is normally associed 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 educion, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT

: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the minimum qualificion requirement SK-17: Applicant must have least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the

GS/SK-14/15

level: Specialized experience must include three of the following: Reviewing and applying knowledge of federal securities laws, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). Identifying and analyzing significant audit & accounting deficiencies and experience guiding the investigive processes, stregies, and tools to perform detailed analysis, and draw conclusions. Preparing or reviewing memoranda th clearly explain auditing and accounting findings for use in internal or external inspection findings, enforcement investigions, or disciplinary contexts. Transling issues into clear narrives suitable for senior leadership review and to inform policy direction. Leading or influencing multidisciplinary teams (accountants, torneys, financial analysts, or other professionals) in investigive, disciplinary, or enforcement settings or as part of the internal inspection program, quality control, or risk management function of SEC registered companies.

ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES

Your Accomplishment Record narrives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evalued section below for more informion: Financial Reporting and Auditor Misconduct Investigion

• Identifies, analyzes, and summarizes evidence of financial fraud and other accounting and auditing-reled violions of the federal securities laws. Technical Communicion
• Transles technical informion into non-technical terms and accurely conveys technical informion to end users (e.g., staff, management) and outside parties. Critical Thinking
• Considers a variety of factors, general and subject mter-specific, when making decisions and determining next steps in a case. Program Management
• Ability to develop and execute programs to deliver results th efficiently and effectively meet SEC's mission, stregic plan and goals, with little or no guidance.

Educion

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs. For more informion, click here. Applicants may also find the following helpful: Nional Associion of Credential Evaluion Services (NACES) is an associion of 19 credential evaluion services with admission standards and an enforced code of good practice. Associion of Internional Credentials Evaluors (AICE) is an associion of 10 credential evaluion services with a board of advisors and an enforced code of ethics. Additional informion Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number sted in this announcement and may be filled from any division or office within the agency.

SEC COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Total salary (base pay + locality) is dependent upon duty locion. The overall salary range listed above is provided for informional purposes. The pay for current SEC employees determined according to the procedures specified in the agency's policy.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SURPLUS OR DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not I/CTAP eligible. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; the questionnaire asks you to identify your

ICTAP/CTAP

eligibility (2) be red well-qualified; and, (3) submit the approprie documention to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. View informion about I/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

Disability Employment:

For informion on disability appointments, click here .

Reasonable Accommodion:

If you are an applicant who needs a reasonable accommodion to participe in the SEC applicion process due to a medical disability, please contact reasonableaccommodion@sec.gov . For religious-based accommodions, please contact religiousaccommodion@sec.gov . Please be sure to submit your request least 5 business days in advance of the de you need the requested accommodion. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Informion for

SEC Job Applicants:

For more informion, please click here . The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other informion, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the de of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Legal and Policy Office in the Office of Human Resources ElliottT@sec.gov . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your resume and applicion package will first be reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum qualificion requirements outlined in the announcement. If you are found minimally qualified , the Office of Human Resources will contact you to request an Accomplishment Record . You will have 3 business days from the de of the request to submit it. Failure to submit the Accomplishment Record on time will remove you from further considerion. Because of the short turnaround time, you are strongly encouraged to begin preparing your Accomplishment Record in advance. Once your Accomplishment Record is received, a ring panel will review both your resume and your narrive responses. Your Accomplishment Record must clearly demonstre your proficiency in the competencies listed in the Qualificions section. Click here for guidance on writing your Accomplishment Record. Your resume must provide evidence th supports the claims in your Accomplishment Record. Each narrive must describe one specific, relevant example from your experience or training. Responses are limited to 300 words per competency ; any text beyond this limit will not be reviewed. You must upload one document containing your narrive responses for all four competencies . Failure to address each competency annoted on the announcement or failure to provide the correct document will result in loss of further considerion.

Please note:

A Performance Appraisal does not sisfy the requirement for an Accomplishment Record.

Required Accomplishment Record Form:

Applicant First Name and Last Name Competency Title Position title and des from your resume th this experience was obtained Describe the situion (i.e., the challenged faced, the problem solved) Describe the specific actions you took Ste the outcome, results, or long-term impact of your accomplishment Name and email address of someone who can verify this informion Reference checks may be conducted as part of the final selection process, and you notified before any contacts are made. Basis for

Ring:

The ring panel will evalue applicants' accomplishment records and resume, then place them into one of the following cegories: Highly Qualified

• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and has extensive skills and experience in most of the job reled competencies. Well Qualified
• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and has a modere amount of skills and experience in most of the job reled competencies. Qualified
• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements, but may have a limited amount of experience in several of the job reled competencies.

Top ranked applicants referred to the hiring office for further review and considerion. The hiring office may directly contact recommended candides for interview(s). To preview the Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12999054 Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes:

Required :

Your responses to the Questionnaire.

Required :

Resume

• Resumes should include relevant work experience, with specific employment des, th demonstres qualificions for the specialized experience and competencies as outlined above.

If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. Resumes th exceed two pages deemed ineligible and receive no further considerion. For resume writing tips, USAJOBS and the SEC careers page. Required, if applicable : CTAP documention (a copy of a separion notice or other proof of eligibility for priority selection; a copy of an SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, showing current position, grade, promotion potential, and duty locion; AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.)

SEC EMPLOYEES

: OHR will verify your competitive service eligibility via the SEC's personnel dabase. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents . A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No additional documention accepted after the closing de of the announcement. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion ask HR askHR@sec.gov Address Division of Enforcement 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 US Next steps You notified of your applicion stus through USAJOBS four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the stus of your applicion by accessing the USAJOBS website http://usajobs.gov/ and clicking on "Track Your Online Applicion." By submitting your applicion, you are certifying the accuracy of the informion contained in your applicion. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired, you may be termined after you begin work, or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. You required to submit official documention before appointment. The agency will then verify the informion provided on your applicion (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, certificion of disability, etc.). Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes:

Required :

Your responses to the Questionnaire.

Required :

Resume

• Resumes should include relevant work experience, with specific employment des, th demonstres qualificions for the specialized experience and competencies as outlined above.

If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. Resumes th exceed two pages deemed ineligible and receive no further considerion. For resume writing tips, USAJOBS and the SEC careers page. Required, if applicable : CTAP documention (a copy of a separion notice or other proof of eligibility for priority selection; a copy of an SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, showing current position, grade, promotion potential, and duty locion; AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.)

SEC EMPLOYEES

: OHR will verify your competitive service eligibility via the SEC's personnel dabase. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents . A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No additional documention accepted after the closing de of the announcement. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion ask HR askHR@sec.gov Address Division of Enforcement 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 US Next steps You notified of your applicion stus through USAJOBS four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the stus of your applicion by accessing the USAJOBS website http://usajobs.gov/ and clicking on "Track Your Online Applicion." By submitting your applicion, you are certifying the accuracy of the informion contained in your applicion. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired, you may be termined after you begin work, or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. You required to submit official documention before appointment. The agency will then verify the informion provided on your applicion (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, certificion of disability, etc.). Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week

• Apply by 07/16/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 16, 2026 Locion Los Angeles, CA 1 vacancy Atlanta, GA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $171,304
• $292,300 per year Pay scale & grade SK 17 Promotion potential 17 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-IN-12999054-MJB Control number 875202200