Overview:

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the agency that works for Congress for the benefit of the American people. Congress directs GAO to study the programs and expenditures of the federal government. GAO, commonly called the investigative arm of Congress or the congressional watchdog, is at the epicenter of government decision-making. It is independent and nonpartisan. The GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. It advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies (such as the Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Human Services, Education, Housing and Urban Development, and State) about ways to make government more effective and responsive. GAO evaluates federal programs, audits federal expenditures, and issues legal opinions. When GAO reports its findings to Congress, it recommends actions. Its work leads to laws and acts that improve government operations, saving the government and taxpayers billions of dollars.

GAO, which was founded in 1921, has a staff of approximately 3000 employees and a budget of over $500,000,000. Voted one of the best places to work in the federal government since 2005, GAO provides many great flexibilities and benefits to its employees. GAO is headquartered in Washington, DC, with field offices in Atlanta, Boston, Norfolk, Huntsville, Chicago, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. See: www.gao.gov.

Responsibilities:

The Director of Tax Policy and Administration within the Office of Strategic Issues is an executive responsible for leading GAO audits in the areas of tax policy and tax administration. Generally these audits analyze whether specific provisions of the tax code are achieving their policy purpose, or whether the IRS, paid tax preparers, and others involved in tax administration are efficiently meeting their responsibilities. The Director:
• Reports to the Managing Director of the Strategic Issues (SI) Team, assisting the Managing Director in establishing team priorities and managing team resources.
• Leads all aspects of GAO’s tax policy and tax administration audits including congressional relations, audit scope and methodology, data analysis, adherence to GAO quality standards, product development, and congressional briefings.
• Ensures that recommendations to federal agencies or matters for Congress to consider are supported by adequate evidence.
• Testifies before Congress on tax issues.
• Develops and maintains constructive working relationships with congressional clients and agency executives, including the IRS Commissioner.
• Coordinates with other tax oversight organizations such as the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and the IRS Oversight Board.
• Represents GAO to the media, tax community, and other outside groups.

Requirements:

Professional and Technical Qualifications (PTQs):

1. Broad knowledge of federal tax policy and tax administration. This includes knowledge of public finance economics, tax legislation, IRS processes and operations, the tax preparation industry, and/or other third party participants in the federal tax system.

2. The ability to leverage knowledge of tax policy and administration to produce reports and testimonies that assist Congress in making decisions about tax policy and overseeing the federal system of tax administration. This includes the demonstrated ability to lead research that could provide Congress with information about tax policy tradeoffs or that supports recommendations to improve tax administration. It would also include experience assessing the effectiveness of tax policies and tax administration programs at meeting their goals and objectives.

Education:

Bachelors in Business, Finance, or Accounting is highly desirable; M.S., Taxation and/or Ph.D. in Economics/Public Finance preferred.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Compensation: To $174,000 + bonus eligibility (Senior Executive Service)

Deadline: To be considered, application packages (resume/CV and responses to the PTQs and ECQs) must be received by midnight, March 15, 2012.

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required. You may be required to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

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Founded in 1944, the Commercial Finance Association (http://www.cfa.com) is the trade group of the asset-based financial services industry, with nearly 300 member organizations throughout the U.S., Canada and around the world. Members include the asset-based lending arms of domestic and foreign commercial banks, small and large independent finance companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, floor plan financing organizations, factoring organizations and financing subsidiaries of major industrial corporations.

“With the stature of the Commercial Finance Association (CFA) as the premier global provider in Education, Advocacy and Networking for our members, I am confident our search will be successful in selecting a well qualified new CEO,” said Bruce Sprenger.

Candidates interested in being considered for the CEO position should contact Paul Belford at JDG Associates, (301) 340-2210 or belford@jdgsearch.com.

Overview:
BRMi Consulting is a dynamic, rapidly-growing consulting Firm that focuses on delivering management consulting services to government agencies and is committed to continuously improving and innovating to deliver the best outcomes for its clients. BRMi provides Strategic Consulting Services, Mission Application Services, and Mission Infrastructure Services. See www.brmiconsulting.com.

Responsibilities:
• Manage the Firm’s Enterprise Architecture practice – including development of processes and procedures required for the efficient operation of the practice, which includes:

• Build a practice with superior understanding of both Federal & Commercial EA principles:
o “As Is”/”To-Be” architecture definition
o Program sequencing and transition planning
o Performance metric definition & management
o SOA definition & management
o Technical architecture definition & management

• Represent BRMi’s capabilities to both clients and potential partners:
o Member of Federal/National EA practitioner groups
o Conference presentation of EA capabilities to both federal and commercial audiences

• Recruit and develop EA staff including:
o Develop training & certification plans for staff to increase their understanding of EA
o Work with BRMi recruiting to source/select candidates

Competencies include:

• Leadership – Demonstrated leadership with an ability to conceptualize, develop and drive business development opportunities. He/she will demonstrate the ability and willingness to collaborate across organization lines to meet broader business objectives.

• People Development – Demonstrated competency in achieving business outcomes working directly with clients as well as through BRMi team leadership.

• Client / Market Development – Demonstrated ability to leverage client relationships to sell and capture new work, with a demonstrated competency across all phases of the business development lifecycle. Strong client relationships in the federal market are beneficial.

Requirements:
• 10-15 years experience within a professional services environment. Strong consulting skills including:
o Analysis of client problems/issues
o Development of recommendations for resolving client issues
o Providing sound oral and written communication with client management

• 8 or more years of program management experience:
o Management of a horizontal practice in a professional services environment
o Highly-developed communication and interpersonal skills, including an ability to negotiate with all levels of management
o Proven success in developing and managing client relationships along with strong execution to ensure excellent delivery

• Strong functional knowledge to include:
o Knowledge of government Enterprise Architecture models (i.e., FEA, FSAM, EAAF, CEAAF, Zachman, etc.)
o Experience analyzing, designing, and managing an organization’s business processes
o Experience with Business Process Modeling (BPM) utilizing Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and associated tools
o Real-world experience in full systems development life cycle (SDLC) and methodologies (i.e., more than a theoretical background)

• Visionary thinker and thought leader with a pragmatic approach to execution
• A self-starter with a charismatic customer service approach
• Ability to obtain a security clearance

Education: B.S. or B.A. degree required; Advanced degree preferred (MBA, MPP, MPA)

Location: Washington, D.C.

Compensation: Compensation will reflect the candidate’s experience level and professional history. It is comprised of a base salary (up to $175,000), plus attractive bonus, and company-funded retirement contribution.

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