Law Enforcement

GL-1811-9 Grade Levels

Applicants must possess one of the following education and/or experience requirements:

• A course of study that includes 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education
• A master's degree
• An equivalent graduate degree (i.e., LLB or JD)

All of the above educational requirements must be supplemented by at least 15 semester hours (or 23 quarter hours) in accounting, plus an additional 9 semester hours/14 quarter hours from among the following or closely related fields: finance, economics, money and banking, tax law and business law.

OR
Have at least 1 year of specialized experience, which is defined as experience in, or related to, the investigation of criminal violations that provided the specific knowledge and abilities needed to successfully perform the position's duties. Experience must have been acquired in investigative work related to the accounting, auditing, business or commercial practices of subject(s) investigated.

OR
Possess a combination of education and experience that meets the total qualification requirement.

GL-1811-9 Grade Level

The following are examples of qualifying specialized experience (ONLY) if they were performed while doing investigative work related to the accounting, auditing, business or commercial practices of subject(s) investigated:

• Provided leadership of or was a member of a military intelligence or criminal investigative team, or a component in which the principal duties consisted of financial investigation, intelligence gathering or criminal tax prosecution.
• Analyzed or evaluated raw investigative financial data and prepared comprehensive written investigative reports.
• Investigated complex financial claims involving suspected crimes or alleged fraud.
• Conducted investigative accounting work that required the use of recognized investigative methods and techniques, and that might have included appearing in court to present evidence.
• Investigated criminal cases that required the use of recognized investigative methods and techniques and that might have included appearing in court to present evidence.
• Supervised or conducted interviews or interrogations that involved eliciting evidence, data or surveillance information related to accounting.
• Law enforcement work in which 50 percent or more of the time involved criminal investigations requiring the use of surveillance, undercover or other criminal detection methods or techniques. The experience must have been related to the accounting, auditing, business or commercial practices of subjects investigated.
• Investigated computerized business and/or accounting systems, and formed sound conclusions to related criminal business practices and compliance with federal laws and regulations.