Auditor

Summary

As an Auditor with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Audits, you will conduct, lead and support independent audits of programs, operations, and contractors; evaluate compliance and internal controls; analyze audit evidence; develop findings and recommendations; and prepare reports to promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability.

Duties

Conducts and leads audits of programs, operations, contractors, and related activities in accordance with applicable government auditing standards. Develops audit plans, objectives, scope, methodologies, and procedures based on preliminary research and risk assessments. Obtains and analyzes audit evidence to evaluate compliance with laws, regulations, contract provisions, policies, procedures, and internal controls. Develops audit findings and recommendations and prepares work papers and written reports documenting audit objectives, conclusions, deficiencies, and corrective actions. Communicates audit objectives, findings, conclusions, and recommendations to management officials and addresses technical questions or differing viewpoints. Provides technical guidance to audit team members and reviews audit work to support the quality and completeness of audit documentation and results.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet one of the following, as a basic requirement: A. Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that 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.") (You must provide college or university transcripts to verify your academic accomplishments.) OR B. Four years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge with a background that also includes one of the following: (1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours in business law; or (2) A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), obtained through written examination; or (3) Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that(a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering of financial institution examining;(b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful competition of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and(c) except for literal non conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specialized requirements. In addition to the Basic education requirement, all applicants must meet the specialized experience below: one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing ALL of the following: Analyzing audit evidence to evaluate compliance with applicable requirements and the effectiveness of internal controls; Applying data analytics tools tec or audit techniques to large or complex datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and systemic issues in support of audit conclusions; Coordinating audit activities with program offices, federal agencies, or external entities in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Audit Standards or other applicable standards; AND establishing appropriate audit methodologies, procedures and testing approaches to plan and/or conduct audits. Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. One year at the GS-12 grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS 13 level. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. 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.

Education

This position has a basic education requirement listed under the Qualifications section of this announcement.