Clarification from the agency

Status candidates and non-competitive eligibles; Current federal employees who hold or held a non-temporary career or career-conditional appointment; Persons eligible for reinstatement; Persons eligible for non-competitive appointment under special hiring authorities; Veterans' preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions after substantially completing at least 3 consecutive years of active duty; Military Spouses

• Lead audit coordination by managing schedules, documents, and communication to keep audits on track and resolve issues quickly.
• Plan and take part in audit meetings, setting clear goals and organizing materials to support smooth and focused discussions.
• Build strong relationships by offering respectful, solution-focused support to agency teams and external auditors.
• Help resolve rejected audit packages by identifying issues, guiding corrections, and ensuring revised actions meet audit standards.
• Monitor audit recommendations and report progress to ensure corrective actions are understood, accepted, and completed.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• If you are a current or recent GS employee, you must have held a permanent GS position at the next lower grade level for at least 52 weeks by 11/19/2025 to meet time-in-grade requirements.
• All qualification requirements must be met by 11/19/2025. Your application package will not be considered if it is missing any of the required documents listed under the "Required Documents" tab.
• If you are new to the federal government, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period
• Selective Service. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
• While the FRTIB does not mandate drug testing during the application process, we maintain a Drug-Free Workplace policy. This policy includes random and reasonable suspicion testing for employees.
• Background Suitability Investigation. Continued employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background investigation and the granting of a federal suitability or security clearance. If selected, you may be offered tentative employment until the background investigation has been fully adjudicated.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet the Basic Experience and Specialized Experience as described below.

Basic Requirement:

To qualify, you must meet one of the following:

Option 1: Education
You have a bachelor's degree or higher in auditing or a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration, or accounting.

Option 2: Education and Experience
You have at least four years of experience in performance auditing, or a mix of college-level education, training, and experience that gave you professional auditing knowledge. Your background must also include one of the following:

• A Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Public Accountant certificate earned through a written exam, or
• A degree that included at least 15 semester hours in auditing or accounting.

Specialized Experience:

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you need one year of full-time experience at a level similar to the GS-09. Your experience should include:

• Assisting with the coordination of logistics and documentation for external audits to support timely fulfillment of auditor requests and contribute to effective audit execution under guidance from senior staff.
• Reviewing and organizing agency documentation and audit findings to support the development of audit response materials and gain familiarity with audit processes and standards.
• Monitoring the status of audit recommendations and preparing summary reports to assist in tracking progress and identifying outstanding actions.
• Supporting agency offices in preparing audit responses and corrective action documentation by providing procedural guidance and escalating complex issues to senior auditors.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you need one year of full-time experience at a level similar to the GS-11. Your experience should include:

• Coordinating logistics and documentation for external audits to ensure timely fulfillment of auditor requests and smooth audit execution.
• Analyzing agency documentation and audit findings to support the development of accurate and responsive audit packages.
• Tracking and reporting on the status of audit recommendations to monitor progress and support closure of findings.
• Providing technical guidance to agency offices to assist in preparing audit responses and implementing corrective actions.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations. 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.

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

To preview the application questionnaire, click on the following link https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12808569.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the above qualifications.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Accountability
• Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning
• Attention to Detail
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

• Auditing
• Compliance
• Customer Service
• Project Management
• Problem Solving
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication

If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). The ICTAP provides eligible displaced federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and you are found Well Qualified for this vacancy. Well Qualified means you must meet all the minimum qualification standards listed above and be assessed and assigned the rating of at least Well Qualified to receive special selection priority. Well Qualified is further defined as possessing the Basic Qualifications and meeting the specialized experience noted above. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition website. When a sufficient pool of candidates has been determined only members of that group will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration,

Please be advised, the following documents are required even if you are already a current federal employee or employee of the FRTIB:

1. Federal Resume Information: Your resume may be longer than two pages; however, only the first two pages will be reviewed when we evaluate your qualifications. Anything beyond page two will not be considered. Be sure the first two pages of your resume clearly show the relevant experience you want us to consider, including the start and end dates for each job (month, day, and year) and the number of hours you worked each week (for example, 40 hours/week). If your resume does not include this information, we may not be able to determine whether you qualify, and you may not be considered for this position. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent version will be used to evaluate your application.

2. Responses to the occupational questionnaire.

3. You must submit supporting documents verifying your eligibility to apply to this vacancy, selection priority eligibility, or any preference eligibility along with your application package. Omitting these documents may result in no preference being adjudicated for you. These documents may include, but are not limited to:

• SF-50 If you are a current or former federal employee, you must submit a SF-50 showing the highest grade level held in the position for which you are using to qualify. Your SF-50 must also include the Position Title and Series, Step, Salary, Tenure, Position Occupied, and promotion potential (if applicable) to verify your status and eligibility. If you are unable to provide your most recent SF-50, you should submit a written statement explaining why it was not obtainable. This explanation should include your Position Title and Series, Step, Salary, Tenure, Position Occupied, and promotion potential. Failure to submit the required SF50 document or statement of explanation will result in an ineligible rating under merit promotion procedures.
• Veteran's documentation
  • DD-214 - If you are claiming Veterans' Preference, provide a copy of your DD-214 (Member Copy 4) Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other equivalent documentation to prove your entitlement and to verify your type of discharge. Failure to provide this information may result in your application not receiving preference.
  • VA Letter and SF-15 - If you are claiming Veterans' Preference based on a Compensable Disability, Widow or Spouse Entitlement, or as a Purple Heart recipient, you must submit your DD-214 or other proof of entitlement as described above; and SF-15, and the required proof of disability, i.e., Department of Veterans Affairs letter dated 1991 or later. Failure to provide this documentation may result in your application not receiving preference. (Please see veteran eligibility documentation for more information on veterans' preference in federal hiring).
  • Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) documentation, if applicable. For more information, please go to https://www.fedshirevets.gov/hire/hrp/vetguide/index.aspx.
  • Preference eligible documentation. If claiming 10-point preference you must submit the final VA letter including percentage (please do not include letter from VA noting specific private medical information), as well as the DD-214 Member Copy 4. The SF-15 will be requested if selected.
• ICTAP documentation. RIF separation notice along with your last performance rating or appraisal.
• Schedule A documentation. A qualifying letter from a doctor's or vocational rehabilitation office indicating you are eligible for hire under the Schedule A hiring authority.

4. College transcripts. Transcripts must be legible and possess the school name imprinted on the transcript or be on school letterhead; you may be asked to submit official transcripts upon selection.

5. A copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation which you have received in the last 3 years. If you do not have a current performance appraisal you must submit a statement as to why it is not available, and if your performance was at an acceptable level. In this explanation you should include your final rating. Failure to submit your current Performance Appraisal or a written statement explaining why it was not obtainable you will be deemed ineligible from further consideration.

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