Auditor

Clarification from the agency

This position is open to current or former career or career-conditional federal employees, as well as individuals eligible for non-competitive or special hiring authorities, within the local commuting area of Washington, D.C. VEOA eligibles may also apply and are not restricted to the local commuting area.

The auditor participates with other OIG staff members in performing audits of EXIM programs, systems, work processes, internal controls, and financial or administrative functions. The auditor is responsible for performing a variety of audit work that requires the application of well-established auditing principles, theories, concepts, and practices.

The following duties are performed at the full performance level of this position:

• Perform analysis tasks that are complex and require application of a variety of audit techniques and methodologies, as well as specific industry knowledge and auditor creativity.
• Prepare audit working papers and ensure that documentation fully supports audit results and comply with professional standards.
• Develop audit scope, methodologies, schedules, work assignments, itineraries, and work-steps.
• Prepare draft audit reports that communicate findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by background investigation.
• Direct Deposit of pay is required.
• Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt.
• Status candidates must meet time-in-grade (see Qualifications).
• Top Secret clearance required.
• Periodic drug testing required.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

You must meet the Basic Qualification requirements to perform the duties of an Auditor, GS-0511-11/12/13. Applicants MUST have a degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience to meet the basic qualification requirements. You must submit transcripts to support that you possess a degree, if you do not meet the basic qualifications below you will be found ineligible for this position.

You must have a Degree in: accounting, auditing; or a degree including auditing courses 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.
OR
You must have a Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that 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 appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; OR A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; OR 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 or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated 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 education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

In addition to the Basic Qualifications above you must meet the following:

For the GS-11 level:
You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties the position. Specialized experience for this position includes experience in item(1) below and at least three (3) of items (2) through (6): Specialized experience includes;1. Assisting with and conducting performance, financial, contract, information technology, or program audits, inspections, evaluations, or reviews. 2. Collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources. 3. Evaluating compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. 4.Identifying deficiencies, internal control weaknesses, and areas of risk; preparing audit workpapers and draft reports. 5. Participating in meetings with program officials; and supporting reviews involving fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement. 6. Applying Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluations (QSIE), or comparable professional standards is desirable.
OR
You must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a LL.M., if related (e.g., PhD. in Business, Management, or relating). (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education).
OR
You must have a combination of specialized experience and post-graduate level education as defined above which equals at least 100%. (e.g. 6 months of specialized experience and 2 years and 6 months of graduate level education (i.e. 68 quarter hours or 45 semester hours of education)). (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education).

For the GS-12 level:
You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties the position. Specialized experience for this position includes experience in item (1) below and at least three (3) of items (2) through (6): Specialized experience includes; 1. Conducting performance, financial, contract, information technology, or program audits and evaluations. 2. Planning and executing audit assignments. 3. Analyzing complex programmatic, operational, and financial data. 4. Evaluating internal controls and compliance with applicable laws regulations, and policies. 5. Supporting investigations involving fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement. 6. Applying Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluations (QSIE), and other professional audit requirements is required.

For the GS-13 level:
You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties the position. Specialized experience for this position includes experience in item (1) below and at least three (3) of items (2) through (6): Specialized experience includes; 1. Leading and conducting performance, financial, contract, information technology, or program audits and evaluations. 2. Developing audit plans and methodologies. 3.Overseeing multiple complex assignments. 4. Providing technical guidance and quality review of audit products. 5. Briefing senior management on audit results; defending findings and recommendations. 6. Following up on corrective actions; and supporting investigations involving fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the application process is complete, your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), and any applicable assessment required for this position. Cheating on the online assessment may result in your removal from consideration. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

You will be evaluated for this job based on:

• The experience listed in your resume and how well you meet the experience listed in the qualification section of announcement and the competencies listed.

You will be assessed on the following technical and soft skill competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):
Analytical Thinking
Legal, Government, Jurisprudence
*Accounting
*Auditing
Reasoning

Note: Duplicative competencies indicate that the competency is being assessed in both the Assessment Questionnaire and additional assessment.

Due Weight Consideration is a review process used to provide consideration to performance appraisals and awards submitted with each application on a used merit promotion certificate and factoring the results into the merit promotion selection process.

Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. 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. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level.

It is your responsibility to obtain and upload your performance appraisal/evaluation and/or list of awards prior to the closing of the vacancy announcement.

Career Transition Assistance Programs: CTAP/ICTAP provides placement assistance to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, applicants must be well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), score at least 85 on the assessment questionnaire, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Please refer to Required Documents section for additional details. For information on CTAP and ICTAP visit here.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your Resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment mm/yy and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted, only the most current resume will be reviewed for qualifications.

Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

2. SF-50 or DD-214

• Current/Former Career/Career-Conditional Eligible: Your most recent non-award Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent) showing that you are/were in the competitive service, as well as the highest grade (or promotion potential) held, on a permanent basis

3. Other supporting documents:

• College transcript(s), if qualifying based on education
• SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for consideration under Veteran hiring authorities
• Non-competitive appointment authority documentation, if applicable
• Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documentation: If you are applying under CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance rating, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• Cover letter, optional

Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices. Note: A PDF Portfolio contains multiple files assembled into an integrated PDF unit. The files in a PDF Portfolio can be in a wide range of file types created in different applications. To ensure the document is not a PDF Portfolio document, open the document and if there are multiple different documents with a variety of extensions, it is a PDF Portfolio document and will not be processed

It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted prior to the closing date of the announcement.

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