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AUDITOR

Secretary of the Navy Offices (SECNAV)

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$85,447 - $133,142

per year

Closes

April 21, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This auditor role in the Department of the Navy involves planning and carrying out audits of programs and operations to ensure they follow rules and work efficiently.

You'll analyze data, write reports on findings, and explain results to leaders and staff in simple terms.

It's a good fit for someone with auditing experience who enjoys detailed analysis and clear communication in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent, including conducting complex audits, analyzing regulations and data, writing audit reports, and briefing on findings
  • For GS-11: Alternatively, a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree, 3 years of graduate education, or a combination of education and experience that demonstrates relevant knowledge and skills
  • For GS-12: One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including independent audit risk assessments, developing findings and reports, and communicating impacts to senior officials
  • Strong oral and written communication skills to convey technical information clearly to diverse audiences
  • Adherence to auditing standards set by the Comptroller General of the United States
  • Ability to develop audit programs, perform tests, and ensure quality control in audit processes
  • Relevant education or experience in auditing, such as a degree in accounting or related field per OPM standards

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

In addition to basic education requirements listed in the "Education" section, you must meet one of the following requirements.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position.

Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

GS-11: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Conducting complex audit assignments that require an integrated analysis of regulations and data.

Writing sections of audit reports and ensuring technical sufficiency and adherence to audit standards.

Briefing internal leadership on audit findings and communicating effectively with auditees (from technical staff to high-level officials), conveying technical information in a way that is easy to understand.

OR Have successfully completed a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., (if related).

My education demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR A combination of specialized experience and graduate education that equates to one year of experience.

GS-12: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Independently conducting segments of audits, including the performance of audit risk assessments, creating audit steps, and the application of advanced auditing methods and techniques.

Independently develop findings and draft reports or segments of reports that detail audit findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Effective oral communication of audit findings in a clear and understandable manner to senior officials.

This involves not just stating the facts but also explaining their significance and potential impact on the organization.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/auditing-series-0511/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

  • You will develop audit program steps, approaches, test for assigned areas of audits of programs, activities, procedures, and operations.
  • You will initiate and complete the assigned portion of audit program steps, approaches, tests on time/with high quality.
  • You will implement quality control as required, ensuring conformance to standards established by the Comptroller General of the United States as implemented by the Auditor General of the Navy.
  • You will assist the Audit project Manager/Team leader in evaluating the adequacy of corrective actions taken on audit findings and recommendations.
  • You will accomplish audit work with skill and precision.
  • You will recommend changes in office, policies, programs, concepts, and other operating procedures
  • You will assist the Project Manager in assuring the data in the Naval Audit Service Information Management System is current and accurate at all time.
  • You may represent the Auditor General of the Navy, Deputy Auditor General, and/or an Assistant Auditor General at conferences.
  • You will brief Naval Audit Service leadership and auditees on the results, findings, and recommendations of assigned audits.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12934104-26-TAL