Auditor

Full Job Description

This position is located in the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Service (GLFS). The auditor is responsible for the financial and operational audits.

The auditor will evaluate internal controls, measure the reliability of reporting mechanisms, determine whether professional accounting principles are applied, and appraise whether sound financial management principles are followed.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/16/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement for the GS-0511 job series and the specialized education and/or experience listed below for the GS-11 grade level.

Degree: 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 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.

If you meet the GS-0511 job series Individual Occupational Requirement described above you also need to meet the experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Conducting audits and reviews using Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and/or Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.

Identifying deficiencies, violations, and non-compliances in audit subject to provide basis for recommendations. Completing administrative paperwork.

Submitting findings and recommendations to supervisor and/or management officials in a report or presentation. Following up on administrative findings until the issue is resolved.

Organizing and analyzing data. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree such as LL.M or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.

OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the Master's degree level that is progressively higher level graduate education that leads to a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Major Duties: Plans, conducts, reports, and follow-ups on all audit related work. Evaluates compliance with program regulations, policies and procedures.

Assesses accomplishment of program goals; and to gauge the economy of the hospital's operations.

Conducts audits and reviews using Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and/or Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.

Identifies deficiencies, violations, and non-compliances in audit subject to provide basis for recommendations. Completes the audit work papers and submits the findings and recommendations in a report.

Presents findings to the supervisor and/or management officials for review. Performs follow-up on audit findings until findings are corrected. Other duties as assigned.

Note: Resume must be under two pages for more information please see the "How To Apply" section.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Auditor/PD12016A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized