Auditor

Full Job Description

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office within the Department of Agriculture whose mission is to ensure economy, efficiency, and integrity in the U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and operations through the successful execution of audits, investigations, and reviews.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

Individual Occupational Requirement: Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting.

or Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in Performance/Financial Auditing, or an equivalent combination of performance/financial auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional auditing knowledge.

The applicant's background must also include one of the following: A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours.

In Addition to the IOR above you must meet the Specialized Experience below for the respective grade: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13.

Specialized experience is described as mastery of a professional knowledge of the theory, concepts, principles, and practices of accounting and, as required, auditing, and financial management sufficient to conduct difficult assignments involving interfaces and inter-relationships between and among programs, systems, functions, policies, and various issues.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS (GS-14): Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

• Provides overall guidance in coordination with the Director in the engagement planning and prioritization process for the office assigned.
• Prepares and delivers a wide variety of high-level briefings, reports, studies, memorandums, information papers, and other documents to high-level OIG and staff members.
• Develops and applies unique or extensive probing and analysis techniques and methods.
• Reviews proposed legislation and regulations related to USDA audit programs and operations, OA operations, and provides new and or revised language.
• Provides findings and recommendations regarding these policies and programmatic issues that can result in multi-agency impact to their respective programs and or missions
• As a technical authority, independently plans, designs, and carries out the work to be done.