Auditor

Full Job Description

The auditor position is located in the Finance Service and performs systemic financially based audits, surveys, reviews, studies, analysis and evaluations of the financial operations, internal controls and procedures at Atlanta VA Health Care System.

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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7.

For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9.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.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: FOR GS-9: Carefully read the following descriptions of the required specialized experience for the position.

Your resume must support your response. Applicants must have one (1) full year of specialized experience related to this position.

This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience : Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Preferred experience: Auditing in fiscal environment that includes budget, accounting, travel, and cashier responsibilities.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.

To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials.

Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination of Experience & Education: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

You must have an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials.

Education cannot be credited without documentation. FOR GS-11: Carefully read the following descriptions of the required specialized experience for the position. Your resume must support your response.

Applicants must have one (1) full year of specialized experience related to this position. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of accounting and auditing concepts, practices, and techniques: knowledge of regulations and work standard and mission objectives as applied to planning, conducting, and reporting audits for depot operational programs including industrial operations and their related accounting systems to determine adequacy of accounting methods and compliance with regulations.

Conduct financial audits of fiscal and related accounts to determine possible violations of applicable regulations; proper reporting, agreement between subsidiary and control accounts, overspending, adequacy of auditing methods and procedures.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.

To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials.

Education cannot be credited without documentation. 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 .

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning Attention to Detail Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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; religions; 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.

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

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:

The incumbent will serve in a developmental assignment to provide the individual with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the full range of duties as described in the targeted position.

The position encompasses all aspects of Nursing Services and functionally aligned to provide administrative support to specialty service area Geriatrics Nursing.

This position will interpret policy, directives and apply to daily operations within the service.

Major Duties for this position may include: Requires skill in applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature Knowledge of the theory and principles of management and organization, including administrative practices and procedures common to organizations Knowledge of the theory and principles of management and organization, including administrative practices and procedures common to organizations Using qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques such as: literature search; work measurement; task analysis and job structuring Flowcharting of work processes; graphing; and calculation of means, modes, standard deviations, or similar statistical measures Carries out major assignments in conducting organizational operations Performs work that affects operations to a substantial degree Provides consultation or expert advice to management Is involved in planning long- or short-term organization objectives Investigates and resolves significant matters on behalf of management Performs other relevant duties as assigned.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/03/2026.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.

Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Auditor/PD508930 and PD508940