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Supervisory Auditor

Defense Contract Audit Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Salary

$142,452 - $185,193

per year

Closes

March 3, 2026More DOD jobs →

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of auditors to oversee financial audits for major defense contractors, ensuring compliance with government standards while managing staff training and performance.

It requires strong leadership to direct audit programs across multiple sites and communicate important updates to the team.

A good fit would be an experienced auditor with supervisory skills and a background in accounting who enjoys mentoring others in a structured government environment.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification
  • One year of specialized experience at GS-13 level leading audit teams for defense contractors
  • Knowledge of Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)
  • Experience in workforce development, training, and evaluating staff performance
  • Ability to direct complete audit programs across multiple sites
  • Familiarity with Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)

Full Job Description

Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.

Basic Requirements: Degree: accounting or a related field (such as business administration, finance, or public administration) that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) in accounting (may include up to 6 hours of business law).

OR Combination of education and experience: 4 years of accounting experience or a combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) in accounting/auditing courses or a certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor.

Specialized Experience: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 or equivalent level.

Specialized experience must be documented in your resume.

Specialized experience is defined as: Leads a team of professional auditors, directing the complete audit program for a major defense contractor across various sites, while also evaluating team member performance and identifying their professional development and training needs.

Volunteer Experience: 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, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment.

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

  • Establishes and maintains processes to communicate changes in policies and procedures and issues of sensitive or general concern to all of the FAO staff.
  • Provides overall direction to the FAO regarding workforce development activities necessary to enhance and maximize the supervisory staffs leadership and interpersonal skills.
  • Ensures that auditors receive training required by Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA).
  • Reviews requirements and program plans developed by subordinate audit teams and coordinates Regional Audit Manager (RAM) review.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/17/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/18/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DCAA-26-LAN-128889204