Supervisory Auditor

Full Job Description

This position is located within the Deputy Inspector General for Evaluations Audit Oversight Division.

In this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Auditor under a Program Director and will be responsible to perform broad and complex audit/evaluation oversight assignments.

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-15 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-14 or equivalent or higher grade, in the Federal Service.

Basic Requirement: 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.

Specialized Experience: You must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the next lower grade level of GS-14.

Specialized experience is defined as analyzing work related to developing and executing audit/attestation engagement policies and programs; working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations; performing audit peer reviews; reviewing highly complex performance audits, financial-related audits, and attestation engagements, including single audits, internal control system reviews, incurred cost audits and other types of audits; providing written evaluations of audit and attestation engagement work and reports; and writing reports and other products providing overall review results and recommendations.

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.

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) is qualifying.

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. Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants who have held a non-temporary General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the time-in-grade restriction.

Additional Required Documents Information Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: If you are a Military Spouse Preference applicant, you must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference.

Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. If determined best qualified, you will be placed at that full performance level of the position.

Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified.

You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician preference.

Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified.

You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability preference.

Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Retained Grade PPP Eligible: Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified.

You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference.

Click here to obtain a copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Major Duties:

• Interprets Department of Defense (DoD) audit policies and other standards, providing for consistent application throughout DoD at the same time recognizing the diversity of audit organizations and types of audits.
• Supervises and reviews reports for technical competence, adherence to reporting standards, completeness of coverage, significance of findings and recommendations and effectiveness of presentation.
• Supervises and manages a division of technical specialists and may oversee teams of auditors from other audit and internal review organizations in the planning, execution and reporting of complex single location or multi-location reviews.
• Supervises and develops guidance, resources, programs, and provides training course materials for government auditing standards and oversight reviews of the audit functions performed by the DoD or external auditors.
• Develops and revises DoD directives, instructions, manuals and such other guidance as necessary relating to overall mission, functions, objectives and responsibilities of the audit organizations in DoD.