Supervisory Auditor (OIG) (Assistant IG for Audits (AIGA))

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Commodity Futures Trading. Commission (CFTC).

The OIG is an independent and autonomous office with dual reporting responsibility to both the Commission and Congress.

The OIG’s mission is to promote integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness by promoting for continuous improvement in CFTC’s management and program operations.

To include the specialized experience below, this recruitment will utilize the following assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview/Work Sample.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the CT-15 level you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (CT-14).

Specialized experience is defined that through which one has gained experience: Managing and/or leading an audit project, program, and/or function within an that identifies fraud, waste, and abuse in an Inspector General Office; Ensuring that audits are planned, conducted, completed, and reported in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and policies and priorities of the Inspector General; ensures compliance with professional standards including the U.S.

Government Accountability Office (GAO) GAGAS Yellow Book, Quality Standards issued by the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), IG directives, policies and procedures, and other CFTC OIG requirements; Providing expert advice to senior officials on full range of audit, management and administrative issues, such as report strategies and activities, policy, budget, human capital, training, travel, inventory, acquisitions, management information systems, and compliance; and Independently reviewing and making recommendations to current and proposed policy, regulations, and executive orders relating to audit programs and operations of the Commission; to include rules, regulations, and other regulatory actions proposed or issued by regulated entities.

Please note: A work sample is required at the time of application and will be used to evaluate your qualifications.

Failure to submit the work sample will rate the applicant ineligible for the position.

Please submit responses to each of the following: A potential CFTC performance audit topic, objective, and justification statement.

The written justification should include reasons for why this audit should be included in the annual OIG work plan (i.e., your rationale as to why the IG should prioritize this audit).

This written sample should not exceed 250 words. A potential CFTC compliance audit topic, objective, and justification statement.

The written justification should include reasons for why this audit should be included in the annual OIG work plan (i.e., your rationale as to why the IG should prioritize this audit).

This written sample should not exceed 250 words. Major Duties:

This position serves as the Supervisory Auditor and Assistant Inspector General for Audits (AIGA), reporting directly to the Deputy Inspector General (IG).

The AIGA is responsible for planning, supervising, coordinating, reporting, and performing all aspects of OIG audits of CFTC programs and operations.

The position has both supervisor and line responsibilities.

The incumbent is responsible for providing OIG technical expertise for the independent collection, review, analysis, dissemination and maintenance of information pertaining to OIG audits.

The incumbent represents the OIG before CFTC officials, Congressional staff, the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and the public at large.

The AIGA serves as the Director of all CFTC OIG Audits and shares full responsibility with the Inspector General to plan, direct, control, and supervise work performed by auditors and program analysts.

The major duties include: Serve as senior advisor to the Deputy IG and OIG leadership on a full range of audit, management and administrative issues, to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse of CFTC finances, policy, budget, human capital, training, travel, inventory, acquisitions, management information systems, and compliance.

Lead and construct OIG’s Office of Audits and report to the Deputy IG and supervise in all stages of audits related to agency programs, policies, and procedures.

Ensure that audits are planned, conducted, completed, and reported in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and policies and priorities of the Inspector General; ensures compliance with professional standards including the U.S.

Government Accountability Office (GAO) GAGAS Yellow Book, Quality Standards issued by the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), IG directives, policies and procedures, and other CFTC OIG requirements; Primary role is to plan, execute, and review the audits, and provide supervision and guidance for all aspects of work products.

Independently prepare and review OIG audit policy and updates existing OIG audit policy within the CFTC OIG and uphold OIG’s position on audit standards, regulations, and legislation with senior officials within the IG community.