Job opening: Auditor
Salary: $69 107 - 107 680 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Aug 24 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DIB & MRTB to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: Employees work Mon-Thurs, 0630-1700 hrs. Mass transportation is available at minimal cost. Youth and daily child care facilities are available. Surrounding area boasts a full range of outdoor sports/recreation activities.
Duties
Performs quick response audits, audit readiness and sustainment, consulting and advisory services, risk management, liaison with external audit organizations, audit compliance and follow-up.
Apply federal regulations and guidelines as they pertain to Auditing Programs
Conduct financial reviews to uncover fraud, abuse or illegal acts when a trail of evidentiary material is present.
Analyze the data gathered using a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques (e.g., reasoning, computations, comparisons and data separations.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This may be a Financial Management Level 1 Certified position. Failure to obtain this certification may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
- This may be a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position. Failure to obtain this certification may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
- TDY may be required at 5%
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for Auditor: A. Degree: bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in accounting; or a degree 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
B. Combination of Education and Experience: Must include 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:(1) 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
(2) A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination.
OR
(3) 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; AND (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.
In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement for the Auditor you must also meet the specialized experience below.
To qualify for the GS-11 - Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes all of the following areas: (1) auditing operational processes or systems for compliance; (2) making recommendations for improvement to accounting systems and processes; and (3) documenting audit results. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: accounting, business administration, finance, or public administration.
OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
To qualify for the GS-12 - Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes all of the following areas (1) auditing operational Processes or system for compliance; (2) making recommendations for improvement to accounting systems and processes, (3) documenting audit results and (4) develop proposed corrective actions and develop briefing and/or reports providing audit findings that identify problem areas and required corrective actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address DS-APF-W0MJAA US ARMY DEPOT SIERRA
DO NOT MAIL
Herlong, CA 96113
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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