As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. Salary range contains multiple steps. In most cases, the salary will be set at the STARTING POINT of the range for the grade level selected for new federal employees.GS-13: $102,884 to $133,747 This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 24-OHN-12176677-MS

Duties

As an Auditor in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Northern District of Ohio, you will: Conduct audits in support of investigations and litigation involving the government's affirmative civil enforcement of federal law. Perform audits and financial investigations in conjunction with federal and/or state agencies and deal with sensitive matters that are complex and have a large number of components and activities. Examine financial accounting of medical claims, billing statements, invoices, books, records, data processing material, and activities of individuals and firms involved in the matters subject to investigation. Prepare concise and accurate audit reports, charts, summaries, and schedules, including drawing conclusions based on analysis and investigation. Conduct investigations in search of assets of individuals and/or organizations, make net worth determinations, and prepare analyses and make recommendations of the ability of individuals and organizations to pay settlements and judgments. Conduct interviews with members, officers, directors, and representatives of health care providers, government contractors, and grant recipients; law enforcement agents and officers; whistleblowers; and attorneys. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

In order to be found qualified for this position, you must meet one of the basic requirements described below in A AND the minimum qualifications described below in B. A. Basic Qualification Requirements: Degree: A bachelor's or higher degree in accounting; OR A bachelor's or higher 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 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; 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. All applicants must include a copy of transcripts to verify education AND B. Minimum Qualifications: GS-13: To be eligible at the GS-13 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience conducting public financial accounting examination of the books, journals, and other business records and electronic information and restructuring partial or inadequate records from a wide variety of sources; (2) analyzing accounting and other corporate data in complex financial investigations to identify suspected fraud in organizational dealings, and preparing reports and summaries of accounting and other corporate data; (3) performing auditing and financial analysis requiring knowledge of corporate finance such as public finance, securities, investments and banking; (4) reviewing, auditing and analyzing the financial operations of a variety of complex commercial, industrial, financial and other large organizations by examining financial statements, accounting records, operating reports, billing records, invoices, data processing material, electronic automated systems, and other documents pertaining to the transactions, events or allegations under investigation; and (5) performing auditing and financial analysis of individuals and closely held companies by examining bank records, property records, and other financial documents. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Northern District of Ohio 801 West Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44113 US
• Name: Dana Smith
• Phone: 2166223615
• Email: [email protected]