The primary purpose of the Assistant Director (AD) position is to manage multiple GAO engagement teams by overseeing the completion of GAO engagements designed to determine whether agency financial statements are fairly stated, evaluate the effectiveness of agencies' internal controls, and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of government policies, programs and operations.

Duties

As a Assistant Director - Auditing, PE, 0511, 3, your typical work assignments may include the following: Assistant Directors (AD) manage multiple GAO engagement teams by overseeing the completion of GAO engagements designed to determine whether agency financial statements are fairly stated, evaluate the effectiveness of agencies' internal controls, and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of government policies, programs and operations. The AD manages all aspects of assigned engagements or projects, serves as an expert, and is responsible for demonstrating leadership in supporting and empowering staff and teams. Duties of Band III Assistant Directors include but are not limited to the following: Manages agency financial statement audits or large segments of those audits, and/or multiple, highly complex and/or sensitive engagements based on the Comptroller General's authority or requests from congressional committees and mandates written into legislation, resolutions, and committee reports. Provides vision, direction, and focus to align audit and evaluation work to accomplish GAO strategic goals by managing multiple, highly complex, or sensitive engagements, ensuring soundness of engagement/project design and the effective utilization of assigned staff within and across units; Supervises work of engagement teams by ensuring that work is in compliance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), GAO's quality assurance framework, and all GAO policy. Ensures the identification of all key issues related to significant savings, improvements, or benefits. Works to achieve results in support of key efforts identified in GAO's strategic plan. Anticipates information needs of external parties and facilitates making this information readily available. Considers the best vehicle for communicating the information to include making full use of technology to leverage the impact of GAO's work. Utilizes negotiation skills to work with agency officials to obtain access to the information needed to conduct thorough, timely engagements. Helps others to achieve results by providing advice on methods and procedures; serving as a quality assurance point for final products, maintaining accountability by advising superiors of progress or problems; representing GAO in discussions with congressional and agency officials; and producing or guiding others to produce clear and logical products that are targeted to the audience. Serves as a Designated Performance Manager (DPM), fulfilling GAO's expectations for developing and supervising employees by ensuring clear expectations, providing regular feedback, coaching staff in skill development, overseeing individual development activities, providing opportunities to develop increased capabilities, evaluating performance accurately, appropriately recognizing the contributions of both individuals and teams; and managing own individual career development.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must have a minimum of 52 weeks of GAO experience at Band II, Band IIB, or equivalent experience in another banded pay plan (i.e., PA-II, PT-III, and MS-I) by the effective date of change to higher level.

Education

You must meet one of the following:

• I have a degree in accounting or auditing.
• I have a degree that includes 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. NOTE: The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.
• I have 1.) 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 and 2.) twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. NOTE: This can include up to 6 hours of business law.
• I have 1.) 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 and 2.) a certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination.
• I have 1.) 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 and 2.) I completed the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing--for example, 15 semester hours--but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hours in accounting.

Contacts

• Address Government Accountability Office Human Capital Office 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 20548 US
• Name: Justin Scott
• Email: [email protected]