This position is located in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of the Audit, Assessment, and Management (OAAM), Audit and Review Division (ARD), Process Review Branch (PRB).

Duties

Conducts audits for a wide range of financial programs and the integrated financial operations of OJP offices. Completes audit/inspection activities involving a significant degree of complexity and with interrelated program areas. Conducts management surveys and audits, ensuring that management policies, practices and procedures are consistent with strategic goals and objectives; provides results to senior management officials. Makes written and oral recommendations to resolve audit findings and conducts follow up reviews to verify compliance with actions recommended by the Inspector General and General Accountability Office (GAO) audits. Provides technical advice and assistance by answering questions involving audits of extended scope and impact involving multiple bureaus, offices, and grantees. Performs in-depth reviews of individual or major segments of programs, functions and systems that are program-wide and nationwide in scope and significance.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
• Requires registration for the Selective Service. Visit www.sss.gov.
• Pre-employment drug testing required.
• 1-year probationary period may be required.
• Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive/Moderate Risk

Qualifications

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0511 Auditor series. Individual Occupational Requirements 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; 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. Experience must be in the actual type of work for which application is made. Unpaid experience is creditable, provided the work done was of a quality level and demonstrated the ability required for the position. This includes work directly connected with the production aspects of the field(s) of the position to be filled. *NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07, GS-09, GS-11, and GS-12 levels. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. GS-09: Specialized Experience- Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-07. Specialized experience is defined as: Supporting others conducting audits of financial programs and integrated financial operations. Completing routine financial audit/inspection activities. Recommending resource requirements for reviews and financial audit activities. Substitution of Education for experience- 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree. Combination of Experience and Education - equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet the experience requirements. GS-11: Specialized Experience- Applicants must have1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-9. Specialized experience is defined as: Participating in conducting audits of financial programs and integrated financial operations. Completing routine financial audit/inspection activities involving interrelated program areas. Assisting in determining resource requirements for reviews and financial audit activities and recommends resource allocations. Substitution of Education for experience- 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Combination of Experience and Education - equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet the experience requirements. GS-12: Specialized Experience- Applicants must have 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-11. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting audits of financial programs and integrated financial operations which are critical for annual and long-range planning. Completing financial audit/inspection activities involving interrelated program areas. Providing technical advice and assistance by answering questions related to financial audits. Developing financial long- and short-term proposals for reviews and evaluations for programs, functions, and systems. GS-13: Specialized Experience- Applicants must have 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting complex audits for a wide range of financial programs and integrated financial operations which are critical for annual and long-range planning. Completing financial audit/inspection activities involving a significant degree of complexity and with interrelated program areas. Providing technical advice and assistance by answering questions involving financial audits of extended scope and impact involving multiple bureaus, offices, and grantees. Developing financial long- and short-term proposals for reviews and evaluations for a broad range of complex programs, functions, and systems. Technical Qualifications: Applicants who meet the basic entry and minimum qualification requirements, as described above, will be further evaluated on the following technical qualifications: Auditing Financial Management Critical Thinking Writing Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. Please see the Qualifications section for more information.

Contacts

• Address Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20531 US
• Name: Mickenzie Driscoll
• Phone: 202-598-1672
• Email: [email protected]