As the Internal Auditor, the incumbent conducts audits of many different varieties that allows a review of procedures and ensures the financial integrity of the financial records at the Boise VA Medical Center. The incumbent provides results of audits to the Chief Fiscal Officer and the Assistant Fiscal Officer. The incumbent interacts with management and staff at all levels to collect information and data relevant to the audits.

Duties

This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-11, however a selection can be made at any of the following grade levels: GS-07, GS-09 OR GS-11. At the GS-07 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. At the GS-09 grade level, you will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-11. Major duties include but is not limited to: Develops evaluation plans, objectives, methods, staffing requirements, and time schedules. Prepares the development of the Accounting Section Quality Assurance Monitors/Indicators and evaluates the compliance. Manages and directs activities of financial control of suspense items required by the VISN. Responsible for a wide range of assignments and oversight including financial integrity, fiscal compliance, and functional reviews. Provide oversight over the finance, general post fund, and suspense request; and serves as an important liaison to the VISN, and external auditors. All duties and responsibilities of the incumbent are associated with the financial, logistics and capital asset management functions of the Boise VA Medical Center and other medical centers within the VISN. Provides advice and performs assistance work for the Deputy Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The duties may include ad hoc facility-level data validation for Network level reporting purposes. Performs financial audits by examining accounts and financial records for the purpose of certifying or attesting that the financial statements fairly represent the financial position of the organization as of a predetermined date; and to conduct activities related to the detection of fraud, waste, and abuse. Performs program reviews of logistics, contracting, purchase cards, fee basis, limited MCCF program, and capital asset management operational functions and ensures these reviews are performed in compliance with internal audit programs. Performs a variety of duties to carry out, administer, or advise the Deputy Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer on facility financial work concerned with assuring the quality of work transactions, business processes, and delivery of services needed to carry out federal government programs and functions. Develops and provides training with regard to financial processes including internal controls for staff within the Boise VA Medical Center and financial staff within the VISN20 network. Develops and plans programs for achieving and maintaining total quality transaction processing and customer service throughout the business cycle. In addition, the incumbent will charter or lead process improvement teams to review processes and procedures based on audit findings within the Boise VA Medical Center or other facilities within the VISN20 Network. Determines/recommends areas in need of improvement and provides the appropriate tools for improvement. This includes providing recommendations to improve productivity, cost-effectiveness, and quality of work processes. Participates as a quality assurance advisor to the Deputy Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30a.m. - 4:00p.m. Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Auditor (Financial)/PD606730, PD606720, and PD606710 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Work Environment: The work is usually performed in an office setting.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet specialized experience and time-in-grade requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 11/12/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Basic Requirements: All applicants, regardless of grade level must meet the following requirements; Degree: Successful completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's or higher degree with a major in 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. In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements, applicants must also meet the grade specific requirements listed below: Minimum Qualifications, GS-7: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying knowledge of auditing concepts and techniques; assisting with conducting audits in the areas such as finance, acquisition, logistics and capital asset management; managing multiple assignments simultaneously; preparing reports; and utilizing financial systems and IT software. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. Please see Education section for requirements; OR, Applicants may qualify based on superior academic achievement: Applicants must be in the upper third of their graduating class; OR have a GPA of 3.0 or higher; OR be a member of an Association of College Honor Societies. Please see Education section for requirements; OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Please see Education section for requirements. Minimum Qualifications, GS-9: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying comprehensive knowledge of theories, principles, concepts and techniques of auditing; conducting audits in the areas such as finance, acquisition, logistics and capital asset management quality control; providing recommendations to improve productivity, cost-effectiveness and quality of work processes; managing multiple assignments simultaneously; and utilizing financial systems and IT software. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. Please see Education section for requirements; OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Please see Education section for requirements. Minimum Qualifications, GS-11: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying comprehensive knowledge of theories, principles, concepts and techniques of auditing to difficult and complex assignments; conducting audits in the areas of finance, acquisition, logistics and capital asset management; developing and applying a wide range of auditing techniques and methodologies to develop audit guidelines; providing recommendations to improve productivity, cost-effectiveness and quality of work processes; ensuring reports are reviewed to assure appropriate actions are taken to be in compliance; providing consultative services and providing training in regard to financial processes; and utilizing financial systems. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. Please see Education section for requirements; OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Please see Education section for requirements. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailAudit ReportingAuditingComplianceCritical ThinkingFinancial SystemsInternal Controls For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

Education requirements:

GS-7:

• Education: To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of one (1) year of graduate-level education that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Auditor.
• Superior academic achievement (S.A.A.) -- This provision covers advanced trainee positions that provide opportunities for advancement upon attaining required job skills and knowledge, require no prior experience, and have work classified at two-grade intervals. It recognizes students who have achieved superior academic standing as evidenced by one of the three methods described below. In order to be creditable under this provision, superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled.
  • S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership.
    • Class standing: Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses.
    • Grade-point average (G.P.A.)-- Applicants must have a grade-point average of:
      • 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.
      • 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or
    • Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society -- Applicants can be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed below. These honor societies are listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (external link). Agencies considering eligibility based on any society not included in the following list must ensure that the honor society meets the minimum requirements of the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision.
• Combination: You must have a combination of specialized experience as described above and graduate level education beyond a bachelor's degree that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Auditor position to meet the total experience requirements for this grade level.

GS-9:

• Education: To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Industrial Hygienist position.
• Combination: You must have a combination of specialized experience as described above and graduate level education beyond 18 semester hours (or 1 year) in graduate courses that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Auditor position to meet the total experience requirements for this grade level.

GS-11:

• Education: To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Auditor position.
• Combination: You must have a combination of specialized experience as described above and graduate level education beyond 36 semester hours (or 2 years) that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Auditor position to meet the total experience requirements for this grade level.

Combination example:
To determine if you met the combination requirements, total your qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; then add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Contacts

• Address Boise VA Medical Center 500 West Fort Street Boise, ID 83702 US
• Name: Simone Ball
• Phone: 541-440-1000 X44275
• Email: [email protected]