AUDITOR with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties As an AUDITOR-TITLE 5, GS-0511-7/9/11/12, you will recommend solutions of accounting and operational problems utilizing professional accounting and auditing knowledge. Implement regulations, procedures and analyses of automated systems. Perform complex accounting and review activities involving in the analysis of accounting records. Develop audit programs and writes reports that interpret audit objectives and findings and recommendations. Review automated accounting and financial systems and identify the need for changes to enhance system capabilities. Perform a variety of internal review assignments that require ingenuity in applying conventional and advanced techniques in gathering and evaluating pertinent data. Utilize professional accounting and audit skills to maintain oversight for implementing appropriate laws, directives, and regulations of internal control programs and procedures. Study and research background material to gain program information and discover leads. Conduct in-briefs with management officials. Perform audit verification work to identify potential operating problems. Document results in accordance with Comptroller General Standards, DoD, Army, Air Force, and Army and Air National Guard policies. Prepare working papers and files in accordance with Comptroller General Standards and Army and Air National Guard policies. Perform follow-up engagements on findings and recommendations. Report the status of corrective actions taken by functional activities to the supervisor for follow on to USPFO. Evaluates validity of findings and recommendations identified by external audit agencies. ' Prepare overall command response to external audit agency reports based on input from proponent activities. Conducts entrance and exit conferences with management officials at the audit site. Explain the overall objective and procedures for the audit and answers any questions. Accomplish audit steps in concert with Comptroller General Standards and a variety of audit techniques (e.g., interviews, computer assisted, statistical analysis and questionnaires) in gathering, documenting and summarizing data. Perform audit follow-up on agreed-to findings, recommendations and monetary benefits made during the previous audit. Perform audit work in an automated software. This is not a complete list of duties. Requirements Conditions of Employment Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. Participation in direct deposition is mandatory. You must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 2 Certified position. Incumbent is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program. Employees must obtain the appropriate certification levels for their positions within 24 months after initial assignment. Employees must maintain the positions' continuous training and education studies, as identified for each certification level, during the defined 24-month period. Must complete the requisite quantity of CETs every two years to sustain the achieved certification level. Qualifications PCS STATEMENT: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION. Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program categories below are eligible to apply with this preference." (See Required Documents section) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible" Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates' experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. In addition to the basic education requirement, applicants must meet the specialized experience listed below: GS 07 Specialized experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-05) or civilian equivalent. Qualifying experience includes: 1) Assists in reviews of accounting and operational functions by applying professional knowledge of accounting and auditing theories, principles, and practices; 2) Gather, organize, and evaluate data and separate essential from nonessential data; 3) Prepares lead sheets to identify any potential weaknesses in internal controls that need further study; and 4) Performs follow-up on agreed to findings and recommendations. OR Education: 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. Education must be from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of an Auditor. Degree/coursework must be directly related to the work of this position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial or official) with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) GS 09 Specialized Experience: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-07) in the Federal service in the normal line of progression or civilian equivalent. Experience includes: 1) Experience obtaining evidence through inspection, observation, and inquiries, to provide a reasonable basis for an opinion in regard to the activity under examination; 2) Experience studying and evaluating internal controls to determine the level of system reliability; and 3) Experience conducting examinations and tests that used statistical and/or judgmental sampling of financial records and management controls to determine the degree of efficiency and effectiveness. OR Education: Master's or master's equivalent graduate degree or 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree with at least 36 semester hours in accounting courses or directly related to the work of this position. Education must be from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of an Auditor. Degree/coursework must be directly related to the work of this position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial or official) with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR , Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. For example, an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-7 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-9) and 27 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-9, in excess of that required for GS-7) would be qualified for a GS-9 position (assuming that there is no evidence that the attended college or university requires more than 18 semester hours as equivalent to a year of graduate study). (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) GS 11 Specialized Experience: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS 09) or civilian equivalent which includes: 1) Utilize auditing and accounting theory, concepts, standards, techniques, and practices; 2) Knowledge of the concepts of audit business program requirements; and 3) Experience conducting audits in accordance with directives and policies. OR Education: Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with at least 54 semester hours in accounting courses or directly related to the work of this position. Education must be from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of an Auditor. Degree/coursework must be directly related to the work of this position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial or official) with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). OR Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. GS 12 Specialized Expe

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