PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended.
This position is located at Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Executive Director, ARC.
As an Auditor (Financial/Performance), you will serve as a Senior Auditor and have responsibility for providing analysis and advice regarding the accounting programs, financial systems, business processes, and or shared services administered by the organization.
As an Auditor (Financial/Performance) (Senior Auditor), you will:
- Coordinate efforts on complex, highly specialized ARC programs and/or high-profile project reviews as part of the ARC's internal control and financial management programs, including reviews under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) sections 2 and 4, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA), OMB Circulars A-123 and A-127 and other laws and regulations. These reviews are conducted under the guidance of Government Accountability Office (GAO) auditing regulations.
- Lead the coordination of the annual review of ARC's financial reporting controls in accordance with OMB A-123 Appendix A. Work with users throughout Treasury who operate and manage the collections systems being reviewed. Provide technical guidance to other auditors as they plan, prepare, and execute fieldwork program for A-123 using interviews, sampling techniques, observations, flow charts, confirmations, and other techniques.
- Serve as a technical expert and consultant to management, staff and or customers and stakeholders on controversial, complex and difficult audit issues or projects that require escalation; such issues may require the development of unique or new approaches to address issues that cannot be resolved through more routine and accepted practices. Issues may involve executive or senior management interest and or high visibility within the customer agencies, other federal agencies, as well as within the Bureau and or Department.
- Identify and resolve issues and develop recommendations to correct control deficiencies or other special projects and or studies of considerable scope and depth. Prepare audit reports.
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.
Specialized experience for the GS-13 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as:
- Planning and coordinating internal control and financial management review programs for an organization.
Examples of this experience could include:
- Planning and conducting technical audits/reviews and serving as a subject matter expert in regards to audit/review standards; OR
- Preparing audit reports and other work papers to document findings and actions items; OR
- Serving as an audit liaison, providing coordination between external auditors and operational areas, and reporting on audit activity; OR
- Preparing briefings and presentations regarding the application of relevant laws, regulations and policies to address compliance or remediation matters.
In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.Individual Occupational Requirements:
A. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher in accounting or 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting/auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant/auditor.") OR
B. 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.