Auditor (Financial)

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, Program Support Division. As an Auditor (Financial), you will be responsible for planning and coordinating the internal control and financial management review programs.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements by 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: Specialized Experience for the GS-12, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: -Planning engagements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards to gain evidence of the effectiveness of internal control; AND -Evaluating the design of internal control systems in accordance with a formal framework, such as the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government; or preparing detailed documentation of a formal risk assessment that included objectives, risks, and risk responses. Specialized Experience for the GS-11, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: -Participating in engagements with responsibilities to design tests or operating effectiveness of internal control and document the results of that testing; AND -Documenting the design of internal control, using methods such as flowcharts or process narratives, to document your understanding, or to assist a subsequent reader in gaining an understanding, of the internal control at a summary level. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Specialized Experience for the GS-9, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: -Applying professional knowledge of accounting or auditing principals in an analytical capacity or to resolve problems relating to internal control or compliance; AND -Creating, maintaining, and organizing official documentation of accounting or auditing work in a paperless environment and communicating with peers, management, or external 3rd parties about that documentation in a professional or formal manner. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree OR You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.