Auditor

This position is located with the Office of the Secretary of Interior DAS-M Office of Chief Financial Officer Division of Internal Evaluation and Assessment in Reston Virginia. This position is also open as Merit Promotion under vacancy ST-27- -CAWU-JM. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Qualifications EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (OPM Operating Manual Qualification Standards) To qualify for this position you must meet the Basic Requirement AND Specialized Experience requirements. Basic Education Requirement A. Degree in accounting auditing or a degree including auditing courses in a related field such as business administration finance or public administration that was 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 B. A 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. Specialized Experience GS-12 To qualify at the GS-12 grade level you must have at least one year of specialized experience or the equivalent comparable to at least the GS-11 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience includes applying auditing principles concepts and practices to acquire and analyze data managing activities related to OMB Circular A-123 internal control assessments serving as a point of contact technical resource or audit liaison to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Office of Inspector General (OIG) on matters relating to audits evaluations and reviews and preparing written reports and communications on the results of audits and assessments. GS-13 To qualify at the GS-13 grade level you must have at least one year of specialized experience or the equivalent comparable to at least the GS-12 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience includes applying auditing principles concepts and practices to acquire and analyze data leading and managing activities related to OMB Circular A-123 internal control assessments including performing risk assessments preparing internal control test plans reviewing supporting documentation and evaluating the significance of identified deficiencies serving as a point of contact technical resource or audit liaison to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Office of Inspector General (OIG) on matters relating to audits evaluations and reviews preparing written and oral reports and communications on the results of audits and assessments and developing and presenting training on audit procedures and standards. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.