Clarification from the agency

-Current federal employees with competitive status; reinstatement eligibles; and candidates applying under the EPA Career Transition Assistance Program or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program. -Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed services under honorable conditions after 3-years or more of continuous active service. -Applicants eligible for non-competitive appointment. -Public Health Service Officers.

The incumbent of this position will serve as an forensics auditor responsible for the following:

• Assures that reported information is in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, OIG policies and procedures, and other applicable auditing standards.
• Formulating written reports that are objective, factual and in conformance with audit standards that may be incorporated into larger program evaluations or audits.
• Participating in meetings with program personnel and OIG managers to present findings, explains the significance of conclusions, justify recommendations and answers questions on audit planning and methodologies.

Conditions of employment

• If you are selected, a pre-employment background check is required.
• Position has portable work and selectee may be eligible to telework.
• You must be a U.S. citizen.
• Position has educational/degree requirements.

If you are selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form prior to your first day of employment and annually thereafter.

This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation. Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation.

You must meet time in grade requirements no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

You need a degree or combination of education and experience as described below to qualify for this position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A. Degree: accounting; or a degree 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 and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or 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:

1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
3. 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.
4. For specific occupational requirements of this position visit the OPM website at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/auditing-series-0511/ To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. YOU MUST SUBMIT A LEGIBLE COPY OF YOUR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT, OR A COPY OF YOUR CPA OR CIA CERTIFICATE IN ORDER TO PROVE THAT YOU MEET THE BASIC REQUIREMENT. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT OR CERTIFICATE, YOU WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. AND In addition to the educational requirements, we are looking for at least one year of specialized experience related to this position as described below:

To qualify for the GS-12 level, you must to have at least one year of full time specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal service). The specialized experience for this position is defined as: 

• Knowledge of modern auditing principles, practices, procedures, and professional standards for forensic audits. (This experience must Include participating in forensic audits; gathering and evaluating financial data and presenting and justifying findings: making recommendations to recover costs claimed, improve internal controls and/or improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations to senior management officials; and assisting with preparing reports and audit findings).

To qualify for the GS-13 level, you must have at least 1 full year of experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service). The specialized experience for this position is defined as: 

• Knowledge of modern auditing principles, practices, procedures, and professional standards for forensic audits. This includes planning, organizing and conducting complex forensic audits and providing technical direction to other team members; gathering and evaluating financial data and presenting and justifying findings: making recommendations :a recover costs claimed, improve internal controls and/or improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations to senior management officials; and preparing reports and audit findings.
   

To be consider qualified, your resume must clearly demonstrate, through examples of work, that you meet the above specialized experience and competencies.

Your answers to the on-line assessment will be use to evaluate your competencies in the following areas: 

1. Knowledge of government auditing standards, policies and procedures.
2. Ability to independently plan. manage and report on forensic audits.
3. Ability to identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of information, generate and evaluate alternatives, and decide on a course of action or make recommendations for resolution.
4. Ability to write detailed audit reports including substantive findings and recommendations.
5. Ability to verbally communicate various types of information to a variety of audiences to convey factual information, provide guidance, obtain consensus, and/or persuade others to adopt recommendations.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and required documents to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Your resume must address the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the Qualifications Section. If you meet basic qualification requirements, your application will be further evaluated based on your answers to the on-line assessment. Your responses to the on-line assessment will be used to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for the position and an applicable score assigned.

We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. We will evaluate your qualifications and eligibility and notify you if you meet minimum qualification requirements. NOTE: We do not require a separate statement responding to the competencies, also referred to as Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). However, your resume should clearly show possession of these competencies.
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