• Performs or leads audits using appropriate audit techniques, analyzes data to support findings, and develops recommendations to correct deficiencies.
• Provides review of work in progress of subordinate team members and provides advice and direction where necessary.
• Prepares final draft reports detailing findings and making recommendations for corrective action.
• Meets with management officials to present findings, explain the significance of conclusions, and justify recommendations.

Conditions of employment

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.

Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: All applicants must meet the following education requirements:

A. Degree: bachelor's or graduate degree in accounting or auditing or a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours of accounting or auditing. The 24 semester hours may include up to 6 semester hours in business law; OR

B. Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting or auditing, or a combination of accounting or auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting or auditing knowledge. Such experience and/or education must include one of the following:

1. Completion at an accredited college or university of at least 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality (including up to 6 hours of business law); or

2. A certificate as a CPA or CIA obtained through written examination; or

3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing (i.e., 15 semester hours) but that does not satisfy the 24 semester hours requirement provided that (a) you have successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or related fields AND (b) a panel of at least 2 higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that you have demonstrated 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 undergraduate study in accounting or related field, AND (c) except for literal non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, your education, training, and experience fully meet the requirements.

In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, applicants must meet the following criteria to qualify for the grade level specified:

Experience: One year of specialized experience (Federal or other) at the GS-12 level that is close or similar to the work of this job. For this position specialized experience is defined as activities such a planning, conducting and reporting on performance audits according to Generally accepted Government Auditing Standards, IIA standards, or AICPA/PCAOB standards with minimal supervision.  This experience should include coaching and/or managing lower graded auditors.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and/or proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:

1. Knowledge of the audit process including the planning, execution, and reporting phases. This includes researching an appropriate operating plan and adapting standard operating procedures and techniques to the situation, applying the methods and technique of gathering and evaluating evidence, validating findings, establishing conclusions, formulating recommendations, and preparing reports.
2. Ability to review the work in process of subordinate team members and provide advice and direction where necessary.
3. Ability to prepare written materials in a clear, concise, and effective manner.
4. Ability to conduct interviews to give or receive information and to persuade, to lead conferences with management, and to make oral presentations.

Important Note: The review of your resume will determine your final rating and should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.