Clarification from the agency

WHO MAY APPLY: Open to the public.

• Audits projects without precedent or of such a nature as to require original assessment and considerable judgment to develop an audit plan and devise detailed fact-finding techniques.
• Audits projects that include financial audits that require extensive cost and price analysis techniques.
• Studies available background material to gain program information and discover leads.
• Performs duties with the responsibility to prepare an audit program based on the use of appropriate advanced audit techniques.
• Conducts entrance conferences with management officials at the audit site.
• Explains the purpose and procedures for the audit and answers any questions.
• Performs survey work to identify potential operating/financial management problems.
• Reviews operating procedures and management practices of the activity.
• Prepares audit lead sheets to identify potential weaknesses in internal controls.
• Documents survey results in accordance with Comptroller General Standards.
• Accomplishes audit steps in concert with Comptroller General Standards and a variety of audit techniques (e.g., interviews, computer assisted, statistical analysis and questionnaires) in gathering, documenting and summarizing data.
• Prepares working papers and files in accordance with Comptroller General Standards.
• Prepares audit reports that present findings, identify causative situations and recommend corrective action.
• Follows up with discussion of findings with activity level officials.
• Persuades command level officials of the value of the recommendations with implementation as the ultimate objective and outcome.
• Performs audit follow-up on agreed-to findings, recommendations and monetary benefits made during the previous audit.
• Reports to the command on the status of corrective actions taken by functional activities.
• Provides unscheduled, quick reaction troubleshooting capabilities to the command to prevent or correct serious, high-profile problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• United States Citizenship is required.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Appointments of retired members of the Armed Forces as National Guard employees within 180 days of retirement requires a waiver approved by the Adjutant General of Missouri before an effective date can be established.
• Must possess or be able to obtain the proper secret clearance (type and level) within one year of appointment according to DoD Personnel Security Program Management Directives.
• As a basis of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment/appointment to a GS-0511 position, the employee must complete all Financial Management Program education and training.
• Employee must meet the DoD directed civilian financial management certifications for the Comptroller position within two years of initial hire date or promotion appointment date.
• As a basis of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment/appointment in the GS-0511 position, the employee must complete the requisite quantity of CETs every two years to sustain the achieved certification level.
• Employee must complete all required Financial Management Certification continuing education and training hours; and, the employee, along with his or her applicable supervisor, must document and manage the employee?s Individual Development Plan.
• Advanced in hire rate may be granted to set pay above the minimum rate of the grade for a new employee if he/she possesses superior qualifications relevant to the positions' requirements and is essential to accomplish the agency's mission.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; ability to clearly enunciate English without impediment of speech that would interfere or prohibit effective communication; ability to write English in reports and presentation formats; ability to comprehend and/or apply problem-solving and negotiating techniques; skill in working with multiple software computer programs; skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings; and, apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material.


GS-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess one year of specialized accounting or auditing experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector that demonstrates your ability to performing complex professional accounting and audit activities involving in the analysis of accounting records; audit automated accounting and financial systems to identify the need for system enhancement; apply established standards and auditing techniques in gathering, documenting, and summarizing data; convince activity level officials of the value of recommendations made with their implementation being the ultimate outcome; and draft reports which present audit findings, identify causative situations, and recommend corrective action.

GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess one year of specialized accounting or auditing experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector that demonstrates you possess extensive professional knowledge of theory, concepts, principles, and practices of accounting and auditing and the skill and ability to apply this knowledge to auditing assignments. This experience must have included planning extensive audits including cross-organizational inspection; performing specific audit assignments within a team; performing alone or leading initial audit surveys; conducting briefings before and after audits with management; gathering, analyzing, and summarizing data and audit results; and prepared drafts and final audit reports.

This position will be filled at the GS-11 trainee grade or the target grade of GS-12. An applicant who is selected at the trainee grade will have potential for promotion to the target grade of GS-12 without further competition. Promotion to full operating/journeyman level will be made after qualifications and eligibility requirements have been met and the incumbent is performing at the higher level in a satisfactory manner.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Category Rating: Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are:

a. Highly-Qualified: The numeric value rating normally ranges from 90-100 points. This higher numeric value group is applied for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including all selective placement factors and appropriate numeric ranking factor(s) as determined by the job analysis and crediting plan. To be Highly-Qualified, the candidates are considered, by the Human Resources Specialist (Staffing), as highly proficient and fully competent to effectively perform all the job requirements and can successfully perform in the position almost immediately, or with a minimum amount of training and/or orientation.

b. Well-Qualified: The numeric value group normally ranges from 80-89 points. This next lower numeric value group is used for those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications of the position and are proficient in most, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates may require some training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.

c. Qualified: The numeric value group normally ranges from 70-79 points. This lowest group is for those candidates who meet the minimum qualifications of the position and are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates will require extensive training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.