As an Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Inspections you will be responsible for providing direction, guidance, and staff supervision for audits and inspections conducted by the Office of Audits and Inspections; identifying, developing, and justifying staffing requirements; hiring, evaluating, and providing employee development to staff; providing development, support, and oversight of audits and inspections operations; preparing information on audit and inspections activities for incorporation into annual reports and for special reports requested by Congress; coordinating and administering the Government Performance and Results Act audit work; and coordinating special reviews, and preparing any testimony and briefings related to the work done by the Office of Audits and Inspections.

Conditions of employment

• See Required Documents
• U.S. Citizens
• Successful completion of a background and security investigation.
• This is a drug testing designated position.

• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Appointment to this position may be subject to successful completion of a 1-year probationary period.
• Upon reporting, and on an annual basis thereafter, you will be required to file a financial statement and/or a procurement integrity certification. These certifications may be subject to public disclosure.
• This position requires a security clearance and is subject to drug testing. The selectee must test negative prior to being appointed to this position and will be subject to random testing thereafter. Failure to pass subsequent tests could result in disciplinary action, up to and including removal from the Federal service.

Qualifications

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. You should not address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) separately, however, evidence of each ECQ must be clearly reflected in your resume.
A sample 5-page resume that incorporates ECQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29 - 37) http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and other qualifications, if applicable, listed below.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

All applicants must submit written statements specifically addressing each MTQs. Statements should not exceed two pages per MTQ. You must address each technical qualification separately.

1. Knowledge and ability to direct the operations of a nationwide Office of Inspector General audit and inspection program, including establishing efficient and effective organizations with clearly defined responsibility, authority, and accountability; managing human resources to recruit and develop staff to perform at a high level of competence; and measuring and improving organization performance.

2. Possesses and applies broad knowledge of Federal finance and operations for the purpose of developing risk-based audit and inspection plans and an oversight approach and for conducting highly complex reviews, inspections, and performance audits of diverse, geographically dispersed programs and operations.

3. Demonstrated experience in managing teams that perform a full range of highly complex audit, inspection and review work. Such work routinely involves program operations, system development implementations, and program financial administration.

4. Expert knowledge in leading the development of high-quality work products (e.g, audit and inspection reports, testimony, correspondence, briefings) that are in conformance with government audit standards, and CIGIE inspection standards; are submitted timely; and are complete, accurate, well-written, and responsive to the goals and objectives/priorities of the Inspector General, the Department, Congress, and the public.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:All applicants must meet one of the following basic eligibility requirements in order to qualify for this position:

• A degree in 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; OR
• 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge with a background that also includes one of the following: (1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality; or (2) A certificate as a 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.

In addition to answering the mandatory Technical Competencies’ above, applicants MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED RESUME (Please limit your resume to no more than 5 pages).

Your resume must contain the following information and written proof may be requested at a later time.

1. Title, series, grade, and vacancy announcement number for which you wish to be considered.

2. Full name and contact information, including daytime and evening telephone numbers, home mailing address and email address.

3. U.S. Citizenship.

4. Any educational history referenced is subject to verification.

5. Professional credentials, including year achieved and status.

6. Awards and professional honors.

7. The highest federal service grade and series that you have held and your position at that time.

8. Job title, grade, series, career tenure, and duties of all positions you believe are relevant to this position. For each position, provide the employer’s name and address; supervisor’s name and phone number; starting and ending dates (month and year), hours worked, and salary. Please indicate whether your current supervisor may be contacted.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Your application will be evaluated by an internal rating and ranking panel. Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. Unless you have already been previously certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB), your Executive Core Qualifications must be certified by an OPM-sponsored QRB prior to appointment.
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