Clarification from the agency

Status Candidates, Noncompetitive, Former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility, VEOA, Individuals with Disabilities, Military Spouses, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Vista, Eligible Family Member, ICTAP, and CTAP.

As the AUD/IT Division Director (Supervisory Auditor), under the broad direction and supervision of an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) and/or a Deputy Assistant General (DAIG), the incumbents duties and responsibilities, may include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Plan, direct, and administer the comprehensive AUD/IT division audit program. 
• Plan, schedule, conduct and report on audits, evaluations, and special inquiries of the Department, USAGM and USIBWC Information Technology activities. 
• Improve program performance and operations, reduce cost, facilitate decision making by parties responsible for programs, and contribute to public accountability both domestically and at overseas post. 
• Delegate assignments to subordinate supervisors who serve as Audit Managers. 
• Assign non-supervisory staff members to teams, under supervision of Audit Managers, to carry out audit activities.  
• Ensures audit standards, procedures, and guidelines established by the GAO and OIG are fully followed and implemented by Audit Managers and staff members. 
• Review and modify audit reports prepared by AUD/IT members, to include contractors, to ensure accuracy and compliance with GAO standards and OIG policies. 
• Carry out a full range of supervisory responsibilities, expected in the federal government such as, establishing priorities and deadlines for work accomplished, ensure staff carries out work in a timely and fully satisfactory manner, evaluate Audit Managers and prepare formal performance appraisals, identify training and developmental needs, carry out EEO requirements, hear grievances and provide conflict resolution as appropriate, etc.  

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Annual Confidential Financial Disclosure required within first 30 days.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• This is a supervisory position. New supervisors must successfully complete a 1 year probationary period.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.

If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

All applicants MUST meet one of the basic qualification requirements described below for this position:

BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. . Applicants must have a degree from an accredited college or university in accounting and/or auditing 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 and/or auditing. (The 24 semester hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law);

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: Have 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 AND meet 1, 2 or 3 below:

1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses. (This can include up to 6 hours of business law.)

2. A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor obtained through a written examination.

3. Have at least 4 years of experience in accounting AND 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 described in paragraph A above, AND (a) have successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, (e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining); AND (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors determined that I have 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 above; AND (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, my education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

IN ADDITION to meeting one of the basic qualifications requirements listed above, the applicant MUST have at least one year of specialized experience that has equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service.  

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:  

• Experience in interpreting and applying professional accounting/auditing standards to include the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA).

• Experience in overseeing and directing operational activities of audit teams and members conducting difficult assignments that typically involve interrelationships between programs, systems, functions, and policies. Activities include reviewing and evaluating the performance entities assigned functions.

• Experience in independently conducting comprehensive audits and evaluations which include the identification and analysis of numerous factors, such as recommending approaches and proposing possible solutions involved in programs, operations and systems.

• Experience in leadership and management functions such as balancing workloads and commitments, evaluating audit managers performance, supporting EEO initiatives, hearing and resolving employee complaints and identifying employee professional training needs etc.

Note:  All applicants MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement OR a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination OR panel recommendation that includes all the requirements as described under Combination of Education and Experience #3 above by the closing date of this announcement.  If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for this GS-15 position.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:

• Knowledge of professional standards, theories, practices, and techniques of performance auditing sufficient to lead a team of auditors and management analyst in conducting IT related audits.

• Knowledge of Information technology concepts, policies, procedures and tools to include IT system controls and risk assessment techniques.

• Skills in organization, managing, and leadership in order to effectively manage and professionally develop auditors and management analyst in the AUD/IT Division.

• Skills in critical thinking and a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods required to analysis and improve programs, and propose innovative solutions to deficiencies during audits.

• Ability to verbally communicate effectively to present briefings, lead meeting, provide training and represent OIG internally and externally at functions or events.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing to develop clear, concise and accurate audit reports appropriate to the type of audience using the audit report.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. For assistance with creating a resume, please click
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Qualified candidates are assigned a score between 70 and 100.  Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) candidates must be rated "Well Qualified" for the position and earn a score of at least 85 (when applicants are rated in a range of 70 to 100) to receive consideration for special priority.

If, after reviewing your resume and self-assessment questionnaire responses and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, a score will be manually determined that reflects your documented experience.  This may result in a lower score, which may also eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this job opportunity. Your application package must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as stated in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.