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Auditor

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Inspector General
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Summary

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Office of Audit, in one of the regional or field offices.  The OIG is an independent organization within HUD, responsible for performing audits, evaluations, inspections, investigations, and for preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse within HUD and its programs and operations.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
01/07/2021 to 02/09/2021
Salary
$47,895 to - $76,160 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 07 - 09
Location
3 vacancies in the following location:
Denver, CO
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - 11+ nights per month
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent - Full-time
Work schedule
Full-time - Career/Career Conditional
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
13
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Announcement number
21-HUDIG-37-P
Control number
588708500

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Clarification from the agency

U.S. citizens and U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

Duties

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This position is located in a region that has a primary responsibility to audit Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA).

As the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), we remain an independent and objective organization, conducting and supervising audits, evaluations, and investigations relating to the Department's programs and operations. We promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in these programs and operations as we also strive to prevent and detect fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. We are committed to keeping the HUD Secretary, Congress, and our stakeholders fully and currently informed about challenges and deficiencies and the necessity for and progress of corrective actions.  We invite you to join HUD OIG, where we are guided by five shared core values of accountability, courage, respect, stewardship, and trust. These core values serve as the framework for all of our work.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

  • Develop specific audit plans and milestones for completing the review.
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative research in a collaborative environment for the purpose of gathering background and other information to learn the audit subject’s environment.
  • Lead the efforts of one or more auditors in research, fact-finding, interviewing, analysis, and formulation of findings and recommendations.
  • Provide input to team auditors concerning the interpretation and application of evaluation criteria, analysis of information gathered, tentative conclusions, and significance of findings for activity and HUD requirements and other applicable policies and practices.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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  • Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience: To be qualified for this position at the GS-09 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. This experience is defined as:

- Conducting segments of audits; AND
-Preparing work papers using an automated auditing software program; AND
-Collecting, analyzing, and summarizing evidence to support audit conclusions; AND
-Identifying controls over operations and recognizing weaknesses in controls; AND
-Researching laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures.
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Education: Master's degree or equivalent or 2 years progressively higher education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. if related. (Attach copy of transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit.
OR

You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Specialized experience: To be qualified for this position at the GS-07 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service.  This experience is defined as:

-Assisting more experienced auditors with conducting segments of audits; AND
-Preparing work papers using automated auditing software; AND
-Researching laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures.
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Education: One full year of graduate level education in a related field; or Superior Academic Achievement based on a bachelor's degree that is demonstrated through class standing (upper 1/3 of class); or grade point average (2.95/4.0 overall or 3.5/4.0 in major), or election to membership in a qualifying national scholastic honor society. (Attach copy of transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit.
OR

You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.

Education

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in auditing or a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting.

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Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in Performance Auditing, or an equivalent combination of performance auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional auditing knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:

A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or
Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours.

Additional information

- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. 
- This is anon-bargaining unit position.
- We offer opportunities for telework.
- We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Public Trust – Background Investigation will be required.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9.  Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Technical, Analytical, Communication, and Teamwork. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A, B, or C, depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category (GS 9 only).

Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category (GS 7 only).

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.  We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must be assigned the second category or better to be rated as “well qualified" to receive special selection priority.


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