Clarification from the agency

Applicants who have graduated within the last 2 years, or will graduate by June 30, 2024 and have completed a qualifying degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. Veterans unable to apply within 2 years receiving their degree, due to military service obligation, may have their eligibility period extended. The 2-year eligibility period begins upon release from active duty and may not be extended beyond 6 years from degree completion.

• Engages in supporting AEC programs by participating and contributing to audits, evaluations, and/or reviews (projects) related to FDIC programs and operations.
• Conducts research on background information, applicable laws, directives, regulations, manuals, prior studies, best practices, and reports to gain comprehensive knowledge relevant to the project.
• Uses professional judgement in developing approaches and formulating recommendations for various project questions, often requiring guidance of the project lead.
• Under supervisory guidance, participates in developing the scope and objectives of projects.
• Assists with the development of project plans that assess the compliance, efficiency, and effectiveness of the FDIC’s programs and operations to identify weaknesses related to fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Utilizes various sources, such as document reviews, interviews, observation, and electronic data to collect information, ensuring compliance with professional standards through the use of automated software.
• Ensures sufficient evidence supports working paper conclusions and summarizes project results and actions taken to address management issues.
• Prepares information for draft reports ensuring comprehensive cross-referencing of supporting documentation.
• Collaborates with peers on on-going projects and facilitates entrance and exit conferences, as directed by the supervisor or project lead.
• Coordinates team activities and prepares detailed working papers to document work accomplished.
• Offers perspective on project areas of scope and mission impact, assisting in resolving common problems and providing support to the project team on tasks, internal controls, and related issues.
• Communicates orally (in person or virtual) and in writing, particularly with AEC management and FDIC officials, including presenting views inconsistent with project findings.
• Prepares written assignments, including interview summaries, data analyses, and other working papers following applicable professional standards and policies.
• Assists in conducting informal briefings with management to discuss potential findings.

Conditions of employment

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Completion of FDIC Pathways Recent Graduates Program Participant Agreement is required, if selected.

The applicants selected will be offered a position in the FDIC Pathways Recent Graduates Program, on an excepted service appointment. Program and conversion requirements will be identified in the FDIC Pathways Recent Graduates Participant Agreement. After successful completion of all the program requirements and based on the FDIC's budget and needs, recent graduates may be non-competitively converted to a term or permanent position in the competitive service. This is a career ladder position as an Auditor with full performance level of CG-0511-13, however, service in the FDIC Pathways Recent Graduates Program confers no right to further employment in the competitive or excepted service.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

All applicants MUST meet the recent graduate program eligibility requirement, one of the basic qualification requirements AND the specialized experience described below for this position: 

1. Recent Graduate Program Eligibility:

You must have obtained a qualifying associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctoral, or technical/vocational degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous 2 years from close of announcement date.

Veterans who were precluded from applying during any portion of the two-year eligibility period due to their military service obligation will have a full two-year period of eligibility upon release or discharge from active duty to apply. In no event may the period extend beyond six years from the date the veteran completed all the requirements of an academic course of study.

2. Basic Education Requirements:

(1) Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting. 

OR

(2) 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:

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

Applicants MUST submit transcript(s) and appropriate certification/documentation as verification of meeting the basic requirement to be considered for this position. See the Required Documents section for acceptable documentation. Failure to submit sufficient academic documentation will result in your application being deemed incomplete and removal from further consideration.

3. Specialized Experience Requirements:

In addition to meeting the Recent Graduate Program Eligibility and Basic Education Requirements above, applicants must also meet the specialized experience and/or directly related education or a combination.

For the CG-07: Applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 5 grade level or above in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• assisting in planning and conducting research for projects;
• reviewing, analyzing, and extracting pertinent data from files and reports;
• gathering and analyzing data and draw conclusions; and
• briefing peers, instructors, or management on assignment or project results

OR

One full year of graduate-level education or a bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement based on class standing (upper 1/3 of class), grade point average (3.0/4.0 overall or 3.5/4.0 in the major), or election to membership in a qualifying national scholastic honor society may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement (Superior Academic Achievement Definition).

OR

Combination of education and experience. This is creditable providing the combination consists of 100% of the requirement.

How you will be evaluated

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

The online assessment questions and resume you submit for this position will be reviewed to determine whether you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements as outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that the documents you submit contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make this basic qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, the average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. 

Qualified candidates will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) listed below. Within these categories, candidates eligible for veterans’ preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. If you rated yourself higher than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.

If you are found Best Qualified for this vacancy your application may be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration. Preference eligibles who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be placed in the Best Qualified category.

The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

• Reasoning
• Decision Making
• Learning
• Reporting 
• Teamwork 
• Interpersonal Skills
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication

You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.