Clarification from the agency

Nationwide - Open to the Public, US Citizens, National or individuals who owe allegiance to the United States

As a GS-09 Auditor you will:

• Independently performs routine or limited reviews of accounting and operational functions or assists higher-graded auditors with full-scale, more complex studies.
• Provides professional advice and assistance in matters involving regulatory requirements, statutory provisions, procedures, systems, or problems arising from changes in mission, programs, or organizational structure.
• Confers with representatives of higher headquarters or other agencies to coordinate assignments; furnish requested data or information concerning completed or on-going local reviews/projects; respond to questions; provide on-site assistance; discuss identified but not fully resolved problems; and obtain additional information that will enhance state operations, accomplishment of required/recommended actions, and/or future assignments.

As a GS-11 Auditor you will:

• Utilizing professional accounting and auditing knowledge, provides recommendations in the solution of accounting and operational problems and implementation of new or changed regulations, procedures and analyses of automated systems.
• Reviews automated accounting and financial systems and identifies the need for changes to enhance system capability to track and report financial reports and operational data used by local management.
• Performs a variety of internal review assignments of medium complexity that require ingenuity in applying conventional and advanced techniques in gathering and evaluating pertinent data.

As a GS-12 Auditor you will:

• Be a senior evaluator, who distributes and monitors workload among lower-graded evaluators in accordance with established workflow or job specialization to ensure timely accomplishment of the assigned mission.
• Utilizing professional accounting and auditing knowledge, provides recommendations in the solution of accounting and operational problems and implementation of new or changed regulations, procedures and analyses of automated systems.
• Reviews automated accounting and financial systems and identifies the need for changes to enhance system capability to track and report financial events and operational data used by local management.

** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. **

Conditions of employment

• THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 2 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. "This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG."
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be subject to furlough actions.
• Acceptance of a Federal position may terminate Tricare eligibility
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIRMENTS: To qualify an applicant for any GS-0511 position, apply and evaluate the applicant's competencies (Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, and Behaviors), military and civilian experiences, completed education, learned skills, obtained knowledge, endorsed abilities, and training program accomplishments. The following seven basic qualification factors are applicable to all four GS-0511 career levels:

• • Skilled 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;
  • Skilled in working with multiple software computer programs;
  • Skilled in presenting formal training presentations and briefings; and,
  • Skilled in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All on-board Series GS-0511 personnel must be certified at the next higher grade-level before being eligible for grade promotion to that level; and, must have a minimum of one year on-the-job experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level. However, for a new hire applicant, apply his or her collective experiences that are commensurate or equivalent to the comptroller business with competencies of the auditor program's principles and concepts defined by the Series GS-0511 for a specific position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-09: To qualify for a GS-0511-09 position, an applicant must be eligible for entry into level one financial management certification career program. The applicant must have at least 12 months of finance or auditor experiences and present a full range of competencies that demonstrated the capabilities to apply auditing program principles and procedures. The applicant must have the competencies to perform various auditing program requirements. The applicant must have experiences and training that demonstrated his or her abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures. As a condition of continued employment in the GS-0511-09 position, the employee must complete the position's directed financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES FOR THE GS-0511-09 POSITION
Is able to comprehend, apply, and/or perform the following audit program discipline procedures: Accounting Operations; Audit Reporting; Auditing; Cost Accounting; Financial Systems; Internal Controls; and, Principles of Accounting.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: To qualify for a GS-0511-11 position, an applicant must be eligible for entry into level one financial management certification career program. The applicant must have at least 24 months of auditing experiences and competencies that provided knowledge of auditing principles and procedures. The applicant must have an excellent understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the audit business program requirements. The applicant with limited guidance can work independently and can complete an engagement. An applicant's experiences and education must demonstrate his or her ability to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures. As a condition of continued employment in the GS-0511-11 position, the employee must complete the directed financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES FOR THE GS-0511-11 POSITION
Is able to apply and perform the following audit program discipline procedures: Accounting Operations; Audit Reporting; Auditing; Cost Accounting; Financial Systems; Internal Controls; and, Principles of Accounting.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12: To qualify for a GS-0511-12 position, an applicant must be eligible for entry into financial management certification career program. Candidate must have at least 36 months of financial audit and/or performance audit experiences that led to objective and systematic examinations and resulted in independent audit assessments of an organization's structure, performance, efficiency, program, activity or function. The applicant's experiences and competencies provided an in-depth knowledge of auditing principles and procedures. Applicants must have auditor experiences and training that demonstrated his or her abilities to lead, train subordinates, follow directions, read, retain, and comply with instructions, regulations, policies and procedures. As a condition of continued employment in the GS-0511-12 non-supervisory position, the employee must complete the directed financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES FOR THE GS-0511-12 POSITION
Is able to apply, perform, mentor, and train the following audit program discipline procedures: Accounting Operations; Audit Reporting; Auditing; Cost Accounting; Financial Systems; Internal Controls; and, Principles of Accounting.

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.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):