Clarification from the agency

Current United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG), United States Postal Service (USPS), United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) employees will not be considered or selected from this vacancy announcement.

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About Our Directorate
The Finance & Pricing directorate examines the efficiency and effectiveness of financial controls, financial reporting, cash management, liquidity, and other areas of financial risk that includes data collection systems and processes used to develop costing, pricing, and service performance measurements to the Postal Service. The Finance & Pricing Directorate helps to ensure Postal Service systems and processes meet the regulatory requirements imposed by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006.


To learn more, visit: USPS Office of Inspector General | Office of Audit

About the Position: The Auditor role requires the individual to be highly motivated and experienced in conducting program and performance audits. The employee is to serve as a full-performance member of an audit team conducting systematic performance, financial, or attestation reviews and audits of Postal Service programs and operations, including assessments of efficiency, adequacy of internal controls; compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and/or contracts; and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse.

You will have skills in performing all necessary functions of an audit throughout the planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases, individually and as a member of an audit team, with limited oversight in accordance with USPS OIG policies and procedures and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards. As a successful candidate, you will have relevant experience in:

• Functioning as a member in a high-performing team.
• Conducting audits in topic areas which are complex or in emerging fields in accounting and finance.
• Designing audit plans, including helping identify objectives, risks, scopes, methodologies, fieldwork, data analysis, and project tasks that provide a clear path for developing convincing findings and actionable recommendations.
• Executing data collection efforts, ensuring that evidence collected is reliable, sufficient, relevant, and properly documented in the project work papers.
• Producing audit deliverables and documentation such as reports, findings, action plans, and workpapers to communicate information clearly, concisely, and accurately to internal and external stakeholders.
• Presenting oral briefings to management and other stakeholders, including communicating project status and results.
• Reviewing and interpreting complex documents such as policies, procedures, contracts, and other financial documents to determine accuracy in accordance with procedures, internal directives, and regulatory requirements.
• Selecting and applying appropriate quantitative and qualitative analytical methods and tools to collect, arrange, process, and present data, develop conclusions; and make recommendations.
• Using critical thinking and audit and programmatic knowledge to identify risks; understand trends and developments; prioritize work; evaluate strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions; develop novel approaches to problems; and reach insightful conclusions.
• Representing the organization in meetings with officials from the Postal Service, other agencies, industry groups, or other internal or and members of external organizations.
• Providing technical expertise, support, and guidance to auditors and other staff.

The duties and responsibilities associated with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs at the time of hire. The preceding description of major duties and responsibilities is only intended to give applicants a general overview of the expectations.

Compensation: The USPS OIG is an Excepted Service agency, uses a Pay Banding system, which is equivalent to the Federal GS scale. Grade and salary determinations will be made based upon a candidate's education and professional experience.

This position is being advertised at the Journey Band level, equivalent to a GS-11/12/13. The salary range for this position is $76,573.00 - $158,322.00. The salary figures include locality pay. For locality table specifics, visit: OPM's General Schedule (GS).

Career Advancement Opportunities: Non-competitive promotion up to a GS-13 equivalent level is possible through our career ladder program.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to pass a drug screening.
• Must be able to pass a background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Moderate Background Investigation (MBI) clearance.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government-issued credit card.
• May be required to successfully complete a 12-month probationary period.

Qualifications

Position Minimum Qualification Requirements
You must meet all the minimum qualifications listed below.

Professional Experience Requirement:

• Two to four (2-4) years of professional, full-time experience conducting program and/or performance audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards at an Office of Inspector General or similar audit organization to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of programs, functions, and operations (your resume must reflect where, when, and how you gained this experience.)

Certification Requirement:

• Must hold an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license (must submit certificate/license with your application.)

Education Requirement:

• Degree in auditing or in a related field (please see below list for related field degree list) such as business administration, finance, public administration, or accounting (must submit transcripts from an accredited college or university.)

OR

• A combination of education and experience - at least four (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:
  • Certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 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 (must submit transcripts from an accredited college or university.)

Auditor (0511) Related and Accepted Degrees:

• Business Related, including but not limited to:
  • Auditing, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Organizational Behavior/Psychology, etc.
• Government Related, including but not limited to:
  • Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Law, Public Relations/Communications, etc.
• Technically Related, including but not limited to:
  • Engineering, Cybersecurity, Human Resources, Information Technology, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, etc.

Desirable Qualifications

• Advanced degree.
• Proficiency in data analytics tools such as R, ACL, or similar platforms, with a strong ability to apply programming skills for advanced data analysis and visualization to enhance audit processes and decision-making.

Evaluation Factors | How you will be evaluated:

You must have the experience, knowledge, and skills as listed in each of the evaluation factors listed below. Include your major accomplishments relevant to the position requirements and factors in your resume.

• Mastery of a professional knowledge of the theories, practices, methods, and techniques of auditing sufficient to plan, conduct, and lead difficult assignments involving interfaces and inter-relationships between and among programs, functions, policies, and various issues.
• Demonstrated ability to select and use appropriate data analytics methods and tools applicable to large data sets to reach conclusions based on fact.
• Demonstrated ability to independently determine findings and make audit recommendations for unprecedented, complex issues and problems.
• Demonstrated ability to write communications that convey concise and comprehensive information on matters of a complex nature which are appropriate for the targeted audience and require minimal editing.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and deliver presentations to convey information and issues of a complex nature, incorporating information obtained through research.

Failure to demonstrate that you meet all the preceding evaluation factor requirements will result in a score of zero (0), an ineligible status, and you will not be referred for further consideration.

How you will be evaluated

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

NOTE: This announcement may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates for future hiring needs. Applicants may be considered for positions in other directorates within the Office of Audit.

You will be assessed on how well you meet the qualifications and competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics) on this announcement.

The Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting application documentation to ensure that you meet the eligibility required for this position. You will no longer be considered for this position if you:

• Fail to attach all required documentation;
• Submit a resume that exceeds the two-page limit;
• Submit application materials that indicate that you are not minimally qualified for this position;
• Receive a zero (0) rating on any Evaluation Factor; or
• Fail to qualify during the interview.

Only the top-rated candidates will be referred to a review official or the selecting official for further consideration. Top-rated applicants may be required to participate in an interview. Your rating may be further adjusted or rated as ineligible by the review official or the selecting official based on your interview performance. Once all applicant scores are finalized, the selecting official will make a final decision.

Applicants for this position may be interviewed one or more times as part of the hiring process. During interviews, applicants may not use any AI tool or virtual assistant (such as ChatGPT) to help them answer questions, except for accessibility tools used as part of a reasonable accommodation. Applicants who fail to follow these rules will be disqualified from the hiring process.