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Auditor

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Bob Stump VA Medical Center / Northern Arizona VA Medical Center
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Summary

The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for one (1) Auditor located in a Veteran Health Administration (VHA) facility at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS), Resource Management Service line in Prescott, AZ. The incumbent contributes to the fulfillment of the VA mission and vision by performing internal reviews and evaluations of fiscal related activities of various services, centers, and clinics within the NAVAHCS.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
01/14/2022 to 01/29/2022
Salary
$66,214 to - $86,074 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Prescott, AZ
1 vacancy
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
11
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
CBSX-11275710-22-ETD
Control number
631161300

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Duties

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As an advocate for our Veterans, their dependents or beneficiaries the Auditor administers programs and activities in support of their benefits. Duties include but are not limited to the following:

  • Perform internal reviews outlined in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Fiscal Quality Assurance Program to evaluate the quality of work performed within fiscal operations.
  • Analyze accounting records and fiscal data to determine degree of accuracy.
  • Inspect financial procedures and controls to assess compliance with established fiscal policies, procedures and regulations
  • Investigate areas of non-conformance, especially where a large percentage of sample items deviate from the requirements.
  • Complete an annual quality assurance review in each of the following areas; Agent Cashier Operations, Employee Accounts, Patient's Funds Operations, Accounting Operations (twice a year), Voucher Audit (twice a year), General Post Fund and the Local Management review of fiscal operations.
  • Conduct joint reviews with the Agency/Organization Program Coordinator (A/OPC) of purchase cardholders and approving officials to determine compliance with applicable policies and procedures of the Government Purchase Card Program.
  • Execute unannounced audits of the Agent Cashier's advance and un-deposited collections as well as any assigned Alternate Cashiers at least every 90 days.
  • Performs operational audits of facility programs as they pertain to their associated accounting and/or reporting systems.
  • Review and evaluate activities and related internal controls and provide recommendations for improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
  • Design and/or modify methods used to track and maintain reliable financial records.
  • Review internal controls considering aspects of security and accountability to prevent or correct waste, embezzlement, unauthorized use of funds and errors in the various financial of property accounting systems.
  • Research regulations and meet with subject matter experts to develop constructive recommendations for improvements to the financial position of the activity focusing on improving productivity, cost-effectiveness, and quality of work processes.
  • Verify accuracy of data and records in audit reports and ensures they are submitted in a timely manner.
  • Prepare milestone reports and perform follow­ up to assure that corrective action is taken.
  • Collect information about the financial systems or functions scheduled for audit and determine the objectives, phases, and required integration for any multi-issue audit.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Auditor/PD10020O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period
  • Subject to background/security investigation
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/29/2022.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience described below:

  • Specialized Experience: In addition to meeting time in grade; you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: participating in identifying, analyzing, and resolving issues affecting compliance with laws or regulations related to accounting including analyzing system data in an accounting or auditing capacity; This specialized experience must be equivalent to the GS 09 level in Federal service. OR,
  • Education: Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: business administration, finance or public administration. OR
  • Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
  • Auditing
  • Internal Controls/Integrity
  • Manages and Organizes Information
  • Problem Solving


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; religions; 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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Additional information

VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Pandemic Telework Program: Due to COVID-19, the VA is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement. [Management officials will provide information about returning to the official, pre-pandemic worksite, when applicable.] At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework depending upon the terms of your organization's telework policy and the duties of the position.

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

How you will be evaluated

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

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