Job Description
Duties
As an Auditor (Performance) assigned to Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Millennium Challenge Corporation and Global and Strategic Audits Division, you will:
- Conduct high quality performance audits in compliance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), professional audit standards, and OIG audit policies and procedures.
- Research and prepare proposals for performance audits.
- Review and evaluate descriptive, financial, and statistical reports and program data using quantitative and qualitative research methods and techniques, such as questionnaires, interviews, and analyses of computer-processed data to assess the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and metrics.
- Identify and apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, guidance, and other criteria.
- Communicate with agency representatives and internal stakeholders to acquire and/or disseminate information.
- Brief team leads, audit mangers, and senior leadership on the progress and results of audits.
- Prepare and maintain audit working papers, such as analytical summaries and documentation of interviews, in accordance with GAGAS.
- Work with team members to identify relevant facts, determine if evidence collected is sufficient and appropriate to support findings, and link those findings to appropriate audit recommendations.
- Assist senior staff in a full range of analytical steps, from planning and designing the audit through implementing the audit, to reporting results orally and in writing.
- Participate in interviews with agency officials, program implementers, and recipients to collect information and present findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- United States Citizenship is required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Time in grade must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
- Successful completion of pre-employment and participation in the random drug testing program is required.
- The individual selected will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report.
Qualifications
You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application package. Your application may not receive full consideration if you do not follow the instructions as outlined.
Applicants must meet all the required qualification and educational requirements below.
Auditing Series, 0511 - Individual Occupational Requirements
Basic Requirements for Performance Auditors
A. Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration, or accounting.
or
B. 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.
Individuals with degrees, international affairs, international development, regional or area studies, public policy or evaluation, journalism with an international focus, or security policy, or related degrees are strongly encouraged to apply.In addition to the mandatory education requirements specified in this announcement, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education in the amounts shown below:Specialized Experience:GS-09: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service, or the equivalent to in the private sector which includes: (1) assisting with reviewing program data and comparing it to policies, procedures, or other program criteria; (2) researching laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; and (3) collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative information from various sources to develop conclusions and write informational reports. OR
2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree.GS-11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service, or the equivalent to in the private sector which includes: (1) participating in the planning, preparation, and execution of performance audits in accordance with GAGAS; (2) planning, developing, and/or modifying techniques and methods, conducting analyses, and interpreting the results for an audit; and (3) developing specific and unique audit plans corresponding to operating programs and/or control systems with generalized and/or nonspecific guidelines.
OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.GS-12: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service, or the equivalent to in the private sector which includes: (1) planning, preparing, and executing complex performance audits in accordance with GAGAS; (2) interpreting complex policies and regulations in support of audits; and (3) developing methods and procedures to resolve problem areas identified during audits.
GS-13: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service, or the equivalent to in the private sector which includes: (1) leading teams in planning, executing, and reporting of complex performance audits in accordance with GAGAS; (2) leading the development of methods and procedures to resolve problem areas identified during audits; (3) assigning team members tasks and reviewing work products for compliance with GAGAS and OIG audit policies and procedures; (4) utilizing advanced written and oral communication techniques to effectively present findings, recommend, negotiate solutions; and (5) managing relationships with internal stakeholders and external officials.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 24, 2025
