Auditor

Summary With a talented workforce of over 100,000 people, the mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, and protect civil rights. You will be part of a dedicated team enforcing Federal criminal laws to protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens. Summary With a talented workforce of over 100,000 people, the mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, and protect civil rights. You will be part of a dedicated team enforcing Federal criminal laws to protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens. For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit Duties Help If selected, you will serve as an Auditor for the United States Attorney's Office - Eastern District of Michigan. The work involves providing expert auditing and accounting services in complex civil fraud investigations involving highly multifaceted transactions across a wide variety of government programs. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Analyzing and auditing a large variety of records and accounting systems; Reconstructing partial or inadequate records of financial institutions, government contractors, and healthcare providers; Conducting audit and financial investigations typically involving one or more violators; Conducting conferences and interviews with members, officers, directors, and representatives of financial institutions, law enforcement agents of the state and city governments, and other branches of the Federal government; Developing, coordinating, and issuing technical audit guidelines and instructions for the inspection of operational and support programs. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or National Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement. A USA Hire assessment is required. An email will be sent with additional information after you submit your application. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement to complete the assessment. Qualifications To be considered for this position, you must meet ONE of the basic requirements described below in A AND the minimum qualifications described in B. Basic Qualification Requirements: A bachelor's degree or higher in accounting or auditing; OR A bachelor's degree or higher in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law; OR A combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; or A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. All applicants must include a copy of transcripts to verify education. AND Minimum Qualifications: GS-13: To be eligible at the GS-13 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service as defined below. Specialized Experience One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is defined as a professional knowledge of the theory, concepts, and practices of accounting and auditing and the skill and ability to apply this knowledge to auditing assignments in support of fraud investigations. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of duties: providing direct audit support of fraud investigations and resultant litigation; resolving audit and accounting problems affecting compliance with laws or regulations to Federal, state or local contracts, grants or receipt of Federal, state, or local #J-18808-Ljbffr