Auditor (Financial)

Summary The Office of the Inspector General is one of the best places to work in the Department of Justice and is one of the premier inspector general offices in federal government. We offer telework and excellent work-life flexibilities and encourages Schedule A and diverse applicants. The OIG's Audit Division is seeking highly motivated professionals with experience overseeing financial statements audits; to ensure DOJ's systems of accounting, financial management, and internal controls. Responsibilities As a GS-13 Financial Auditor, the individual is responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting or overseeing comprehensive engagements of major scope and complexity. The auditor monitors and provides oversight of engagement teams from contracted independent public accounting firms performing highly complex federal financial statement audits and ensures the quality and integrity of all related products. The auditor may also serve as the auditor-in-charge of an audit or attestation (or lead a portion of larger engagements) performed by the Financial Statement Audit Office. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: Providing technical guidance and expert advice to other auditors and engagement teams from contracted independent public accounting firms on the interpretation of federal accounting principles, concepts, and practices; and the application of government auditing standards as prescribed by the Government Accountability Office. Developing new approaches and innovative audit techniques to evaluate the Department's bureaus, functions, and operations. Developing audit and attestation program guides for engagements performed by the Financial Statement Audit Office. Exercising technical direction over the collection and analysis of data; and ensuring that evidence collected is sufficient, competent, and relevant to support conclusions reached in audit and attestation reports; and properly documented and reviewed in the audit working papers. Providing effective team leadership including: (1) proactively identifying and resolving problems that could impact engagement goals; (2) establishing priorities and adjusting schedules to accomplish the work as timely as possible; and (3) effectively utilizing resources. Drafting audit and attestation reports that consolidate and integrate the work of others. The reports should provide a logical structure for presenting results, answering all of the audit objectives, and ensuring that all elements of a finding are supported by the data. The Financial Auditor also performs quality control reviews of the independent public accounting firm's audit documentation, summaries, notifications of findings and recommendations, and draft audit reports. Additionally, the Financial Auditor reviews the auditees' responses for reasonableness, factual accuracy, and responsiveness to the findings and recommendations. Assisting in developing the message and drafting significant portions of other products, such as briefings, meetings, reports, testimonies, and fact sheets; and ensuring all products are clear, convincing, accurate, and thorough. Planning for and conducting or participating in status meetings with key officials of audited activities to obtain information, advise them of the engagement's progress, and develop honest and productive relationships with these parties. Providing coaching, mentoring, and feedback to team members, as well as, the engagement manager on performance and providing informal mentorship and guidance to junior staff (e.g., GS-11 and GS-12 Financial Auditors). Identifying new areas for audit and planning new engagements by submitting tactical plan suggestions that support the OIG strategic plan as well as audit proposals that detail the benefit of committing resources to performing the work. Assisting in developing statements of work, participating on a technical selective panel to evaluate contract proposals, monitoring contract milestones, and inspecting contract deliverables and Performance. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Selective Placement Factor Your resume must show in detail that you possess the below Selective Placement Factor. Experience as an independent auditor in conducting or overseeing federal financial statement audits performed pursuant to the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act or Accountability of Tax Dollars Act. AND Education Requirements for Financial Auditors Degree: accounting, auditing; or a degree including auditing courses 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 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; A certificate such as 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. AND Specialized Experience To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience at least equivalent to a GS-12 Financial Auditor position which is in or directly related to auditing and program evaluation or assessment which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience includes performing or overseeing independent audits of federal financial statements as the senior auditor (in-charge auditor), which includes directing and instructing audit team, providing team members with technical guidance, independent performance of major segments of assigned tasks, and reviewing completed work; and performing contracting tasks such as drafting statements of work and reviewing contract deliverables for a federal financial statement audit contract. Specialized experience also includes technical knowledge and understanding of the Federal financial statements (i.e., Balance Sheet, Statement of Net Cost, Statement of Changes in Net Position, Statement of Budgetary Resources, and Statement of Custodial Activity). Only experience gained from a federal financial statement audit performed pursuant to the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act or Accountability of Tax Dollars Act will meet the specialized experience. The applicant must demonstrate an understanding of Government Auditing Standards for Financial Statements audits, and the OMB Audit Bulletin. Experience from any other types of audits (i.e., performance audits, internal audit work related to OMB A-123 requirements) will not be accepted towards meeting the specialized experience. Your resume must show in detail that you possess the above Specialized Experience. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade level (or equivalent). Your resume and supporting documents must also clearly demonstrate that you have the experience listed to qualify for this position. Education You must submit a legible unofficial copy of your unofficial transcript or certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination to meet the positive education requirement for this position. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see For foreign education, see: Additional Information The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. Additional information on DOJ's EEO policy can be found on our website. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: Schedule A: DOJ welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department. DOJ also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.