Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Looking for Auditor at Washington, District of Columbia Full Time

Description:

Duties

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY:

As an Auditor, you will use your knowledge of and experience to optimize business results within the Office of the Commissioner, Office of Audit, and customer experience by:

• Serving as an auditor with responsibility for conducting audits, reviews, and studies of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) financial, program, and data reporting operations and activities.
• Resolving commonly encountered work problems and bringing controversial information and findings to the supervisor’s attention.
• Auditing work may involve all phases of the audit including planning, coordinating, conducting, and reporting audit results when there is ample precedent for the work covered by the audit assignment.
• Selecting and applying appropriate methods from many possible standard methods and the incumbent chooses a course of action from many alternatives in planning an approach.
• Gathering data and presenting findings depending on the nature and extent of problems encountered.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service – http://www.sss.gov.
• Suitable for federal employment.
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant’s successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS “E-Verify” System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Probationary or trial period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Basic Qualifications: You must meet one of the items listed below:

A. Possess degree in accounting; or a degree 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 semester hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law (Must submit transcripts with your application).

OR

B. Possess 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:

1. 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
2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; OR
3. 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 hours requirement of paragraph A, provided that (1) 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; (2) 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 (3) except for literal non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant’s education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements (Must submit transcripts and/or certificate with your application).

Note: In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education as described below:

GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service that includes ALL of the following:

• Applying professional accounting knowledge and auditing laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to resolve basic problems relating to auditing and compliance review work.
• Applying basic auditing concepts and practices to audit assignments; AND
• Gathering data and presenting findings.

OR two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree in accounting, auditing; or a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration.

OR a combination of the required experience and education for this grade level.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

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