Auditor

National Institutes of Health; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

National Institutes of Health in Bethesda is seeking an Auditor in the Division of Financial Advisory Services to develop cost policy, resolve audit findings and perform cost analyses. You will lead audits, provide financial advice, and negotiate indirect cost rates.

Qualifications include an accounting degree with 24 accounting hours or an equivalent mix of education and experience, plus at least 1 year specialized experience at the GS-12 level in cost accounting audits and CAS compliance.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree or related field with 24 accounting hours.
• Alternative: combination of education and experience with 24 accounting hours or CPA/CIA.
• Specialized experience at GS-13 level in cost accounting audits and CAS compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design auditing methodologies for CAS compliance audits and CAS disclosure statements.
• Assess contractor incurred cost submissions for allowability and allocability.
• Recommend indirect cost rate methodologies for contractors and grantees.
• Provide direction to audit teams on applicable FAR/DEAR/HHSAR regulations.
• Apply GAGAS/GAAP while leading audit analyses and writing findings.

Skills

Auditing

Cost accounting

CAS compliance

GAAP/GAGAS

Leadership of audit teams

Education

Accounting degree with 24 semester hours in accounting

Alternative: 4 years accounting-related education/experience with equivalent coursework or CPA/ CIA

Job description

This position serves as an Auditor in the Division of Financial Advisory Services (DFAS). Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM) Office of Management (OM) Office of the Director (OD) NIH. and provides financial advice participates in the development and implementation of cost policy resolves audit findings performs cost analyses and special reviews and negotiates indirect cost rates.

Qualifications In order to qualify for an Auditor position you must have A. an accounting degree 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 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing". Likewise "accountant" should be interpreted generally as "accountant and/or auditor") OR B. 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 plus one of the following a. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This may include up to 6 hours of business law or b. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor obtained through written examination or c. Completion of the requirements for a bachelor's 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 response A provided that (a) I have 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 I have 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 response A and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting my education training and experience fully meet the specified requirements. In addition to be qualified for an Auditor GS-0511 position at the GS-13 level you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks 1.) Designing auditing methodology used by others to plan conduct and report on Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance audits and reviews of CAS disclosure statements. 2.) Assessing contractor incurred cost submissions to auditing incurred costs and determine if those are allowable allocable and oblige with the contract terms. 3.) Recommending indirect cost rate methodology used by contractor and grantee organizations. 4.) Providing direction to an audit team on cost accounting principles Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR) or Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR). 5.) Applying Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) OR Generally Accepted Auditing Principles (GAAP) while leading audit analysis. AND 6.) Writing summary reports with audit findings/recommendations to organizational leadership that impacted decisions on the acceptance or disallowance of incurred costs. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position including experience gained in religious civic welfare service and organizational activities regardless of whether you received pay. 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.