Auditor

US Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of Business Oversight at the VA Central Office in Washington, DC seeks a senior auditor to apply accounting principles, auditing standards, and data analysis to ensure robust internal controls over operations and financial information systems.

Qualified applicants must meet basic education and experience standards for the GS-0511 series and possess expertise in evaluating control environments, preparing written assessments, and advising on compliance and financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) with 24 semester hours in accounting, including up to 6 hours of business law.
• Combination of education and experience with 24 accounting hours or CPA/CIA certification.
• Specialized experience at or above GS-12 level in internal control evaluations and risk-based audits.
• IT general and application controls assessed against NIST and FISCAM standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex internal control evaluations and audits to safeguard against fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Develop written products assessing design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, identifying deficiencies and improvements.
• Advise management on internal control requirements, compliance, and financial standards.
• Assess IT controls and ensure alignment with NIST and FISCAM standards.

Skills

Accounting principles

Auditing standards

Data analysis

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's degree with 24 accounting hours

24 accounting hours or CPA/CIA certification

Tools

OMB Circular A-123

NIST standards

FISCAM

Job description

This position is located within the Office of Business Oversight at the VA Central Office in Washington, DC. This position serves as a senior auditor, utilizing professional knowledge of accounting principles, auditing standards, and data analysis methods in completing complex assignments to ensure internal controls over operations, reporting, and financial information systems are sufficient to safeguard against fraud, waste, and abuse. All applicants must meet the following Basic Requirement for the GS-0511 series:

A. Bachelor's Degree (or higher) with a major in 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 twenty-four (24) semester hours in accounting. The twenty-four (24) hours may include up to six (6) hours of credit in business law.

~OR~ B. Combination of education and experience of at least four (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 (24) semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to six (6) hours of business law;
• A certificate 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., fifteen (15) semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the twenty four (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 four (4)-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of twenty four (24) semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

~ AND ~ In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement, to qualify for the GS-13 level, you must also meet the following requirement: EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12) in Federal service. Specialized experience includes Specialized experience includes experience leading and conducting complex internal control evaluations and risk-based audits/reviews under OMB Circular A-123, Appendix A, or similar internal control frameworks, to include financial information management systems; developing written products that assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, including analyzing deficiencies and recommending improvements; advising management on internal control requirements, compliance, and financial standards; and experience assessing IT general and application controls and evaluating processes against National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM) standards. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.