AUDITOR

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 85,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC seeks an Auditor to develop plans, evaluate progress, and prepare formal analyses and orders. The role supports economic and regulatory policy through audits of market and financial accounting issues.

The position requires transcripts and offers telework eligibility. Applicants should expect interaction with management and industry stakeholders as part of a collaborative enforcement team.

Qualifications

• This position has an education requirement and transcripts are required. Failure to submit transcripts may render the application incomplete.

Responsibilities

• Develop work plans, milestones, and resource requirements and provide inputs to the Division's planning process.
• Evaluate progress against the work plan and adjust as needed.
• Prepare summaries of work performed and recommendations on economic and regulatory policies.
• Prepare notices, financial memoranda and proposed orders.
• Communicate analysis and results effectively within teams, management and company officials.
• Assist in audits, evaluations and examinations of market and financial accounting issues.
• Develop recommendations for disposition of issues and resolve market and financial problems.
• Apply auditing and accounting principles to solve issues and provide management with decision support.

Education

Education transcripts

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Department: Department of Energy
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Place to Work" in the Federal government! This AUDITOR position is located in the Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting. For more information visit: Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting (OERA) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Key Responsibilities

As an AUDITOR some of your typical work assignments include: Developing work plans, milestones, and resource requirements and provide these inputs to the Division's planning process using knowledge of industry. Evaluating progress against the work plan periodically and ensuring required plan adjustments are made.

Preparing draft summaries of work performed and based on the results of the audits, evaluations and examinations that contain an appropriate discussion and recommendations on economic and regulatory policies. Preparing other written products such as notices, financial memoranda and proposed orders. Communicating analysis and results effectively within teams, to management, and to company officials.

Assisting in performing audits, evaluations and examinations of market and financial accounting and reporting issues associated with measurement of market performance, assessment of market behavior and structure, and financial reporting requirements, to ensure efficiency, fairness, and consistency with Commission rules and policies. Developing recommendations for the disposition of all issues.

Taking action to resolve, or coordinate the resolution of, market and financial problems and issues. Applying professional auditing and accounting principles, techniques, and theories to solve market and financial accounting issues at energy companies. Providing advice that may be used by management to make decisions about matters of interest to the FERC.

Requirements & Education

This position has an education requirement and therefore, transcripts are required. Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application will result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not receive further consideration.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.

Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $111087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.