Supervisory Auditor

National Institutes of Health; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Institutes of Health seeks a Supervisory Auditor to fill a Director position within the Division of Financial Advisory Services (DFAS). The role leads single audit resolutions and negotiates indirect cost rates, coordinating across procurement and management to ensure compliant financial operations.

Qualifications include an accounting degree with 24 hours in accounting or a four-year accounting-related education plus professional experience at a high level, with verifiable

Qualifications

• Accounting degree or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting.
• Four years of accounting or auditing experience at least at the GS-14 level or equivalent.
• Experience leading Single Audit resolution and indirect cost rate negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead auditor and policy official for the Single Audit resolution process.
• Negotiate indirect cost rates for commercial organizations and review related submissions.
• Coordinate with procurement officials and analyze acquisition regulations affecting contractors.

Skills

Accounting/Auditing

Policy leadership

Negotiation

Education

Accounting degree with 24 semester hours

4 years specialized accounting experience

Job description

This Supervisory Auditor announcement will be used to fill the open Director position within the Division of Financial Advisory Services (DFAS).This position is located in the Division of Financial Advisory Services (DFAS) Office of Acquisition Management and Policy (OAMP) Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management Office of Management (OM) Office of the Director (OD) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Qualifications Education Requirement Applicants must meet the education requirements described in paragraphs A or B below 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". Similarly "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. AND Basic Qualification Requirement In addition to be qualified for an Auditor GS-0511 position at the GS-15 level you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks serving as the organization's lead or policy official for the Single Audit resolution process serving as lead or senior auditor for negotiation of indirect cost rates for commercial organizations performing and/or reviewing a variety of difficult and complex assignments such as incurred cost submissions pre-award financial reviews price and cost analysis facilitating communication and coordination with procurement officials across multiple levels of authority analyzing the impact of acquisition regulations on contractors and grantees. 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. 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. To determine your qualifications and referral status we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Ensure you support your self-ratings with the information you provide in your application. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may but need not begin before receiving an offer.