Supervisory Auditor (Performance Auditor)

Bonneville Power Administration; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bonneville Power Administration in Vancouver, WA, is seeking a Supervisory Auditor (Performance Auditor) to lead audits, analyses, and advisory support across BPA business lines and corporate units.

The role requires a degree in auditing or related field, plus relevant experience and professional certification, with specialized experience at least at GS-13 level in the Federal service, and will involve coordinating complex audits, evaluating programs for efficiency, and presenting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in auditing or a related field is required or combination of education and experience with substantial auditing coursework.
• At least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 in the Federal service, showing auditing expertise.
• A CPA or CIA certification, or degree with substantial auditing/accounting coursework, is expected.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and leading complex audit assignments from planning through completion.
• Performing complex performance audits or evaluations to measure efficiency and identify risks and control weaknesses.
• Writing final performance audit reports and presenting recommendations to senior management.

Skills

Audit leadership

Performance auditing

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in auditing or related field

Job description

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in Vancouver Audit Department (CNV) organizations in Internal Audit (CN) within Compliance, Audit and Risk (C). A successful candidate in the Supervisory Auditor (Performance Auditor) position will serve as a supervisory auditor leading audits, analyses, assistance, and advice to BPA business lines, corporate, and/or support organizations.

Qualifications: BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting. OR Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in Performance Auditing, or an equivalent combination of performance auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional auditing knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following: A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal service.

• 1) coordinating and leading complex audit assignments from planning through completion;
• 2) performing complex performance audits or evaluations of organizational programs to measure their efficiency, operational effectiveness, and identify risks and management control weaknesses;
• 3) writing final performance audit reports, presenting recommendations for program improvements to senior management, and negotiating with stakeholders to resolve controversial issues.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade