Auditor

Location of position:
Office of Audits
Real Property Audit Office (JA-R)
1800 F St, NW
Washington, DC 20405

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Qualifications:

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• the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)
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The GS-09 salary range starts at $68,405 per year.  The GS-11 salary range starts at $82,764 per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

This position has a positive education requirement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement.  

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE AUDITORS:  
You must have either A or B:

A. Degree in auditing, or in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration, or accounting.
OR
B. 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:

1. A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination (you must provide proof with your application); or
2. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours.

Additional Requirements for Qualification at the GS-11 level:
In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is work involving the identification and review of program data and comparing it to regulations, policy, procedures, or other program criteria; and experience performing reviews in accordance with auditing standards.
OR
A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or have successfully completed 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. To be creditable, such education must be in a course of study that directly reflects the job-related competencies necessary to perform the duties of this position.
OR 
A combination of directly related graduate level education and appropriate specialized experience that together meet the qualification requirements of this position. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY AT THE GS-9 LEVEL:
In addition to the Basic Requirements for Performance Auditors listed above, to qualify at the GS-9 level you must possess at least one of the following:

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is 1. Assisting senior specialists in conducting complicated audits to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization’s programs or operations; Or 2. Performing work consisting of systematic evaluations; Or 3. Conducting activities relating to the detection of fraud and waste. OR
• A master's degree or equivalent graduate degree OR have completed two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR
• A combination of graduate level education and appropriate experience that together meet the qualification requirements of this position.