auditor (performance)

Summary

The purpose of this position is to serve as a Performance Auditor with the Office of Inspector General regarding potential programmatic issues that require examination by a professional.

Performs routine or limited quick response audits, consulting and advisory services, risk management, liaison with external audit organizations, audit compliance and follow-up.

This position is part of a GG-7/9/11/12/13 developmental program.

Duties

This position may be filled at either GG-12 or GG-13 grade level, please indicate the grade for which you want to be considered.

Incumbent may be advanced non-competitively to the established target grade upon meeting developmental benchmarks, performance requirements, and other requirements, as applicable established for the career program or specifically for the incumbent.

As an Auditor, you will:

• Perform audits of internal departments to review and appraise systems, operations, financial activities, and compliance to safeguard assets, enhance the control environment, ensure compliance with applicable laws and guidelines, and increase productivity.
• Perform audits using appropriate audit techniques, analyzes data to support findings, and develops recommendations to correct deficiencies; prepares comprehensive audit work papers documenting audit work performed.
• Determine internal audit scope and designs risk-based audit programs.
• Demonstrate skill and ability in reviewing the suitability of internal control design, identifying areas of weakness and designing compensating controls and process improvements.
• Discuss audit findings with responsible organizational elements, technical representatives and others to develop constructive final report; prepares a comprehensive final report summarizing the audit results.
• Meet with top management officials to present audit findings, explain the significance of conclusions, and justify recommendations. Assists in obtaining written responses to recommendations from management officials and follows-up with management officials to ensure corrections are made in a timely manner.

*Provide advice, guidance, assistance, and direction to lower-grade auditors in the unit.

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