Auditor

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/14/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. **This position has Individual Occupational Requirements (IORs). The applicant MUST meet one of the two IORs listed below to be considered.*** Individual Occupational Requirements: A. Degree: auditing; or a degree 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; or 2. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours. AND GS-12 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 1) Trains Auditors and Program Analysts to complete Internal Audits. 2) Documents fieldwork in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards. 3) Makes assignments by defining objectives, priorities and deadlines based on strategic guidance. 4) Recommends action to improve operating program effectiveness and the integrity of financial and accounting information. 5) Drafts audit reports, which present findings, identifies causative situations and recommends corrective action. 6) Maintains awareness of procedural, technical, legal and policy changes that impact the quality, consistency and comparability of internal control and risk management initiatives across various revenue operational programs. 7) Develops and implements statistical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and risk management programs. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.