Auditor

Summary

Organizational

Location:

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Trade Regulatory Audit (TRA) located in the following locations:
Boston, MA Detroit, MI San Francisco, CA Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

This is a Recent Graduate appointment in the Pathways Program. Selected individuals are placed in a dynamic one year development program in the excepted service designed to lead to a competitive civil service career in the Federal government. At the successful conclusion of this program, the agency may non-competitively convert individuals to a term (position lasting 1-4 years with an extension up to 120 days) or permanent position within the competitive service.

Conversion to a Federal competitive service position will be at the discretion of the agency and is neither guaranteed nor implied.

In this position as an Auditor, you will work as an advanced trainee performing work assignments and completing training, serving as a support auditor on a team, and/or carrying out complete audits of lesser complexity independently or with the assistance of higher-level auditors

This position starts at a salary of $50,460.00 (GS-07, Step
1) to $65,599.00 (GS-07, Step 10) with promotion potential to $ $116,362(GS-12 Step 10). GS Salary :
Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.

CBP Office of Trade is the architect of the most robust customs system in the world and the second largest revenue source for the U.S. Government. We facilitate legitimate trade, enforce U.S. laws, and protect the American economy as well as consumer health and safety. Collaborating with industry and government partners, we create a fair, competitive, and safe trade environment, and we enforce U.S. trade law to protect national economic security.

Our expertise in the trade community allows us to lead the development of streamlined and efficient processes that provide certainty for legitimate importers, while combatting transnational crime.

Major duties for this position include but are not limited to:
Working as a trainee and team member on audits or other assignments of external entities that are importing, exporting, or facilitating the international flow of merchandise into or out of the United States. Conducting research and aiding in the performance of risk assessments to determine if companies present a risk for non-compliance with applicable policy, laws, and regulations under the guidance of the auditor in charge.

Assisting with documenting audit conclusions, findings, and recommendations in work papers/audit reports in a clear and concise manner for non-complex issues. Assisting in adapting procedures and guidelines to specific audit assignment requirements.

Training:
This position has a training requirement. Selectees are required to attend up to 4 weeks of paid training. The location will be determined at the time of training. You are required to successfully complete (passing score of 70% or higher) the training requirement as a condition of employment. Failure to successfully complete the required course(s) of training in accordance with CBP standards and policies will result in placement into either a former or different position, demotion, or separation as determined by management and appropriate procedures.

CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity. Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./about

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.

Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all…