AUDITOR Security Clearance

Position: AUDITOR with Security Clearance
Location: Latham

Duties As an Auditor, GS-0511-11/12, you will serve as an agent of the United States Property and Fiscal Officer on accounting, financial, and managerial issues that require examination by a financial professional. You will perform quick response reviews, consulting and advisory services, risk management, liaison with external audit organizations, audit compliance and follow-up, and a variety of staff and systems accounting duties to analyze accounting records and to enhance the financial reports and operational data used by local management.

Position is located in the United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO). Incumbent reports to the Internal Review Division Chief. As senior evaluator, incumbent performs the most difficult work of the unit, and distributes and monitors the workload of lower-graded evaluators and provides advice and assistance to them. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
* May be required to successfully complete a two year trial period.
* Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position within one year of appointment.
* Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
* For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed. Qualifications GENERAL EXPERIENCE :
Must have skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material; ability to comprehend and/or apply problem solving and negotiating techniques; skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings; ability to prepare reports and presentation formats. SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

GS 11:
Must have one year equivalent specialized experience to at least the next lower grade. Must have experience utilizing professional accounting and auditing knowledge, provides recommendations in the solution of accounting and operational problems and implementation of new or changed regulations, procedures and analyses of automated systems. Must have experience reviewing automated accounting and financial systems and identifies the need for changes to enhance system capability to track and report financial reports and operational data used by local management.

Must have experience utilizing professional accounting and audit skills to maintain oversight for implementing appropriate laws, directives, and regulations of internal control programs and procedures. GS 12:
Must have one year equivalent specialized experience to at least the next lower grade. Must have experience performing a variety of assignments that are without precedent and that require considerable ingenuity in devising an approach. Must have experience utilizing professional accounting and audit skills to maintain oversight for implementing appropriate laws, directives, and regulations of internal control programs and procedures.

Must have experience performing complex professional accounting and review activities involving the analysis of the accounting records. Must have experience evaluating system logic and guidelines necessary for developing automated processes from other than accounting system software to enhance the analysis capability of the unit and other resource managers. Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program categories below are eligible to apply with this preference.

(See Required Documents section) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Applicants claiming DoD Retained Grade preference must submit the following documentation:
Retained Grade PPP Self Certification Checklist (DD3145-1) SF-50 effecting the placement in retained grade status, and A copy of the notification letter received (RIF or classification downgrade) Education EDUCATION OR COMBINATION OF

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting. OR 2. 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
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