Financial Management Student Trainee; Auditing

Financial Management Student Trainee (Auditing)

This is a temporary position NTE 04 September 2027. As a FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STUDENT TRAINEE (AUDITING) you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Works as a team auditor trainee under the supervision and direction of a higher-grade auditor.
• Assist in the performance of specified audit assignments which facilitate the efforts of the team and provide experience leading to the independent planning and conduct of audit assignments.
• The auditor applies conventional audit techniques to complete relatively uncomplicated evaluations. Examples of such assignments include cost data or inventory receipts, issues or storage.
• Research directives laws, regulations and operating instructions of DCSA activity's function or system.
• Collects data through interviews with officials, reviews and summarizes manual and automated records.
• Documents audit results.
• Analyzes data and statistics from various sources.
• Presents data/information in briefings and written products.
• Compares the similarities and differences of DoD systems in categorizing and reporting particular types of transactions.
• Prepares in the prescribed format audit working papers with content adequate to support the audit steps being accomplished.
• Performs analysis of information contained in working papers and summaries and identifies conditions or problems.
• Calls supervisor's attention to unusual or questionable transactions, e.g., potential fraud, or when problems encountered do not fit instructions or guidelines.
• Participates in team and or individual meetings with supervisor and discusses audit assignment progress.
• Prepares an outline, in the proper format, of any problem identified in working papers with the assistance of supervisor, finalizes outline and prepares rough draft finding with recommendations.
• Prepares briefing materials in charts or graphs covering audit status or findings for use by team members in giving presentations or in conducting exit conferences.
• Applies basic theories and follows established procedures in performing tasks.
• Attends activity entrance or exit conferences to learn presentation techniques.
• Maintains effective agency relations during the audit.
• Others duties as assigned.