Auditor (Accounting Focused)

About the role

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) auditors provide a unique service to our country, ensuring taxpayers get the best value for each dollar spent protecting the Nation. Auditing defense contracts offers inclusive, impactful, and challenging assignments with specialized training and career development. DCAA is ranked in the top 25% of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. Auditors give back approximately $3 billion per year to the taxpayer and Department of Defense.

Responsibilities

• Plans, performs, and reports contract audit assignments related to procurement and contracting activities between the Federal Government and contractors.
• Reviews standard audit programs, previous work papers, reports, guidance material, and draft audit reports with findings and conclusions in accordance with agency procedures.
• Maintains audit working papers, including preparation of schedules, summaries, and reconciliations.
• Performs assigned audit steps such as tests and examinations of contractor’s direct labor and material costs.
• Checks reports, records, ledgers, and other documents against invoices, receipts, payroll slips, and other source documents.
• Verifies appropriateness of charges for materials and labor and ensures transactions are properly recorded.
• Participates with team members, providing updates on audit assignments, sharing information, and identifying revisions to programs or annual team goals.
• Maintains professional working relationships with team members, associates, contractors, and other government personnel.
• Prepares working papers and analyzes contractor data using automation tools.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• All applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
  • Degree in accounting.
  • Degree in a related field (e.g., business administration, finance, economics, or public administration) with 24 semester hours in accounting, including up to 6 hours of business law.
  • Four years of accounting experience AND 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses or a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
  • Combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses or a certificate as a CPA or CIA.
• If qualifying with a Bachelor’s degree, a GPA of 2.95 or greater is required.
• Resumes must be no longer than 2 pages, per federal hiring laws.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and career advancement opportunities.
• Unparalleled training from the Defense Contract Audit Institute and professional/leadership development programs.
• Commitment to work-life balance with flexible work schedules.
• Generous leave, benefits, and retirement packages.
• Reimbursement for job-related education and certifications.

Auditor positions are on a career ladder with full promotion potential to GS-12.