Auditor

About the role

The Asset Recovery Division pursues affirmative civil enforcement in a variety of fraud matters, seeks forfeiture of proceeds and property involved in all categories of federal criminal conduct, and collects debts owed to the United States. Typical work assignments include planning and conducting financial audits, examining and analyzing financial data, developing financial profiles, assisting with witness interviews, preparing reports, and compiling documents for court proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Planning and conducting financial audits of a complex nature to identify suspected violations of Federal Statutes
• Examining and analyzing financial data pertaining to the transactions, events, or allegations under investigation
• Developing financial profiles of organizations that include history of events or the restructuring of records to assist with investigations
• Assisting with witness interviews, proffers, and trial preparations
• Compiling documents and physical evidence, creating detailed charts, graphs, summaries, videotapes, and other audio-visual materials for use in court proceedings
• Preparing reports of findings, including appropriate recommendations and exhibits

Requirements

Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you must meet ONE of the basic requirements described below in A and the minimum qualifications described below in B.

Basic Qualification Requirements

• A Bachelor's or higher degree in accounting; OR
• A Bachelor's or higher degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law; OR
• Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:

• (a) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; OR
• (b) A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; OR
• (c) Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. All applicants must include a copy of transcripts to verify education.

Minimum Qualifications

GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least next lower grade level. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as a professional knowledge of the theory, concepts, and practices of accounting and auditing and the skill and ability to apply this knowledge to auditing assignments in support of fraud investigations. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of duties: providing direct audit support of fraud investigations and resultant litigation; resolving audit and accounting problems affecting compliance with laws or regulations to Federal, state or local contracts, grants or receipt of Federal, state, or local monies; developing work plans that support fraud investigations; participating in briefings before and after audit with management; gathering and analyzing data, summarizing audit and forensic review results, and preparing audit reports that support fraud investigations, fraud referrals and resulting litigation.

Special Employment Consideration

• Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments.