Supervisory Auditor (Division Director)

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Summary

Serves as a Division Director in the Office of Audit (OA), Office of the Inspector General (OIG) with responsibility for planning, directing and coordinating a comprehensive audit program to ensure the economy and efficiency of the Social Security Administration's (SSA) financial and non-financial operations. The work involves providing leadership to subordinate employees and serving as the technical advisor to upper-level officials on the full range of financial/operational audit issues.

Duties

Provides technical guidance and assistance to auditors and analysts nationwide concerning audit policy and precedent setting/unique and sensitive matters which arise.Plans and directs the development and revision of audit policies, standards, and guides for the conduct of financial/operational compliance audits for SSA nationwide.Directs the research of laws, program regulations, manuals, and guidelines to identify areas of potential targets for opportunities that may result in financial recoveries and savings in the financial operations of the agency.Directs the monitoring and evaluation of work plans/assignments for the economy and efficiency of financial/operational areas.Recommends the rescheduling of audit/evaluation work plan assignments and the scheduling of new work projects to meet the special needs of the agency.Directs and coordinates comprehensive internal audits for the economy and efficiency of operational/financial activities.Directs comprehensive analyses of agency financial regulations, systems, and controls to ensure that they adequately protect against and detect fraud, waste, and abuse.Reviews and evaluates audit reports encompassing the findings and recommendations from audits, reviews, and/or investigations.Identifies special audit and evaluation initiatives and projects required in furthering the objectives of the Office of Audit. Assigns and directs the monitoring, evaluation and testing of new guides, procedures, and auditing techniques.Coordinates with OIG personnel in planning studies and testing/evaluating results of advanced audit techniques.Participates in long-range planning to ensure the integration of the Division’s objectives with the Inspector General’s and the Agency’s initiatives. This includes the formulation and execution of the Division’s budget.Serves as advisor to SSA's key management officials in the planning and implementation of audits/evaluations to provide precise information on how to make their financial and non-financial operations more efficient and cost effective.Provides advice in the resolution of technical problems to facilitate settlement of audit findingsCoordinates with the OIG, Office of Investigations in the planning and conduct of investigative audits with respect to economy and efficiency; and financial and non-financial audits which have identified probable fraud and abuse.Provides consultation in highly complex investigations where audit documentation and validation are required.Ensures adherence to the professional audit and evaluation standards and requirements; and investigates persistent unresolved problems.Directs the development of annual work plans including economy, efficiency and program audits/evaluations noting strategic importance as well as estimating manpower requirements and priorities.Conducts and coordinates visits of staff members to regional audit offices and audit/evaluation sites to appraise technical adequacy; and to identify and address problems in meeting audit/evaluation requirements.Works with other Federal agencies in providing government¬-wide audit services in assigned areas as mandated.Works with other government agencies, State audit organizations, public accounting firms, and professional associations to foster an understanding of audit requirements and policies.

Qualifications

WHO MAY APPLY: Applications will only be accepted from applicants eligible for one of the following categories. Federal employees currently serving under career or career conditional appointments; Federal employees currently serving under the following types of appointments: Schedule A, Reg. 213.3102 (U) appointments for individuals with disabilities. Former Federal employees eligible for reinstatement (i.e., those who have career status or separated from a career-conditional appointment less than 3 years ago). Current or former Federal employees eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP); or Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Eligibles (i.e., Preference-eligible veterans OR veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service). Federal employees serving under excepted service appointments with competitive service compatibility (e.g., Postal Service, Foreign Service, an agency with an interchange agreement, etc.) may be eligible to apply. Please visit Excepted Service Appointments with Competitive Service Compatibility for more information. NOTE: Excepted service employees serving under Schedule A appointments for Attorney positions or Pathways Programs appointments (Presidential Management Fellows, Recent Graduates, and Interns) are not eligible for consideration. HOW TO QUALIFY: Eligible applicants must meet the following qualification requirements. All applicants must meet the 0511 Auditing Series Individual Occupational Requirements: Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting. NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate education. OR 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 Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours. Additionally, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-14 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience must include all of the following: Leading teams to develop new audit proposals and audit programs to accomplish performance audit objectives. Leading teams in conducting performance audits of a Federal agency's programs, in accordance with government auditing standards. Assigning tasks to performance auditors, establishing timelines, reviewing their work, and providing feedback. Coaching/mentoring performance auditors in developing audit findings and recommendations. Reviewing performance audit reports drafted by performance auditors for compliance with government auditing standards and providing feedback. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks at GS-14. Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See Qualifications Section for Education requirements for the 511 Auditor Series: Additional Information can be found at the following link: 511 IOR PROOF OF EDUCATION: Submit a copy of your transcripts that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. Unofficial transcripts or screenshots of electronic/web transcripts with the required information will be accepted at the time of application. You must submit your transcripts according to the application submission details of this announcement. Documents will not be accepted via email or regular mail. Providing Proof of Education or Substituting Education If you are qualifying on the basis of education or satisfying an educational requirement, submit a copy of your transcripts that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. Unofficial transcripts or screenshots of electronic/web transcripts with the required information will be accepted at the time of application. You must submit your transcripts according to the application submission details of this announcement. Documents will not be accepted via email or regular mail. If selected, you may be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of the personnel action placing you into the new position. Foreign Education: If your transcripts show education completed in foreign colleges or universities, you must also provide documentation that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in a conventional/accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional Information

This is a non-bargaining unit position to be filled under the provisions of the Management Officials Promotion Plan. The best-qualified list for this vacancy may be used to fill the same or similar positions in a component(s) under the same Deputy Commissioner. Additional selections may be made within 6 months of the date the best qualified list is issued. LOCALITY PAY: Salary will be set in accordance with locality pay provisions. Candidates currently receiving a higher locality pay than the office applied for are advised that should they be selected, they will lose entitlement to the higher locality pay. OTHER NOTES: Selected employee is subject to the completion of a 1-year probationary period for a supervisory position unless the employee served in such a position before August 11, 1979, or has completed one. The selectee will be required to file an OGE form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, in accordance with 5 CFR section 2634, subpart i. This position is eligible for telework. Relocation expenses will not be paid. 1 vacancy total. The official duty station for this position will be one of the following: 1301 Clay St, Oakland, CA 04612 1301 Young St, Dallas, TX 75202 15 New Sudbury St, Boston, MA 02203 1961 Stout St, Denver, CO 80294 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007 300 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19123 601 East 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64106 61 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303 6300 Security Blvd, Woodlawn, MD 21235 600 West Madison St, Chicago, IL 60661 This is a moderate-risk public trust position. You may be required to complete SF-85 (Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions) to have the appropriate investigation conducted.

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