Assistant Inspector General of Audits

This position is located in the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation's (DFC) Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The Supervisory Auditor (Performance) serves as the Assistant Inspector General of Audits (AIGA) and is responsible for conducting, coordinating, and supervising independent audits, inspections, evaluations, and special projects of DFC programs and operations.

Major duties

Manages, plans, and supervises the execution of complex, high-profile, and sensitive audits, inspections, evaluations, and special project reviews of DFC programs and operations. Provides strategic direction and leadership of audit, inspection, and/or evaluation scope and impact. Formulates and implements plans to improve program policies, practices, methods, and organizations structure. Oversees the development of annual audit plans, the formal audit resolution process, and formulation of OIG program policies, goals and objectives to ensure OIG goals and objectives, as well as statutory requirements, are met. Translates management goals and objectives into effective operations and establishes control systems and progress reporting requirements that monitor audit project goals and priorities. Supervises a team of auditors and program analysts. Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement. You may qualify at the SL-00 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: Basic Requirements for Performance Auditors A. Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting. or B. 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. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To meet the minimum requirements for this Senior Level position, candidates must be a recognized subject matter expert with directly related experience. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at the GS-15 or equivalent level in the federal service, acting in the capacity of or otherwise filling the role of a GS-15 equivalent, Senior Level, or Senior Executive Service position; or its equivalent in the private sector. You must have one year of specialized experience that demonstrates your experience in all of the following: 1) leading the planning and execution of high-quality audits, inspections, evaluations, and/or reviews; 2) drafting, reviewing, and approving reports of audit findings; and 3) supervising or leading a team of auditors. Please Note: Applicants may be asked to produce a writing sample during the interview stage. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION is education acquired outside of any State of the U.S., the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any territory or possession of the U.S. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification and/or eligibility requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university) with your application in order to receive credit for that education. (Foreign education transcripts will not be accepted). For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.