In this Senior Auditor position, you will be responsible for conducting external audits and other assignments involving some of the most complex accounting systems used by multinational companies importing and exporting merchandise to and from the United States in order to support the mission. This position starts at a salary of $103,409.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $134,435.00 (GS-13, Step 10) with promotion potential to $134,435.00 (GS-13 Step 10).
Major duties for this position include but are not limited to:
- Leading, planning, and coordinating an audit with other DHS/CBP offices and/or outside entities such as business representatives, while exercising a high degree of autonomy, including assigning audit steps, and providing guidance to lower graded auditors and audit team members reviewing audit documentation and reports to ensure work products meet GAGAS and TRA standards and policies.
- Presenting technical information such as complex audit findings to a wide variety of audiences, as well as developing comprehensive written documents and communicating audit results to audit management and other appropriate parties and stakeholders.
- Conducting research of import and export laws, trade policy, legal rulings, and case law interpretations, and assembling information to develop significant findings.
- Performing risk assessment procedures, assessing internal controls, and evaluating the sufficiency and appropriateness of audit evidence to support audit conclusions and determine whether the audited entity represents an acceptable or unacceptable risk to DHS/CBP.
- Employing various audit/analytical techniques to ensure validity and reliability of data, utilizing statistical sampling procedures to identify universe and sample frames, and projecting audit findings with an appropriate confidence level and desired precision.
Requirements Conditions of Employment:
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
- Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years.
- You may be required to pass a background investigation.
- CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
- As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.
Qualifications:
Basic Requirement: You must provide supporting documentation in your application to show you meet the basic requirement below:
A. Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or 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. Transcript must include date degree was awarded or conferred.
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B. A 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.
You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience as described below and meet the basic requirement listed above.
Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:
- Leading or conducting complex audits of large national or multinational corporations requiring a high level of professional audit knowledge in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), or Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
- Researching, interpreting, and applying import and export laws, trade policy, legal rulings, and case law to independently develop clear, concise, and persuasive audit reports.
- Conducting high profile assignments that support cases or investigations of civil and criminal negligence and fraud.
- Providing technical guidance, mentoring, and evaluating the work of lower-graded auditors or other audit team members, as well as promoting teamwork and cooperation.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations. You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 02/20/2024.
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