AUDITOR

This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Office of Operations (OOO), Plan Asset and Data Management Department (PADMD) Data Management Division (DMD), Data Review and Validation Branch (DRVB). The candidate selected for this position will: Serve as a senior auditor and advisor and provide authoritative auditing advice and assistance on data collection, data integration and maintenance, and data audit and validation. Plan and conduct audits for complex or controversial PBGC trusteed cases; audit internal controls and systems to determine the reliability of financial, plan, and participant data; identify and document findings; and develop recommendations, audit policies, and review criteria. Perform senior-level audit work involving data collection, data integration and maintenance, and data review and validation. Assess complex financial and participant data from external sources; test accuracy, completeness, and reliability. Prepare reports, record audit findings, respond to inquiries, technical recommendations, and other written products concerning DMD audit activities, data quality, internal controls, program operations, and improvements for management and external organizations. All qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the announcement closing date. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications and/or education for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the private sector performing professional auditing work involving complex financial, plan, participant, or asset data; applying professional auditing and accounting standards; evaluating internal controls or data reliability; and developing findings, conclusions, recommendations, or technical guidance for complex audit matters. Examples include: providing senior-level audit advice on complex or controversial cases; auditing internal controls and systems; assessing the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or usability of financial, plan, participant, or asset data; conducting data collection, integration, maintenance, review, or validation audits; applying sampling methodologies; developing or improving audit policies, review criteria, procedures, or business processes; or preparing technical audit reports and recommendations. Time-In-Grade Requirement: In order to be eligible for this position, all current Federal employees must provide proof of meeting the time-in-grade requirement (i.e., at least 52 weeks of experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service). This information must be in both your resume and on an SF-50. Those who do not provide proof of having met the time-in-grade requirement will be deemed ineligible for this position. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. 1. Degree: accounting, auditing; or a degree including auditing courses 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 2. 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: 1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or3. 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.