Auditor (Performance)

In addition to the mandatory education requirement, all applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: GS-12: 1) Developing and conducting performance and/or financial audits of programs, with minimal supervision, in accordance with established guidelines and regulations; 2) Analyzing and evaluating, with minimal supervision, the effectiveness of various programs, operations and functions of an organization; 3) Analyzing and evaluating, with minimal supervision, corrective actions for previously identified deficiencies; 4) Drafting and presenting, with minimal supervision, final audit reports to leadership; and 5) Serving as a contracting officer's representative, with minimal supervision, monitoring the performance of contractors on audits or other assessments that have been contracted out.

GS-13: 1) Developing and conducting performance and/or financial audits of programs in accordance with established guidelines and regulations; 2) Analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of various programs, operations and functions of an organization; 3) Analyzing and evaluating corrective actions for previously identified deficiencies; 4) Drafting and presenting final audit reports to leadership; and 5) Serving as a contracting officer's representative monitoring the performance of contractors on audits or other assessments that have been contracted out.

Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone.

If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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. Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.

The primary goal of this position is to conduct and supervise audits and assist with investigations relating to the programs and operations of the CPSC. Further, to recommend policies for activities designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness at the CPSC and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in CPSC programs and operations. We perform this work based on annual risk assessments and compliance with annual government-wide audits.

We choose audit topics to assess compliance with laws, regulations, and agency guidance. We also focus on areas to support the CPSC's mission of keeping consumer's safe and strive to help the agency be an effective advocate for the safety of consumers. In performing our work we strive to make actionable recommendations that improve agency operations. The auditor performs various types of complex assessments.

These include but are not limited to extremely complex performance; financial; information systems; and program audits all of which support the agency's mission.