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Position Title
Auditor
Agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Announcement Number
DE-10658217-20-MR Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 to Tuesday, December 3, 2019
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.

NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
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1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
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Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
 
 
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

 For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
 
 
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4. Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below: 

• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating? 
OR 
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
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Preferences
1. Are you a retiree receiving a civilian Federal or FSA County Annuity? (limit characters)
2. Have you ever received a voluntary separation incentive payment (VSIP or buyout) to leave the Federal civilian service or FSA County position? (limit characters)
3. If you answered Yes to the question above, provide the name of the Federal Agency from which you received a buyout and the date on which it was received. If you answered No, type N/A for not applicable. (limit 150 characters)
4. Are you a current or former: Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee? (limit characters)
Core Questions
1. Has your work schedule been full-time, i.e., 35-40 hours per week, for every position listed on your resume or OF-612?

Note: If no, please include the following in your resume for all positions held: position title, employer, dates employed (MM/DD/YY) and work schedule (i.e., Full-Time (FT), Part-Time (PT), etc., and hrs/wk. Please list in order with current/most recent position first. Failure to provide all requested information may prevent us from giving credit for experience.)
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2. I understand for information on the status of my application and the outcome of the application process, I (the applicant) must inquire through USAJOBS. No separate notification will be sent to me. To view the status of my application and the outcome of the application process, I must go to the USAJOBS website and log into My Account. Once in My Account I must enter the "Application Status" section of the website. (limit characters)
3. I understand submission of supporting documentation, e.g., transcripts, DD 214, 50B, performance appraisal may be required for this position. I also understand that my application will not be considered if the required supporting documentation is not submitted or is not submitted in accordance with the time frames indicated in the announcement. (limit characters)
4. I understand that any correspondence necessary will be conducted via e-mail and sent to the e-mail address I provided in this application process. I must keep this e-mail address current. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. 0511 Basic Requirement - Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience.
 
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2. GS-7 - Choose one answer that best describes your education and experience. (limit characters)
3. Please identify which of the following tasks you have independently performed in professional positions that you have held. (limit characters)
4. If you responded [that you have experience, e.g., response option B-E] to the previous question, please indicate in the box below where this training and/or experience is represented on your resume. Please list only the relevant position title(s), organization(s), and dates held. (limit characters)
5. From the following list, please identify those items you have written: (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
6. Preparing investigation/audit findings, their causes and effects, and recommendations for remedial action. (limit characters)
7. Summarizing raw data into graphical displays to support written findings in research, evaluation, audit or other investigative assignments. (limit characters)
8. Communicate officially with a variety of officials in both governmental and industrial circles for the purpose of securing, furnishing, or exchanging information, advice, cooperation or assistance on the work being done. (limit characters)
9. Persuade others to accept audit findings, recommendations, changes or alternative viewpoints. (limit characters)
10. Participates in meetings and conferences as a representative of the federal government to outside sectors and convey opinions based on professional knowledge and understanding of the organization's structure, activities and auditing systems. (limit characters)
11. Apply generally accepted auditing principles, concepts and theories to correcting financial problems. (limit characters)
12. If you responded [that you have experience, e.g., response option B-E] to the previous question, please indicate in the box below where this training and/or experience is represented on your resume. Please list only the relevant position title(s), organization(s), and dates held.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
13. Documenting audit findings in accordance with generally accepted audit standards, and agency/organizations policies and guidelines. (limit characters)
14. Examining entries in financial records and evaluating them for accuracy. (limit characters)
15. Working in professional work teams charged with carrying out audits, evaluations and/or investigations. (limit characters)
16. Coordinating audits with multiple sites, outside agencies, and private sector entities. (limit characters)
17. Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. (limit characters)