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Position Title
Auditor (Financial) (Forensic Auditor)
Agency
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Announcement Number
22-TTB-33-P Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, December 17, 2021 to Monday, January 10, 2022
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
3. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
4. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, you must submit a copy of your most recent rating of record(i.e; final annual performance appraisal issued and signed by appropriate management officials) dated within the last 18 months. If you have not submitted an appraisal meeting these requirements or if it is not dated within the last 18 months, you must explain why you are unable to do so. If you do not provide a copy of the performance appraisal, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration.

Type "yes" in the text box below if you are providing a performance appraisal meeting the above requirements with your application. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application meeting the requirements, please provide a reason in the text box below. (limit characters)
5. As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exemptions as required by law. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you will be considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19, two weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the United States Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.
  • For Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Oxford, full vaccination is two weeks after receiving the second dose in a 2-dose series.
  • For Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen, full vaccination is two weeks after an employee has received a single dose.
If selected for this position, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless you have a legally required exemption. You MUST provide documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021 or before your established start date, if that date is after November 22, 2021. We will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required exemption from this requirement.

Please select the response that best describes your current COVID-19 vaccination status. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
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1. You must meet basic educational and/or work experience requirements for professional auditing positions in the federal government. For this position these minimum requirements include:

A. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to an accounting or auditing degree, 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 six hours of credit in business law. OR

B. A combination of education and experience: At least four 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 six hours of business law;
2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), obtained through written examination; or
3. 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.

Choose the one answer that best describes your educational/work experience. (Attach a copy of transcript(s) or a list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit.)

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2. To qualify for this position as a GS-11 you must meet the specialized experience requirements for this position with at least one full year of experience at the GS-09 level, or equivalent. This experience as provided below, should have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of the position. This specialized experience includes:

- Conducting segments of investigative/forensic audits to detect fraud, embezzlement, or other financial crimes; AND
- Summarizing such audit evidence to support conclusions and documenting the results in writing; AND
- Developing audit objectives and supporting tests for the audit plan.

OR Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related, from an accredited college or university that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

OR A combination of experience and education: To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Select the choice that best describes your specialized experience. (limit characters)
3. Please state the job title(s) and/or degree details and dates wherein you acquired the specialized experience. (Ensure these dates and details can be found in your resume, and that you supply transcripts for related degrees.) (limit 250 characters)
4. To qualify for this position as a GS-09 you must meet the specialized experience requirements for this position with at least one full year of experience at the GS-07 level, or equivalent. This experience as provided below, should have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of the position. This specialized experience includes:

- Working for a tax administration or an organization conducting and documenting the results of investigative/forensic audits or analyses; OR
- Applying accounting or auditing principles and investigative techniques to detect fraud, embezzlement, or other financial crimes; AND
- Summarizing evidence to support conclusions and documenting the results in writing.

OR Education: A master's degree or equivalent or two years of progressively higher-level education leading to such a degree, if related.

OR A combination of experience and education: To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Choose the one answer that best describes your educational/work experience. (Attach a copy of transcript(s) or a list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned to ensure proper credit.) (limit characters)
5. Please state the job title(s) and/or degree details and dates wherein you acquired the specialized experience. (Ensure these dates and details can be found in your resume, and that you supply transcripts for related degrees.) (limit 250 characters)
6. Select the choice(s) that describe your experience maintaining and promoting working relationships with managers, supervisors, and co-workers. (limit characters)
7. Choose the answer(s) that best describe your experience using oral communication skills in support of audits or investigations. (limit characters)
8. Indicate which statements(s) best describe your experience preparing documents during audits. (limit characters)
9. Select all the audiences to which you have presented findings, testimony, and briefings or conferred with over investigative findings. (limit characters)
10. I have performed the following functions on audits or investigations in which I have been assigned responsibility. (limit characters)
11. Select the choices that best describe the auditing methodologies you have applied. (limit characters)
12. Select the choices that describe your experience with audit standards. (limit characters)
13. Choose the response(s) that best describe your experience analyzing and interpreting financial data. (limit characters)
14. Indicate all the following guidelines you have experience using. (limit characters)
15. Select the choice that best describes your primary role on forensic audit or investigative teams. (limit characters)
16. Choose the type(s) of assignments you have completed during forensic audit projects. (limit characters)
17. I have experience working with regulated commodities, as well as their pertinent regulations and rulings. (limit characters)
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