- Position Title
- Auditor
- Agency
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- Announcement Number
- MP-22-028-PSS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, June 24, 2022 to Monday, July 11, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Assessment 1
1.
Are you a current or former Executive Branch political appointee who served on a political Schedule A or Schedule C appointment within the past 5 years? Answer to this question is required.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
Have you received awards or been recognized as part of your annual performance appraisal for work that was based on performance of one or more of the competencies described for this position? Due weight of this recognition will be given in the evaluation process. You may submit documentation of this recognition.
3.
As outlined in the vacancy announcement, you must submit a copy of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal that includes the final rating, dated within the last year. If you have not submitted an appraisal meeting these specific requirements, you must explain why you are unable to do so. If you fail to 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 requirement, please provide a reason in the text box below. ("N/A" is not considered an acceptable response).
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4.
Basic Requirements
A. Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting.OR
B. Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in Performance Auditing, or an equivalent combination of performance auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional auditing knowledge.
The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
Choose one answer which best describes your educational/experience background for an auditing position.
A. Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting.OR
B. Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in Performance Auditing, or an equivalent combination of performance auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional auditing knowledge.
The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
- A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or
- Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours.
Choose one answer which best describes your educational/experience background for an auditing position.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
5.
You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Conducting and overseeing financial or performance audits in conformity with professional and regulatory standards and guidance.
- Leading teams of lower-graded staff in ensuring assigned audits conform to applicable professional standards; OR
- Conducting/overseeing interviews, walkthroughs to document program processes, and testing; OR
- Preparing/reviewing audit reports and supporting documentation prepared by team members ensuring accuracy, sufficiency, and compliance with applicable professional standards and OIG policy; OR
- Providing on-the-job training on the use of the audit documentation system, and audit tasks such as testing, interviewing, program processes observation, and report writing.
6.
Make sure your experience is clearly documented in your resume. Please give the dates/resume references where you gained this experience/education so it may be easily found to ensure you receive proper credit.
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7.
Conducts research on international trade issues, economics, legal, administrative, analytical or operational functions of a federal agency.
8.
At what level has your audit, review, or examination work impacted organizations, programs, and operations? (Select all that apply.)
9.
From the options below select all organization-wide planning activities in which you have participated and made contributions of a substantive nature: (Select all that apply.)
10.
I have planned audits in a program or operation not previously subject to audit. Select all of the following that apply to the planning activities you have performed.
11.
I have performed the following leadership functions on audit projects that I have led or was assigned senior staff responsibility. (Check all that apply.)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
12.
Do you have experience planning audits as a team leader or supervisor with responsibility for developing audit plans/programs?
13.
Make sure your experience is clearly documented in your resume. Please give the dates/resume references where you gained this experience/education so it may be easily Found to ensure you receive proper credit.
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14.
What aspect of the planning have you performed on a regular and recurring basis? (Check all that apply.)
15.
From the choices below, select the one that best describes your experience in leading audits or reviews in accordance with professional standards at the Team Lead or Senior Auditor.
16.
Choose the statement(s) that describe your personal communication with program staff, regulators, law enforcement agencies, and oversight bodies, as a regular part of your job. (Choose all that apply.)
17.
A critical attribute for successful performance as a Auditor with the USITC OIG is the ability to communicate information in a clear and non-technical manner, principally in the form of audit reports and key work paper summaries. From the choices below, please select the one that best reflects your ability to communicate in writing.
18.
I have drafted and/or reviewed the following forms of written communications as a regular, recurring part of my job to ensure they were logical, conformed to technical standards or contract requirements, and grammatically correct. (Select all that apply.)
19.
I have routinely and successfully applied the following interpersonal communication skills at work. (Select all that apply.)