THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for an AUDITOR-Title 5, Position Description Number T5147P01/T5145P01 and is part of the WI USPFO, Wisconsin National Guard.
Basic Requirements for Performance Auditors: 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 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: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: To qualify for a GS-0511-11 position, you must have one year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Performing a variety of internal review assignments of medium complexity. 2) Utilizing professional accounting and audit skills to maintain oversight for implementing appropriate laws, directives, and regulations of internal control programs and procedures. 3) Preparing work papers in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Accounting Standards. 4) Performing survey work to identify potential operating problems. 5) Preparing audit plan for assigned projects. 6) Drafting reports and findings. 7) Performing planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases independently with minimal supervision. SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES FOR THE GS-0511-11 POSITION Is able to apply and perform the following audit program discipline procedures: Accounting Operations; Audit Reporting; Auditing; Cost Accounting; Financial Systems; Internal Controls; Accounting Procedures, Audit Planning and, Principles of Accounting. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12: To qualify for a GS-0511-12 position, you must have one year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Performing a variety of internal review assignments of high complexity. 2) Utilizing professional accounting and audit skills to maintain oversight for implementing appropriate laws, directives, and regulations of internal control programs and procedures. 3) Preparing work papers in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Accounting Standards. 4) Performing survey work to identify potential operating problems. 5) Preparing audit plan for assigned projects. 6) Drafting reports and findings. 7) Performing planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases independently. SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES FOR THE GS-0511-12 POSITION Is able to apply, perform, mentor, and train the following audit program discipline procedures: Accounting Operations; Audit Reporting; Auditing; Cost Accounting; Financial Systems; Internal Controls; Accounting Procedures, Audit Planning and, Principles of Accounting.
As a GS-11 Auditor you will: Utilizing professional accounting and auditing knowledge, provides recommendations in the solution of accounting and operational problems and implementation of new or changed regulations, procedures and analyses of automated systems. Reviews automated accounting and financial systems and identifies the need for changes to enhance system capability to track and report financial reports and operational data used by local management. Performs a variety of internal review assignments of medium complexity that require ingenuity in applying conventional and advanced techniques in gathering and evaluating pertinent data. As a GS-12 Auditor you will: Be a senior evaluator, who distributes and monitors workload among lower-graded evaluators in accordance with established workflow or job specialization to ensure timely accomplishment of the assigned mission. Utilizing professional accounting and auditing knowledge, provides recommendations in the solution of accounting and operational problems and implementation of new or changed regulations, procedures and analyses of automated systems. Reviews automated accounting and financial systems and identifies the need for changes to enhance system capability to track and report financial events and operational data used by local management. ** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. **