Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

SUPERVISORY AUDITOR

Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in auditing or related field (business administration, finance, public administration, accounting) or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of experience in Performance Auditing or related fields.
  • Must hold Certified Internal Auditor or CPA certification obtained through written examination, or relevant auditing coursework certification.
  • Completion of DoD Joint IG Training Course or equivalent within 120 days of appointment required.
  • Must secure Certified Inspector General Auditor Certification and Certified Fraud Examiner Credential within two years of appointment.

Responsibilities

  • Serve on OIG leadership team, advising on audits, inspections, and evaluations.
  • Provide policy advice and professional insights to senior OIG staff.
  • Propose annual audit plan objectives focusing on program effectiveness and compliance.
  • Coordinate responses to Requests for Information and manage ongoing communications with external parties.
  • Oversee and provide direction to audit teams, ensuring proper organization and execution of audits.

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee.
  • Eligibility for various family benefits designed to enhance work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Flexible work schedule options, including temporary telework.
Full Job Description
Summary

The Assistant IG for Audits, Inspections & Evaluations under the Office of Inspector General (OIG), is responsible for a variety of complex analysis actions and initiatives. Incumbent will be required to independently analyze data, data sources, provide reports to management and senior leaders, engage a wide range of audiences, build relationships with stakeholders, promote technical innovation, provide support to emergent requirements, and assist with developing & enhancing analyzation methods.

Duties

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As a SUPERVISORY AUDITOR you will be responsible for the following duties:

This position is the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) for Audits, Inspections and Evaluations (AI&E).

  • Serves as a member of the OIG leadership team & advisor for Audits, Inspections and Evaluations, providing the IG, Deputy IG, AIG, and OIG staff with policy advice and professional insight on AI&E activities, requiring leadership & collaboration with auditors, inspectors, attorneys, investigators, analysts, specialists, and admin staff.
  • Advises the IG and Deputy IG on the progress of AI&E activities and recommends changes in the OIG policy, program, or operating procedures.
  • Proposes objectives for annual audit plans that include assessments of program effectiveness, economy, and efficiency; internal control; compliance and prospective analyses.
  • Receives, coordinates, and responds to Requests for Information (RFI), draft reports, corrective action plans (CAP) and other ongoing communications and correspondence in conjunction with External Engagements.
  • Oversees a team of Auditors, Inspectors, and support personnel and is responsible for supervising, planning, and organizing audits and providing direction and technical/professional guidance to audit teams.
  • Resolves minor complaints and disciplinary issues. Recommends training needs of audit team members and provides input to performance standards and appraisals.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US citizen
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
  • Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
  • This is a Drug Testing designated position
  • Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
  • Work Schedule: Full Time
  • Overtime: Occasionally
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Financial Disclosure: Not Required
  • Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations.
  • If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
  • The incumbent must have completed, or will be required to successfully complete, the DoD Joint IG Training Course, or an equivalent as approved by the DCSA Inspector General, within 120 days of appointment (per DoDD 5106.04).
  • The incumbent must have completed, or will be required to successfully complete, the Certified Inspector General Auditor Certification Program and obtain said certification through the Association of Inspectors General within two years.
  • The incumbent must have completed, or will be required to successfully complete and maintain, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Credential through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) within two years of appointment.
  • Please see "Additional Information" regarding Financial Management Certification requirements for this position.


Qualifications

This position has a Basic Requirement for the 0511:

Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting.

OR

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:

  1. A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or
  2. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours.


*NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/auditing-series-0511/ for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 09/28/2026

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-13 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.

Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

  1. Leading and/or supervising, planning, and organizing audits and providing direction and technical/professional guidance to audit teams.
  2. Coordinating, directing, and evaluating the work of a team of auditors.
  3. Ensuring program operates in compliance with established auditing standards, such as Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS).
  4. Conducting presentations, participating in working groups dealing with audit matters, serving on process action teams or process improvement groups.
  5. Conducting meetings with all levels of staff regarding exit conferences to present audit conclusions, defend results, justify recommendations, answer questions on audit methodologies, and resolve differences.
  6. Interpreting policies and procedures developed in response to inquiries and personal liaison with external audit agencies.
  7. Demonstrated collaboration and development of effective working relationships.


Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:

1. Audit Planning and Management - Develop and/or evaluate audit programs to ensure an appropriate risk-based audit approach, monitor audit progress and review working papers and audit reports to ensure audits are properly documented and accomplished in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) or other applicable guidance.

2. Audit Reporting - Analyze, reconcile and prepare audit information to produce required audit reports, statements and other documentation in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) or Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).

3. Concepts, Policies and Principles of Audit - Apply the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), fiscal law, internal controls, policies, standards, procedures, regulations, and/or principles to complete audit objectives.

4. Decision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

5. Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

6. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

7. Oral and Written Communication - Demonstrates the ability to clearly and effectively articulate and present facts, ideas, issues and analyses to a wide range of audiences; makes clear and convincing oral presentations; prepares succinct and well-organized papers, briefings and documentation to promote decisions.

8. Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

Additional Conditions of Employment: Financial Management Certification: Certification Level 3: "Additional Requirement: This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense requirements of this certification program." This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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About Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Defense (DoD) that is responsible for conducting background investigations for the DoD and 100 other federal agencies. DCSA also provides industrial security oversight to 10,000 cleared defense contractor facilities. DCSA was established in 2019 as a result of the merger of the Defense Security Service and the National Background Investigations Bureau.
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