Senior Auditor

Become an Auditor with the Office of Trade, Trade Regulatory Audit (TRA) within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Openings on audit teams are currently available in the following locations: Long Beach, San Francisco, and San Jose, CA; Chicago, IL; or Minneapolis, MN.
In this Senior Auditor position, you will be responsible for conducting external audits and other assignments involving some of the most complex accounting systems used by multinational companies importing and exporting merchandise to and from the United States in order to support the mission.
Typical duties may include:
Leading, planning, and coordinating an audit with other DHS/CBP offices and/or outside entities such as, business representatives, while exercising a high degree of autonomy, including assigning audit steps, and providing guidance to lower graded auditors, and audit team members, reviewing audit documentation and reports to ensure work products meet GAGAS and TRA standards and policies.
Presenting technical information such as complex audit findings to a wide variety of audiences, as well as developing comprehensive written documents and communicating audit results to audit management and other appropriate parties and stakeholders.
Conducting research of import and export, laws trade policy, legal rulings, and case law interpretations, and assembling information to develop significant findings.
Performing risk assessment procedures, and assessing internal controls, and evaluating the sufficiency, and appropriateness of audit evidence to support audit conclusions and determine whether the audited entity represents an acceptable or unacceptable risk to DHS/CBP.
Employing various audit/analytical techniques to ensure validity and reliability of data. Also, utilizing statistical sampling procedures identify universe and sample frames, and projecting audit findings with an appropriate confidence level and desired precision.
Salary and Benefits
This position starts at a salary of $103,409.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $134,435.00 (GS-13, Step 10).
Employees receive the full package of federal employment benefits that include health and insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan akin to a traditional 401(k) offering.
Qualifications
Basic Requirement:?You must provide supporting documentation in your application to show you meet the basic requirement below:
A. Degree: Successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or 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

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 6 hours of business law; OR 2.?A certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, 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 non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience as described below?and?meet the basic requirement listed above.

Experience:?You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:
Leading or conducting complex audits of large national or multinational corporations requiring a high level of professional audit knowledge in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), or Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)
Researching, interpreting, and applying import and export laws, trade policy, legal rulings, and case law to independently develop clear, concise, and persuasive audit reports.
Conducting specialized assignments that support cases or investigations of civil and criminal negligence and fraud.
Providing technical guidance, mentoring, and evaluating the work of lower-graded auditors or other audit team members, as well as promoting teamwork and cooperation.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section for additional resume requirements.
Be sure to review the entirety of the official Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) on USAJOBS.gov, the federal government's official employment site.
How to Apply
Click this site's APPLY link to access the official Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) on USAJOBS.gov, the federal government's official employment site. You will learn exactly how to submit your application package. You will also learn how your application will be evaluated, including required competencies.
It is recommended that you apply as soon as possible to receive consideration as this announcement will close on June 20, 2023.
Interested in other career opportunities with CBP? Visit www.cbp.gov/careers and check the CBP calendar at www.cbp.gov/cbp-events-calendar frequently for upcoming informational webinars, in-person recruiter events, and virtual career events.

#J-18808-Ljbffr