Assistant Auditor General for Acquisition, Logistics, and Financial Audits

Summary

Click on “Learn more about this agency” button below for IMPORTANT additional information. The primary purpose of this position is to plan and direct all Department of the Air Force (DAF) auditing operations in the broad acquisition, logistics, and financial areas, ensuring compliance with Government Auditing Standards.

Duties

As the Assistant Auditor General, you will be responsible for a wide range of mission-critical audit and leadership functions. You will:

• Plan and direct all DAF auditing operations in the broad acquisition, logistics, and financial areas.
• Ensure all audit efforts are planned, executed, and reported in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
• Develop and implement directorate policies and procedures that carry out and institutionalize Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA) goals, priorities, and values.
• Analyze Congressional concerns, DoD plans, and DAF programs to establish prioritized audit plans that direct resources to areas of greatest need.
• Serve as the release authority for draft reports of audit for DAF enterprise-wide audits and ensures reports meet Government Auditing Standards.
• Act as the Auditor General's liaison officer for AFAA contact with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and establishes policies for requesting and performing assist audits.
• Provide oversight and supervision to associate directors executing audit related support in acquisition, logistics, and financial/comptroller areas including Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR).
• Represent the Auditor General as an authoritative expert in inter- and intra-departmental conferences, making decisions on behalf of the Auditor General.
• Advise the Auditor General in areas of audit management and conducts special analyses and evaluations to solve technical problems.

Education

Auditor (0511) series requires: A. 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 B.

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. Highly Desired: A.

A master’s or advanced degree in a related professional disciple is highly desired. B. Professional certification such as Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor.

Required Documents

Prepare these documents before applying. Always confirm the exact list on the official announcement, as requirements vary by position:

• Resume (Required): Please Do Not Use Usajobs Resume Builder.
• Your resume must be 2 pages in length (or less), type written, and formatted using no smaller than 1/2-inch margins, no smaller than 10-font, and uploaded as a pdf.
• Current Federal Civil service Employees: Must provide a copy of Sf-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting status as a current Federal Civil Service employee. 3.
• Statement of Service/Dd-214 (As applicable): Active Duty/Retired Service Members must submit a Dd-214 or statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command.
• SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) Verification (As applicable): Graduates must provide verification of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and Opm Ses Qrb certification. 5.
• Performance Appraisal (Optional): Applicants are encouraged to provide their most recent performance appraisal or equivalent performance evaluation document. 6.
• College transcript(s) (As applicable): Applicants must provide transcript(s) which demonstrate the acceptable combinations of education and experience as noted by OPM (if applicable).