Auditor

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Raleigh, NC

13h

About The Position

The Auditor provides expert financial and investigatory analysis, including forensic accounting services, for investigations involving highly complex financial transactions. The position supports the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and collaborates significantly with the Criminal Division's Economic Crimes Section. The work focuses on investigations, discovery, trial preparation, and trial presentation, including testifying in court as a summary or expert witness. Investigations may concern fraud affecting government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, money laundering, investment and securities fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, and other sophisticated financial schemes. Responsibilities increase in scope and complexity as training and experience progress.

Requirements

Be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Meet the basic financial-auditor education or experience requirements: an accounting or auditing degree, or a related degree including or supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be business law); alternatively, at least four years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training, along with one of the specified accounting-coursework, CPA/Certified Internal Auditor certification, or qualifying education-and-experience alternatives.
For GS-12 consideration, have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in Federal service or comparable private-sector experience, including the listed qualifying audit, interview, and technical-guideline experience.
For GS-13 consideration, have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in Federal service or comparable private-sector experience, independently performing at least four of the five listed types of complex investigative, financial-analysis, demonstrative-material, reporting, or financial-record examination work.
Meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
Pass pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, and tax checks, and drug testing; continued employment is subject to a favorable background investigation.
Complete a one-year probationary period if required.
Ensure academic degrees and coursework are from appropriately accredited institutions, or provide acceptable evidence that foreign education is comparable to U.S. accredited education; documentation must be in English or accompanied by an English translation.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing testimony in court or depositions is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply specialized accounting concepts, auditing principles, and investigative techniques to financial transactions and records to identify fraud schemes, concealed assets, available resources, money flows, and other financial irregularities.
Plan and conduct complex financial analyses to identify suspected violations of Federal statutes and support civil and criminal enforcement actions.
Examine, interpret, and analyze financial data associated with transactions, events, or allegations under investigation.
Develop financial profiles of individuals and organizations, including reconstructing financial records to support investigative and prosecutorial needs.
Assist with witness interviews, proffers, discovery, and trial preparation activities.
Develop spreadsheets, charts, tables, and other demonstrative materials, and prepare written reports communicating financial-analysis results to attorneys and investigative personnel.
Compile documents and physical evidence and prepare charts, summaries, exhibits, and audiovisual materials for courtroom proceedings.
Testify in court, as needed, regarding financial methodologies, analytical findings, and conclusions.