Senior Technical Assistant To The Auditor General Of The Navy

SECNAV • San Diego, CA

32d

About The Position

You will serve as the Senior Technical Assistant to the Auditor General of the Navy, providing expert oversight and principal technical authority in areas of strategic planning, program and policy development, internal operations, enterprise program integration, organizational effectiveness, and communications across the Naval Audit Service. This role serves as principal advisor and senior executive assistant directly supporting the Auditor General. Duties You will implement the Department of the Navy’s audit priorities and ensure alignment with broader Department of War objectives. You will advise on all internal audit mission requirements to the Auditor General, the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), Under Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), and Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC). You will communicate guidance, national security goals, SECNAV priorities, and Navy core values across all organizational levels and to external stakeholders. You will coordinate audit plans with the Department of the Navy Oversight Planning Board, Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DoWOIG), Navy Inspector General, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). You will analyze complex federal legislation, statutory mandates, and executive policies to determine systemic impacts on naval business systems and operational commands. You will monitor emerging, complex agency-level technological systems to ensure audit readiness.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a Financial Management Level III certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d. You must achieve this level within prescribed timelines. Certification requirements are in DoD Instruction 1300.26.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Demonstrated mastery of, and extensive expert-level experience in applying, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS / Yellow Book), financial auditing, and performance auditing standards. This includes the proven capability to design novel audit frameworks for complex, multi-billion dollar programs with nationwide impact, analyze systemic vulnerabilities to detect fraud, waste, and abuse, and defend highly sensitive or disputed findings before senior agency leaders, private defense contractors, congressional committees, or external oversight bodies while maintaining diplomatic and professional relationships.
• Demonstrated expert ability to perform detailed, extensive analysis of complex federal legislation, statutory mandates, and executive policies to determine their systemic impacts on naval business systems and operational commands. This includes mastery-level skill in aligning personnel, budget, and facility requirements across a complex cabinet-level organization to resolve unique, one-of-a-kind programmatic issues, and implementing advanced process improvements and resource management projections using untested methods and ambiguous information in a rapidly changing environment.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of departmental organizational interdependencies, utilizing this expertise to act as a principal strategic liaison with high-ranking military and Senior Executive Service (SES) officials. This includes a proven track record of preparing and delivering clear, convincing briefings on highly controversial or sensitive topics in unstructured settings, negotiating complex agreements, and facilitating executive decision-making to secure compliance and resource alignment in support of vital national security missions.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Department of the Navy’s audit priorities and ensure alignment with broader Department of War objectives.
• Advise on all internal audit mission requirements to the Auditor General, the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), Under Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), and Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC).
• Communicate guidance, national security goals, SECNAV priorities, and Navy core values across all organizational levels and to external stakeholders.
• Coordinate audit plans with the Department of the Navy Oversight Planning Board, Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DoWOIG), Navy Inspector General, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).
• Analyze complex federal legislation, statutory mandates, and executive policies to determine systemic impacts on naval business systems and operational commands.
• Monitor emerging, complex agency-level technological systems to ensure audit readiness.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior