Supervisory Auditor (FAO Manager)

Defense Contract Audit Agency•San Diego, CA

About The Position

The Supervisory Auditor (FAO Manager) establishes and maintains processes to communicate policy and procedure changes, along with sensitive or generally relevant issues, to Field Audit Office (FAO) staff. The position provides overall direction for workforce development activities to improve supervisory staff leadership and interpersonal skills, and ensures auditors receive training required by Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). It reviews requirements and program plans developed by subordinate audit teams and coordinates Regional Audit Manager (RAM) review. The position has a positive education requirement and requires qualifying accounting education or a qualifying combination of accounting experience, education, and training. In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 or equivalent level leading professional auditors and directing a major defense contractor audit program across multiple sites, while evaluating performance and identifying development and training needs. Education cannot substitute for specialized experience at this grade level. The selectee must meet DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program requirements, normally completing Level 3 within two years of the employment start date, and must meet DAWIA certification requirements within the applicable grace period. Completion of an OGE confidential financial disclosure form 450 is required. The position may require a one-year probationary period and a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period, unless previously completed. Situational telework may be available subject to agency policy and supervisor or manager approval. This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of reemployed annuitants.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen, verified through the E-Verify Program.
Must meet applicable time-in-grade, specialized experience, education, 90-days-after-competitive-appointment, and other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date, unless otherwise stated.
Must meet OPM qualification standards for General Schedule professional positions.
Must meet the accounting education requirement: a degree in accounting or a related field with 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) in accounting, which may include up to 6 hours of business law; OR four years of accounting experience or a combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training providing professional accounting knowledge, plus 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) in accounting/auditing courses or CPA/Certified Internal Auditor certification.
Must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 or equivalent level, documented in the resume, leading professional auditors and directing the complete audit program for a major defense contractor across various sites while evaluating performance and identifying professional development and training needs.
Must provide proof of required education or certification.
Must meet DoD FM Certification Program requirements; Level 3 certification normally must be completed within two years of the employment start date.
Must meet DAWIA Certification Program requirements within the specified grace period for the applicable certification level; designated GS-14/15 Key Leadership Positions require certification at assignment.
Must complete OGE confidential financial disclosure form 450.
May be required to serve a one-year initial probationary period and a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless one has already been completed.
Applicants educated in whole or in part outside the United States must provide sufficient evidence of equivalency to U.S. education, including transcripts and an evaluation from an accredited private organization, when requested.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
Current Federal employees must be rated fully successful or higher on their current performance appraisal to be eligible for promotion.
Must undergo a personnel security investigation, with favorable adjudication required for sensitive positions and/or access to classified information. Critical sensitive positions require eligibility for Top Secret clearance; special sensitive positions require eligibility for Top Secret/SCI clearance and a random counterintelligence-scope polygraph.
If given access to classified information, must undergo random drug testing. Special sensitive positions are drug-testing designated and require passing a pre-assignment drug test as well as subsequent random testing.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain processes for communicating policy and procedure changes and sensitive or generally relevant issues to FAO staff.
Direct workforce development activities to improve supervisory staff leadership and interpersonal skills.
Ensure auditors receive training required by GAGAS and DAWIA.
Review requirements and program plans developed by subordinate audit teams.
Coordinate Regional Audit Manager review.
Lead professional audit teams and direct the complete audit program for a major defense contractor across various sites.
Evaluate team member performance and identify professional development and training needs.