Supervisory Auditor (Standards Branch Manager)

Defense Contract Audit Agency•Madison, AL

About The Position

The Supervisory Auditor manages pre-issuance Compliance Reviewers supporting the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s mission. The position directs timely compliance reviews in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and agency policy. It supervises a team of Compliance Reviewers, managing workload, evaluating performance, mentoring staff, and fostering a productive team environment while carrying out supervisory actions in compliance with Federal regulations and agency policies. The role serves as a technical authority on quality compliance, providing expert guidance to staff and management on complex auditing standards and procedures. It acts as a liaison among compliance reviewers, audit staff, and senior management to resolve issues, communicate sensitive findings, align work with organizational objectives, and provide leadership with clear, actionable information about agency impacts. The position also identifies and monitors opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the compliance review process. The selectee must meet the requirements of the DoD Financial Management Certification Program, including Level 3 certification normally within two years of the employment start date, and the applicable Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification requirements. DCAA auditors must sign a mobility agreement that may require reassignment every five to seven years. The position may be eligible for situational telework, subject to agency policy and approval.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship, verified through E-Verify.
Successfully complete the required personnel security investigation; applicable positions may require eligibility for Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance, and special-sensitive positions may require a counterintelligence-scope polygraph.
Pass required drug testing when applicable, including random testing for employees with access to classified information and for special-sensitive positions.
Meet applicable time-in-grade, specialized experience, education, 90-days-after-competitive-appointment, and other qualification requirements within the stated period.
Meet the basic accounting education or experience requirement: an accounting or related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be business law); or four years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training, together with 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses or CPA/Certified Internal Auditor certification.
Have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 or equivalent level, documented in the resume. Specialized experience includes planning work, evaluating performance, mentoring personnel, serving as a technical authority on complex government auditing standards and Federal regulations, managing pre-issuance compliance reviews at critical milestones, resolving workload imbalances, and briefing compliance findings and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.
Provide proof of required education or certification. Foreign education must be evaluated and documented as equivalent to U.S. education.
Meet DoD Financial Management Certification Program requirements; Level 3 certification normally must be completed within two years of the employment start date.
Meet applicable DAWIA certification requirements within the specified grace period; designated GS-14/15 Key Leadership Positions require certification at the time of assignment.
Sign the DCAA auditor mobility agreement, which may require reassignment every five to seven years.
Federal employees seeking promotion must have a current performance rating of fully successful or higher.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting complex audit, compliance, or program-evaluation work using government auditing standards, Federal regulations, internal-control principles, and risk-based methodologies.
Experience leading pre-issuance reviews, mentoring personnel, managing workload and execution risks, developing corrective-action recommendations, and briefing senior stakeholders on compliance findings and recommendations.

Responsibilities

Manage pre-issuance Compliance Reviewers supporting DCAA’s mission.
Direct timely compliance reviews in accordance with GAGAS, FAR, and agency policy.
Supervise Compliance Reviewers by managing workload, evaluating performance, mentoring personnel, fostering a productive team environment, and handling supervisory actions in compliance with Federal regulations and agency policies.
Serve as a technical authority on quality compliance and provide expert guidance on complex auditing standards and procedures.
Liaise among compliance reviewers, audit staff, and senior management to resolve issues, communicate sensitive findings, and align efforts with organizational objectives.
Provide leadership with clear, actionable information about agency impacts.
Identify and monitor opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the compliance review process.
Plan work, evaluate performance, mentor personnel, manage review milestones and workload imbalances, and brief critical findings and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Benefits

Retirement benefits
Social Security
Thrift Savings Plan
Health insurance
Life insurance
Long-term care insurance
Paid vacation
Sick leave
Paid holidays
Business-casual dress code
Flexible work schedules
Transit subsidies
Relocation expenses may be reimbursed, subject to agency policy, staffing needs, and budget availability