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Auditor
Food Safety and Inspection Service · Posted 95 days ago
About the Role
This position is in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). OCFO provides staff leadership and administrators financial, budge, and performance management programs necessary to support FSIS programs and administrative activities. It also develops and implements financial/accounting/budget and performance improvement policies and procedures for FSIS. OCFO has responsibility for all FSIS financial management, strategic planning, and budget and performance improvement activities.
What You'll Do
- →Implement policies and procedures governing financial reviews, operational analysis, and compliance activities across assigned programs.
- →Coordinate and collaborate with Federal, State, and other governmental entities to ensure alignment with financial policies and regulatory requirements.
- →Provide guidance on financial policies and procedures required under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, Poultry Products Inspection Act, Egg Products Inspection Act, and FSIS agreements.
- →Perform onsite and virtual evaluations of State financial operations, systems, and practices to assess compliance with Federal and FSIS requirements.
- →Review and analyze administrative and program expenditures, test standards and measurements, and recommend corrective or improvement actions.
- →Evaluate State-submitted indirect cost proposals, recommend appropriate rates, negotiate Federal-wide indirect cost rates, and maintain USDA’s repository of approved rates.
- →Review State operations to verify implementation of corrective actions and ensure previously identified exceptions are resolved and non-recurring.
- →Perform desk reviews of grant-related financial documentation, including final financial reports, to ensure compliance with grant terms and Federal requirements.
- →Develop clear, organized, and well-documented work papers that reference supporting documentation and facilitate effective review and audit processes.
- →Carry out additional responsibilities as required to support financial oversight and program compliance.
Requirements
- ✓Degree: Bachelor's or higher in 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.
- ✓(You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.) 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: 1.
- ✓Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality.
- ✓This can include up to 6 hours of business law; 2.
- ✓A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 3.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8da1aee8-0608-49ef-8f29-3374abdb4381
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