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Auditor (Performance)
Social Security Administration · Posted 71 days ago
About the Role
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Office of Audit (OA) conducts audits, evaluations, and other reviews of the SSA programs and operations to measure the effectiveness of policies and procedures; assess the achievement of program goals; evaluate the economy and efficiency of operations; and identify vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, and abuse. This is a developmental position leading to the full performance level of GS-13.
What You'll Do
- →Identifies existing data resources, coordinates research areas, and reviews relevant legislation, regulations, SSA policies, and other internal and external reports to accomplish project objectives.
- →Develops comprehensive plans to accomplish complex and sensitive projects in accordance with applicable standards, policies, and procedures.
- →Modifies work plans by changing areas of emphasis and devises new approaches as determined by the analysis of preliminary findings.
- →Communicates project objectives and work plans to project team members and OIG executives at team meetings, and to Agency staff at entrance conferences.
- →Performs projects in accordance with the work plans and applicable standards.
- →Interviews others to gather information necessary to accomplish objectives.
- →Analyzes information gathered to evaluate compliance with program regulations, policies, and procedures to evaluate accomplishment of program goals and to assess the economy and efficiency of operations.
- →Prepares written reports, memos, and other documents to summarize the results of reviews and to present recommendations.
- →Presents the results of projects and addresses questions or concerns during team meetings and briefings with OIG executives and during exit conferences with SSA staff.
- →Liaises with SSA staff on program and operational issues and negotiates to gain acceptance of findings and the recommendations presented where differing points of view may be strongly held.
- →Identifies problem areas and researches, gathers, and analyzes information that results in new project proposals.
Requirements
- ✓Substituting Education: If you are qualifying on the basis of education or satisfying an educational requirement, submit a copy of your transcripts that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts or screenshots of electronic/web transcripts with the required information will be accepted at the time of application.
- ✓You must submit your transcripts according to the application submission details of this announcement.
- ✓Documents will not be accepted via email or regular mail.
- ✓If selected, you may be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of the personnel action placing you into the new position.
- ✓Education, GS-7: Education: To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of one full (1) year of graduate-level study or a Master's or higher degree, e.g., LL.B., J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., etc., in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of Auditor.
- ✓One year of full-time graduate education is defined as 18 earned semester hours or 27 earned quarter hours.
- ✓OR, Superior academic achievement (S.A.A.): This provision recognizes students who have achieved superior academic standing as evidenced by one of the three methods described below.
- ✓It is to be used to determine eligibility for applicable GS-7 level positions of persons who have completed (or expect to complete within 9 months) all the requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- ✓In order to be creditable under this provision, superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum related to the position.
- ✓Class standing -- Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses.
- ✓Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society - Applicants can be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed below.
- ✓These honor societies are listed by the Association of College Honor Societies .
- ✓Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level.
Personality Fit
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