Supervisory Auditor (Standards Branch Manager)

This Supervisory Auditor (Standards Branch Manager) position is with Defense Contract Audit Agency (Department of Defense) in Chandler, AZ. Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Key duties: • Manages pre-issuance Compliance Reviewers supporting DCAA’s mission. Directs timely compliance reviews in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and agency policy. • Supervises a team of Compliance Reviewers, managing workload, evaluating performance, and fostering a productive team environment. This includes handling all supervisory actions in compliance with Federal regulations and agency policies. • Serves as a technical authority on quality compliance, providing expert guidance to subordinate staff and management on complex auditing standards and procedures. • Serves as liaison among compliance reviewers, audit staff, and senior management to resolve issues, communicate sensitive findings, align efforts with organizational objectives, and provide leadership clear, actionable information on agency impacts. • Identifies and monitors opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the compliance review process, ensuring audit practices remain compliant and effective. Qualifications: You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp. This position has a positive education requirement. You must submit proof of education or of certification to be considered for this position. To qualify for this position you must meet one of the basic requirements described below: Degree: accounting or a related field (such as business administration, finance, or public administration) that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) in accounting (may include up to 6 hours of business law). OR Combination of education and experience: 4 years of accounting experience or a combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) in accounting/auditing courses or a certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor. Specialized Experience: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience is defined as: planning work, evaluating performance, and mentoring personnel while serving as a technical authority on complex government auditing standards and federal regulations; managing the execution of pre-issuance compliance reviews at critical milestones while empowering team members to dynamically coordinate and resolve workload imbalances; and briefing critical compliance findings and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders. Definition of Well-Qualified: Experience conducting complex audit, compliance, or program-evaluation work by applying government auditing standards, Federal regulations, internal-control principles, and risk-based methodologies; leading pre-issuance reviews; mentoring personnel; managing workload and execution risks; developing corrective-action recommendations; and briefing senior stakeholders on compliance findings and recommendations. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.