This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Audits. The OIG conducts and supervises independent audits, investigations, and inspections of the programs and operations of DHS, and recommends ways for DHS to carry out its responsibilities in the most effective, efficient, and economical manner possible. The OIG also seeks to deter, identify, and address fraud, abuse, mismanagement, and waste of taxpayer funds invested in Homeland Security.
The Office of Audits oversees financial and performance audits, as well as attestation engagements. These audits cover multiple functional and program areas, such as financial statements, cyber security, acquisitions, grants, critical infrastructure, disasters, law enforcement and terrorism, immigration, and transportation security. Auditors examine DHS programs or activities in a formalized, detailed, and in-depth way. Duties and assignments may involve new or controversial issues, shaping major programs, compliance with new legislation, or facilitating the resolution of long-standing problem areas of vital importance to DHS. This position serves as an Audit Director over a program and audit team consisting of auditors and analysts responsible for planning and conducting program audits of DHS programs, functions, and operations.
The incumbent will serve as an Audit Director responsible for planning, managing, directing, coordinating, and overseeing all activities for multiple, simultaneous audits through a subordinate staff of first line supervisory auditors and program analysts.
Typical work assignments include:
- Serving as a technical expert in a wide variety of agency audit management functions.
- Directing the development and implementation of policies, plans and procedures for audit activities consistent with government
auditing standards.
- Monitoring and evaluating teams' progress toward meeting goals and timeframes and proactively making adjustments in objectives, work plans,
schedules and commitment of resources as necessary to achieve successful outcomes.
- Directing report preparations to ensure adequacy of supporting data, conformance with policies and standards, and effective presentation of
information.
- Finalizing audit reports and memoranda to ensure the soundness of findings, conclusions, and recommendations and adherence to GAGAS
and CIGIE standards.
- Responding to congressional inquiries and requests and provide briefings to congressional staff on the status results of audit work.
Starting at $143,736 Per Year (GS 15)
