AUDITOR GS-7 WCIP-08-32

IMMEDIATE JOB OPENINGS!

DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY (DCAA)

Announcement No.: WCIP-08-32

 

Location: CAMRILLO, CA and LOS ANGELES & ORANGE COUNTIES, CA

Application Filing Period:MAY 1 - 15, 2008 (11:59 PM Pacific Time)

Positions Available: Auditor, GS-511-7 Starting Salary:  $40,752

Target Position:  Auditor, GS-511-12  Potential Salary: $72,286

Number of positions: Multiple 

Who Can Apply?U.S. Citizens.Also, students graduating upon completion of Spring/Summer ’08 semester/quarter who are U.S. Citizens.  You must be a U.S. Citizen at the time of application!

Job Description: 

DCAA auditors have the opportunity to provide a unique service to their country while gaining an unprecedented level of expertise. DCAA provides accounting and financial advisory services for contracts and subcontracts to the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies.  An inclusive and employee-friendly work environment, challenging assignments, specialized training, rapid advancement, generous benefits – at DCAA you will find all this and more in a progressive organization that provides the opportunity for a great career start.  If you are seeking an organization dedicated to the concept of continuous improvement – then join the elite cadre of contract auditors who made DCAA their employer of choice.  For more information, log onto the DCAA web site at http://www.dcaa.mil/careercenter.

DCAA auditors are given independent and challenging work assignments on mission-critical projects within the first few months.  This gives them the opportunity to make a difference right away.  In a short period of time, you will begin to perform a variety of progressively challenging work assignments that involve the systematic examination and appraisal of financial records, reports, management controls, policies, and practices affecting or reflecting the financial condition and operation of Department of Defense and other Federal agency contractors. Keeping you in front of top level decision makers – from CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies to high-level military and civilian government personnel – these assignments will provide the opportunity to gain broad-based professional experience.  Work is often performed on-site at major defense and other contractor installations in an inclusive environment which fosters teamwork, open communication, trust, and mutual respect.  Our goal is to be the audit organization with the foremost reputation for competence, integrity, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications Required: 

If you are a U.S. citizen who has completed the basic and additional eligibility requirements shown below, your application will be accepted. YOU MUST submit a copy of your most current college transcript with your application.  If considered for a position with DCAA, you will have to provide an official transcript verifying completion of all degree requirements before an offer of employment may be made. 

BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:

Qualifying Education:  A 4-year undergraduate degree (Bachelors) or higher in accounting/auditing or a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester units of accounting/auditing..  The 24 units may include up to 6 semester units in business law. 

Qualifying Combination of Education and Experience: If you do not have an undergraduate degree as described in the above paragraph, you can still satisfy the basic entry requirement if you have at least 4 years of experience in accounting/auditing, or a combination of accounting/auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting/auditing knowledge. Such experience and/or education must include one of the following:

1.Completion at an accredited college or university of at least 24 semester units in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality (including up to 6 units of business law); OR 

2. A certificate as a CPA or CIA obtained through written examination; OR

3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing (i.e. 15 semester units) but that does not satisfy the 24 semester unit requirement provided that (a) you have successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or related fields, AND (b) a panel of at least 2 higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that you have demonstrated good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4 year course of undergraduate study in accounting or related field, AND (c) except for literal non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester units in accounting, your education, training, and experience fully meet the requirements.

IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT, YOU MUST MEET ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW TO QUALIFY AT THE GS-7 LEVEL:

A.  Undergraduate Degree and Superior Academic Achievement.  You have a 4-year undergraduate degree (as described above) AND

1. Ranked in the upper 1/3 of your college class or major subdivision at the time you applied; OR

2. Earned election to a national scholastic honor society that meets the requirements of The Association of College Honor Societies other than freshman honor societies ; OR

3. Earned a grade point average (GPA) of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale based on all completed undergraduate courses, or all undergraduate courses completed during the final two years; OR

4. Earned a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale based on all completed undergraduate courses in your major, or all undergraduate courses in the major completed during the final two years.

OR

B.  Specialized Experience. Have one full year of professional accounting, auditing, or related experience comparable to the GS-5 level in the Federal service that required you to perform a variety of tasks assigned to provide experience in the practical application of professional accounting and auditing principles, procedures, and techniques (e.g. conducting audits of financial information with an agency or company).

OR

C.  Graduate Education. Completion at an accredited college or university of at least one full academic year of progressively higher level graduate education with major study in accounting, auditing, or related discipline that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is normally determined by the school you attended. If that number cannot be determined, 18 semester units should be considered equivalent to one academic year of graduate study. Part-time graduate education is creditable on a pro-rated basis.  YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT THAT IDENTIFIES HOW YOU MEET THE MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Specified IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  

OR

D.  Combination of Specialized Experience and Graduate Education. If you have some, but not all, of the experience or education described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable experience and education that you do have. To do so, convert each to a percentage and then add the percentages the sum of which must equal at least 100%. For example, an applicant who has 6 months of professional experience (50% of the experience requirement) and at least 9 semester units of creditable graduate work (50% of the education required) would satisfy the qualification requirements of the position.

Other Considerations: Do you have part-time or unpaid experience? If yes, credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

** TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS DOCUMENTING THAT YOU MEET THE MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. **

Foreign Education:  Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.  It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying!

HOW TO APPLY:  If you meet the required qualifications and want to apply for this position, YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL applicable documentation listed, a resume alone IS NOT enough.


REQUIRED: Optional Form (OF) 612 available at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of612.pdf (or resume with all information requested on OF 612). Please use Announcement Number WCIP-08-32 on your OF-612 or resume.
REQUIRED: CURRENT COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT(S) proving academic qualifications (i.e. 24 semester units of accounting).
REQUIRED: Your e-mail address for future contact and for scheduling interviews.
If eligible to claim military service, submit a Record of Military Discharge (DD-214), Member Copy 4.  
If eligible to claim Veteran’s Preference, state it on your application or resume.  If applicable, you MUST submit form SF-15, Application for 10-point Veteran Preference, with required documentation.  SF-15 is available at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf.
REQUIRED: Optional Form (OF) 306 available at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf  Complete form and sign and date item 17a (Applicant’s Signature)

Send items 1-6 above AS A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE to Ms. Yolanda Gonzalez, Human Resources Specialist, by e-mail at Yolanda.gonzalez@dcaa.mil or by fax at (714) 228-7038. If you have questions, you may contact Ms. Gonzalez at (714) 228-7013 or by email. 

Interviews will be conducted:  Applicants determined to be high quality candidates will be scheduled for an interview within two weeks after the application filing deadline. If you cannot be contacted by the phone number or e-mail address listed in your application package you will NOT receive consideration for employment. 

Training:  DCAA offers a formal two-year program consisting of classroom and on-the-job training.

Other Features and Benefits:  Meaningful responsibility and diversified experience; professional training; reimbursement for CPA coaching courses; qualifying CPA experience; tuition assistance; standard 40-hour work week; flexible work schedule arrangements; family-friendly employment policies; generous holiday, vacation, and sick leave; health and life insurances; transportation subsidies; and tax deferred retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.

Key Requirements:You must be a U.S. citizen.
Designated and/or Random drug testing is required
Background and Security investigation is required
Mobility agreement is required
Two year successful trial period is required
Local travel is part of an auditor’s normal routine and some overnight travel may be required.

Special Conditions:  Federal agencies provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process, please notify the Human Resources Specialist listed above. The decision to grant reasonable accommodation will be made by DCAA on a case by case basis.

DCAA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer!