This is an entry-level (GS-07) Auditor position within Trade Regulatory Audit (TRA), Office of Trade (OT), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We have field offices throughout the U.S. that conduct audits, provide other professional services, and serve as subject matter experts. TRA uses a risk-based approach to assess compliance with trade laws and regulations, while collaborating with other CBP Components and Partner Government Agencies.
Requirements:
- You must be a U.S. Citizen
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
- Primary U.S. residency for at least 3 of the last 5 years
- You may be required to pass a background investigation
- CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures
- Must adhere to all government ethics standards.
Qualifications:
- Degree, including 24 hours in accounting (6 can be business law)
- Combinations of education and experience (see announcement for specifics)
- Pending Graduate (graduating with applicable degree within 9 months of this announcement)
Typical job duties of an auditor include and are not limited to the following:
- Serving as a trainee and team member on audits or other assignments of external entities that are importing, exporting, or facilitating the international flow of merchandise into or out of the U.S.
- Examining records, books, ledgers, purchase vouchers, inventory receipts and other documents with oversight to determine if transactions are properly supported in accordance with DHS/CBP and/or other PGA laws and regulations.
- Documenting work performed, audit conclusions, findings, and recommendations in work papers/audit reports in a clear and concise manner and assisting in communicating findings and recommendations that may impact an auditee's decision to enhance its import/export operating procedures and/or result in penalty or other enforcement actions.
- Ensuring audit program timelines and budgeted hours are met to ensure timeliness of audit completion.
- Preparing audit documentation by recording the information, records, conditions and/or findings on a prescribed format or report; referring unusual or questionable transactions or when problems encountered that do not fit instructions or guidelines to a supervisor or higher-level auditor.