Audit Liaison

Duties
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• Responsible for oversight and management of the Internal and External Oversight/Audit Liaison (EO/AL) function for the Defense Health Agency.
• The incumbent serves as the principal advisor to the DHA Inspector General, DHA Senior Leadership Team, and the DHA Director on internal and external audit matters.
• Maintains an overview of all programs within the Defense Health Agency to detect and eliminate fraud, waste, inefficiency, and related improprieties.
• Performs a wide range of analytical and administrative duties related to the auditing and evaluation of both internal and external audit reports.
• Resolves or elevates disagreements over access to information and communicates management's position to designated officials, as necessary.
• Directs the design, development, maintenance, and operation of a highly complex internal and external oversight and audit liaison operation throughout the Defense Health Agency.
• Incumbent has supervisory responsibility over the staff, program, and resources of external oversight/the audit liaison function within the Office of the Inspector General.
• Makes decisions on work problems related issues, planning work assignments, establishing priorities, directing work activities, and ensuring the timely completion of a satisfactory amount and quality of work.
• Establishes priorities, directs work, and ensures the timely performance of a satisfactory amount and quality of work.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• One-year supervisory probationary period required. A one-year probationary period is required if the selectee has not previously met this requirement.
• One-year probationary period required. A one-year probationary period is required if the selectee has not previously met this requirement.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service which includes, providing executive leadership for complex audit and oversight programs; advising senior executives on complex audit findings; Interpreting federal laws and regulations; and representing the organization in high-level negotiations to resolve significant or controversial issues with high-ranking officials (such as the Government Accountability Office or the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General).

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-14).

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.