Auditor (Recent Graduate)

We are an independent office within the EPA that helps the agency protect the environment in a more efficient & cost effective manner. We perform audits, evaluations, & investigations of the EPA to promote economy, efficiency, and to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse. We strive to provide solutions to problems that ultimately result in making America a cleaner and healthier place.

**Qualifications:**
NOTE: You must meet qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To be eligible for the recent graduates program, you must meet the following criteria: Completed a qualifying associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctoral, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within two years prior to this announcement's closing date. Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation, begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. Eligibility for veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date on which they completed their degrees (or certification). Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours. A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or You must have a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least a 2.0. Degree: accounting, business administration, finance, economics, public administration, public policy, public health, environmental studies, environmental policy, political science, or other related fields. To qualify for the GS-05, you must posess: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree or 3 years, 1 year general experience of which was equivalent to at least GS-4 To qualify for the GS-07, must posses: 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement or 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-5 performing the following tasks: Assisting in analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to assess program development or execution for improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency; Experience gathering various types of data to analyze, draw conclusions, and communicate results; Assisting in developing written reports and written guidance in a variety of formats (e.g., narrative, graphs, charts, etc.) using a variety of software packages (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint); AND Compiling and analyzing from various sources of information/problems and present findings and recommendations. or Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in Performance Auditing, or an equivalent combination of performance auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional auditing knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following: A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours.