Supervisory Auditor

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Audits, Quality Management and Training Branch (QMT). 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. This position serves as the QMT Audit Policy and Compliance Officer responsible for developing OA policies and procedures for quality management and performing quality reviews of audit and evaluations of DHS wide management programs, operations, and initiatives. Typical assignments include: Managing the OA quality assurance program to include audit policies and procedures, in-process quality reviews and quality assurance reviews of audits and evaluations, and the independent reference reviewer process through a subordinate staff of auditors and/or analysts. Developing and/or modifying objectives, work plans, guidelines, scope, methods, staff requirements, and time schedules to meet project needs. Recommending new or updated audit policies and procedures and innovative strategies to improve quality of work products and ensure a skilled workforce for accomplishing OAs mission. Developing annual and long-range plans and providing technical advice and guidance to subordinate staff for OA's quality assurance activities. Leading, counseling, and evaluating subordinate staff. Other duties as assigned.