Auditor (Performance)

By law, this Office of Inspector General has continued oversight responsibility for United States funded foreign assistance activities across multiple agencies, to include the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, the U.S. African Development Foundation, USAID and the Department of State. Responsibilities may also include oversight of and/or oversight coordination for foreign assistance programs with other interagency partners throughout the U.S. Government.

As an Auditor (Performance), you will: Conduct high quality performance audits in compliance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), professional audit standards, and OIG audit policies and procedures. Research and prepare proposals for performance audits. Review and evaluate descriptive, financial, and statistical reports and program data using quantitative and qualitative research methods and techniques, such as sampling, questionnaires, interviews, and analyses of computer-processed data to assess the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and metrics Identify and apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, guidance, and other criteria. Communicate with agency representatives and internal stakeholders to acquire and/or disseminate information. Brief team leaders, audit managers, and senior leaders on the progress and results of audits. Prepare and maintain audit working papers, such as analytical summaries and documentation of interviews, in accordance with GAGAS. Work with team members to identify relevant facts, determine if evidence collected is sufficient and appropriate to support findings and results, and link those findings to appropriate audit recommendations. Assist senior staff in a full range of analytical steps, from planning and designing the audit through implementing the audit, to reporting results orally and in writing. Participate in interviews with agency officials, program implementers, and recipients to collect information and present findings, conclusions, and recommendations.