Auditing
16 open positions in this category
OPM series 0511. Auditors who examine financial records, programs, and operations to check accuracy, compliance, and efficiency and report their findings.
Financial auditors test statements and transactions; performance auditors look at whether a program achieves its purpose economically; IT auditors assess the systems behind both. A large share of federal auditors sit in Offices of Inspector General.
Recent listings have included auditors, performance auditors, financial auditors, an IT auditor, an internal controls auditor, a lead auditor, a supervisory auditor, a Title 5 auditor and an assistant inspector general for auditing. U.S. Attorneys’ offices, Offices of Inspector General, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Agricultural Marketing Service, the National Credit Union Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have been sources.
Applying tip: 0511 is a professional series with an accounting education requirement, usually a degree in accounting or a stated number of accounting credit hours, and the announcement will spell out the exact rule and any certificate-based alternative. Name the standards you have worked under and the kinds of audits you have led. The application timeline guide explains what happens after you apply.
Our inventory holds 16 open listings in Auditing: all telework eligible. 16 were posted in the last 30 days, the newest on Oct 15, 2026. Advertised pay runs $41,811 to $228,000 a year, typically about $151,534. GS grades range from 9 to 15. Employers with the most listings: Office of Inspector General (3), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2), Missile Defense Agency (2). Figures as of Oct 15, 2026, refreshed daily.