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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Trade (OT) is the architect of the most robust customs system in the world and the second largest revenue source for the U.S. Government. We facilitate legitimate trade, enforce U.S. laws, and protect the American economy as well as consumer health and safety. Collaborating with industry and government partners, we create a fair, competitive, and safe trade environment, and we enforce U.S. trade law to protect national economic security. Our expertise in the trade community allows us to lead the development of streamlined and efficient processes that provide certainty for legitimate importers, while combatting transnational crime.

This Auditor position within OT's Trade Regulatory Audit (TRA) directorate starts at a salary of $72,553.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $113,047.00 (GS-12, Step 10).

Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.

Typical duties include:

  • Conducting a full range of audits or other assignments of external entities that are importing, exporting, or facilitating the international flow of merchandise into or out of the United States and completing audit assignments in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS).
  • Presenting detailed findings and recommendations in work papers/audit reports, interviewing auditees, and communicating audit objectives to auditees and internal stakeholders.
  • Planning and overseeing audit activities of lower graded staff auditors, including the review of audit documentation to ensure it meets professional and internal CBP/OT/TRA standards and policies.
  • Conducting research of import and export laws, trade policy, legal rulings, and case law interpretations as well as conducting risk assessments procedures and assessing internal controls to determine whether an audited entity represents an acceptable or unacceptable risk to DHS/CBP.
  • Identifying and assessing internal control system weaknesses, performing detailed testing and analysis using various audit and analytical techniques, examining intricate accounting systems, and demonstrating an understanding of statistical sampling.