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Career Advancement

As an OAS auditor, you will be placed on a career track progressing from entry level to staff auditor to auditor-in-charge in 2 to 4 years.  This often represents a significant increase in salary. Promotions above the auditor-in-charge level are competitive. Auditors demonstrating superior potential may advance to senior management and executive positions.  Here are a few examples of typical career advancement

 


STEVEN -
Steven joined OAS upon his graduation from the University of Massachusetts. He began his career as an entry level auditor and is currently a senior auditor after only 6 years. 

Since joining OAS, Steven passed the CPA exam at the first sitting, enrolled in an MBA program, and conducted numerous audits of complex programs resulting in significant cost savings and program improvements. Steven's responsibilities include developing work plan ideas, planning audit assignments, coordinating audit field work, and writing audit reports. In addition, Steven is active within the organization by recruiting at colleges and universities, acting as the regional training coordinator, serving on national committees and working on special projects at the OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C.

OAS has supported Steven's professional development by paying his tuition for a CPA review course as well as partially paying for graduate courses benefitting the OAS mission. In addition, Steven has attended numerous training sessions around the country to  enhance his technical skills.

 


SYLVIE -
Sylvie graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a B.B.A. in accounting. She joined OAS as an entry level auditor and was promoted to a staff auditor in one year. During this period, Sylvie enrolled in a CPA review course which was fully funded by OAS. She sat for the CPA exam and passed three of the four parts.

In two years, Sylvie was promoted to a GS-11, and worked on an audit involving child placing agencies in the foster care program.  This audit, which stemmed from a proposal that Sylvie and a co-worker submitted to management, resulted in recoveries of almost $3 million. Sylvie passed the remaining part of the CPA exam on her next attempt. She was recognized through the Inspector General Professional Development Award for her exceptional achievement.

After her promotion to auditor-in-charge, Sylvie's assignments included serving as team leader of a child placing agency audit in two other states in the region. These audits resulted in recoveries of several million dollars.

Sylvie was promoted to a senior auditor. She has held that position in audits of both foster care and Medicare home health. Throughout her career at OAS, Sylvie has received numerous cash awards for exceptional performance. In addition, she received two Inspector General Exceptional Achievement Awards.

 
         
 


AMY -
Amy has been an OAS auditor for 8 years.  She started as a staff auditor and was promoted to an auditor-in-charge in 2 years. Amy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is a certified  math teacher. She went on to earn a Master of Professional Accounting degree and is a CPA. Amy has worked on a variety of assignments, including Medicare provider audits and university contract reviews. Her speciality is the Medicare managed care program.

In her first year with OAS, Amy assisted in several Medicare audits involving durable medical equipment, graduate medical education, hospital costs, and ambulance services. After the second year, Amy served as a team leader and was involved in a variety of Medicare and university audits. Since her promotion to senior auditor, Amy has been responsible for Medicare reviews of psychiatric services provided by acute care hospitals on a nationwide and regional level and of health maintenance organization payments.

Recently, Amy's work in the home health care area helped identify unallowable claims totaling $2.6 billion in four states. She has received the Inspector General Exceptional Achievement Award three times.

 


DAVID -
David began his career as an auditor with OAS after graduating from the University of Massachusetts. Since that time, he has taken and passed the CPA exam, enrolled in an MBA program, and performed commendable work as a Medicare auditor.  To prepare for the CPA exam, David enrolled in a CPA review course fully paid for by OAS. His current courses at Suffolk University are partially funded by OAS and a scholarship from the Association of Government Accountants.

In his 2 years with OAS, David has been promoted from an entry level auditor to a staff auditor and has seen his responsibilities and salary increase. He has attended numerous training sessions throughout the country to develop his skills.  David has participated in high-profile audits of the financial statements of the Health Care Financing Administration, which statistically projected more than $30 billion in Medicare overpayments over the 2 years. David's rapid professional development and increasing responsibilities provide an excellent foundation for continued success.

 

 
     
 


IS THE OFFICE OF AUDIT SERVICES FOR YOU? 
If a career in public service, along with the challenge of professional auditing, meets your goals, we have the career opportunity for you. As an auditor with the Office of Audit Services, you will be exposed to a variety of assignments that will stretch your imagination, skill, and commitment to excellence. While working in a team environment, your contributions will help make a difference in detecting and preventing fraud and abuse in some of the Nation’s most important domestic programs. If you are ready to work hard, be challenged intellectually, achieve satisfaction of public service and make a difference, we encourage you to join our team.


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