**Program Analysis Manager (Audit Evaluation) Operations Manager - Transportation Directorate**

Location: Arlington, Virginia Brief Description: The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Audit Manager, Audit Operations position in the Transportation Directorate located in Arlington, Virginia.**Transportation Directorate:**The employee manages and directs the activities of staff engaged in performing audits and reviews that examine how the Postal Service's activities, organization, and policies relate to its strategic vision and mission. Reviews focus on the oversight of the United States Postal Service's (USPS) $9-Billion Transporation Network, to include both domestic and international transportation.The employee supervises the activities of staff engaged in audit planning, research, and the engagement and reporting processes related to Postal Service programs and operations, including assessments of efficiency, adequacy of internal controls; compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and/or contracts; and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse.Responsibilities include the day-to-day management of work; collaborating with peers and subordinates to assure effective advisory services; and otherwise ensuring continuous progress toward stated goals.

* Provides authoritative advisory service and/or develops authoritative policy interpretations in the area of audit.

* Schedules projects and staff assignments so as to comply with the organization's needs. Develops and communicates strategic framework/outline for audit projects to ensure adequate research, data analysis, audit scope, methodology and field work execution and analysis provide sufficient, relevant, reliable and competent evidence of Postal Service functional areas for each audit project.

* Directs audit projects to ensure that professional standards are maintained in the planning and execution phase and in the accumulation of evidentiary data in accordance with OIG policies and procedures and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.

* Counsels and guides subordinates to ensure that the approved audit objectives are met and that adequate practical coverage is achieved.

* Reviews and edits audit reports and, in conjunction with the auditor-in-charge for the assigned project, discusses the reports with appropriate management.

* Presents oral briefings to management. Provides for and performs research on audit techniques.

* Accumulates data, maintains records, and prepares status reports on the administration of audit projects and other assigned activities.

* Assists in evaluating overall audit results.

* Brings about a shared understanding of job objectives, roles, and report messages by facilitating job-related meetings and coaching others when necessary.

* Plans, organizes, and conducts research on complex audit issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, or interpretation to identify appropriate solutions.

* Represents the Office of the Inspector General in meetings with high-level officials from the United States Postal Service, other agencies, vendors, and members of external organizations. Responsibilities include presenting results of assessments and studies (which may be complex or controversial), negotiating agreements, and influencing approval and implementation of agency-wide solutions and plans.

* Assures implementation by subordinate staff of the goals and objectives of agency-wide programs. Implements established goals andobjectives; assesses measures that evaluate performance; and makes recommendations for program improvement.

* Identifies and resolves, as applicable, unique issues where no policy exists, recommending innovative actions to address new needs and/or issues.

* Furthers the Equal Opportunity Program, including assuring equal opportunity for all subordinate employees in recruitment, selection, promotion, training, awards, assignments, discipline, and special program objectives.

* Practices sound position management when assigning work, combining/separating duties, establishing and abolishing positions, and in fulfilling other audit duties and responsibilities.