
Chief of Audit and Compliance
Fort Bragg, NCFull-time$131–171K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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Job overview
Joint Activities seeks a Chief of Audit and Compliance to lead the Financial Audit and Compliance Branch for a three-star Headquarters. The role oversees accounting, financial and managerial matters, the Risk Management and Internal Control program, and subordinate command internal review programs. It also identifies operational and accounting requirements, interprets applicable policies, and manages administrative and personnel functions. Candidates must have one year of specialized experience; education cannot substitute for that experience.
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Summary
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as Chief of Audit and Compliance for the Joint Activities located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Duties
- Serves as Chief of the Financial Audit and Compliance Branch for a three-star Headquarters and works under the general supervision of the Resource Management Director.
- Serves as an agent of the Commander, overseeing accounting, financial and managerial issues that require process documentation, compliance analysis or examination by financial professionals.
- Exercises managerial authority for the Risk Management and Internal Control program.
- Identifies accounting and operational requirements to support existing or new activities or missions.
- Maintains extensive involvement with counterparts for resolving financial and operational problems or to enhance the accuracy.
- Interprets statutory, regulatory, or financial policies and procedures generated by higher accounting authorities, HQDA, and USSOCOM as it affects the Command.
- Executes the administrative and personnel management functions related to the accomplishment of the assigned mission.
- Responsible for the management oversight function of the subordinate command internal review programs.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing oversight and managerial authority of audit and compliance programs for the organization; identifying financial trends of command activities to ensure quick identification and resolution of issues; and establishing polices for facilities, equipment, manpower and funding necessary to accomplish the mission. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. Other Information
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probationary period 1 during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. The use of illegal drugs by Federal employees, whether on duty or off duty, is contrary to the efficiency of the service. The legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana by some states has no impact on Federal law. The use and/or possession of marijuana remains illegal for Federal employees. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Comptroller Career Program position aligned under the Human Capital & Resource Management (HC/RM) Career Management Directorate. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Incentives such as student loan repayment, advance in hire, relocation, and recruitment MAY be authorized for qualifying selectee.
How this job compares
Set against the 969 open Audit jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$131–171K/yr
- North Carolina median$119–150K/yr31 salary ranges
- US median$97–150K/yr630 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $151K, is 14% above the North Carolina median midpoint ($132K) — in the middle half of Audit salary ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 54 open Audit jobs in North Carolina and 969 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- Forvis Mazars, LLP12 open
- Truist8 open
- Capital One6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Audit postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 802 postings).
- Education
- 552 of the 969 open Audit jobs (57%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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