Auditor Intern

The Auditor intern position with the Packers and Stockyards Division is open to students who have minimally completed 2 full academic years (60 semester or 90 quarter hours) of post-high school study or an associate's degree. The internship has been designed to be converted into full time positions upon graduation if the requirements of the internship have been successfully met.  

The Packers and Stockyards Division operates within the Fair Trade Practices Program of the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA. The Packers and Stockyards Division (PSD) monitors the activities of the livestock and poultry industry by conducting regulatory compliance reviews and investigations to determine whether subject persons and firms are complying with the Packers and Stockyards Act and regulations. As an Auditor you will be responsible for completing a wide variety of investigative tasks, forensic analysis, direct surveillance, and related work in support of PSD's mission.

The incumbent of this position will be part of the Pathways Program and serve as a Student Intern (Auditing) in the Regional Office within the assigned region and is primarily responsible for performing a variety of developmental analytical assignments concerning the auditing of a variety of financial records to ensure the enforcement of financial protection provisions of the Act, conducting compliance reviews and investigations, and participating in formal legal proceedings regarding his/her findings and recommendations.
Assignments will vary by team and the incumbent will seek guidance from senior-level staff as necessary.

Incumbent will also assist senior-level staff by performing financial auditing-related administrative work as assigned. Typical assignments include:

• Assists in conducting detailed on-site financial and operational audits of persons and firms subject to the Act to determine whether their operations are being conducted in conformity with the Act and regulations. Presents findings and recommendations to senior-level staff for review.
• Assists in examining financial and operating records to determine evidence of noncompliance.
• Review previous audit reports, formal orders and stipulations, and annual and special reports submitted by subject persons or firms to determine if financial practices and conditions comply with the requirements of the Act.
• Assists in preparing regulatory and investigation reports and notices of violations or findings of noncompliance.
• Works with Auditors on issues concerning official administrative actions.
• Assists senior-level auditing staff in handling complaints from livestock, poultry, and meat marketing industry members.
• Assists and supports the senior-level auditing staff in preparing regional office audit plans and schedules and developing and applying regulatory and investigation activity procedures.
• Assists the senior-level auditing staff in preparing exhibits and other essential materials for preparing and presenting the investigative case.
• The incumbent performs other duties as assigned.

Work will be a combination of office tasks and field-based assignment