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Internal Revenue Service is Hiring an Appeals Officer (Appeals Quality Measurement System Reviewer) (Temporary NTE 1 YR) Near Birmingham, AL

Qualifications:

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14
You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that demonstrates knowledge of basic and intermediate accounting principles. Experience conducting extensive research and analysis to determine and apply the law to the most complex situations to recognize and assess the complexity of factual or legal issues to specifically determine effect on tax liabilities; Experience conducting conferences for the settlement of the largest and most complex tax cases (e.g. corporate issues, partnership issues, fraud cases, sub chapter S issues, and/or tax shelters.) using mediation and conflict resolution techniques; Interpreting the law in situations where there are uncertainties or conflicts in statutes, regulations, case law, or other guidance to determine and apply the appropriate intent of the law in tax situations; Experience applying litigating hazards and exercising judgments involving matters of law particularly as they relate to resolving tax disputes. Experience with oral and written communications to efficiently complete assignments and work with team members in completion of cases, coaching, sharing best practices, and/or institutional knowledge.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS GS-14:
Under merit promotion procedures, applicants must satisfy time-in-grade requirements contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Time is credited based on calendar time served in a grade, regardless of the number of days or hours worked.

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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to 'All US Citizens'.

You must meet the following special requirements:
Employment of any candidate selected for this position may be conditional on classification and/or audit of federal tax returns (may include up to 2 years of returns).


For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Responsibilities:

WHAT IS THE 'APPEALS (AP)'DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Office of Appeals Case and Operations Support Policy Planning Quality & Analysis AQMS

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Performs closed case reviews involving very large amounts of tax in dispute and the most complex and difficult factual and/or legal issues, using Appeals Quality Standards and Attributes (AQSA). Decides nature and extent of review necessary. Interprets and applies AQSA using the Appeals Quality Measurement Standards Guideline.
• Evaluates Appeals case work by the application of closed case review standards and related specific attributes and procedures as defined by the Guideline. Determines whether conclusions reached by Appeals are consistent with tax law, procedure and policy requirements.
• Manages and coordinates assigned programs and projects. Acts as a contact point for related program activities. Develops and distributes instructional material when appropriate. Prepares, maintains and updates technical/desk procedures. Conducts extensive research, and provides guidance, feedback, reports and analyses on program operations and results.

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