Internal Revenue Agent (Program Advisor)

WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT AND GOVERMENT ENTITIES DIVISION (TEGE)? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

• Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
  • TEGE - Exempt Organizations and Government Entities - Exempt Organizations, Exam, Gulf Coast

• This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Tax Exempt/Government Entities business units.

Qualifications:

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/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.
A Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and an additional 6 semester hours in related subjects such as business law, economics, statistical/quantitative methods, computerized accounting or financial systems, financial management, or finance. OR
A bachelor's or higher degree in a field other than accounting or a combination of education and experience equivalent to 4 years that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and 6 semester hours in related subjects as described above.
AND

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13: You must have at least one year of specialized experience in tax-exempt organizations at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Experience with accounting and auditing principles and practices applying these techniques to conduct reviews of examinations and/or determinations under the entire TE/GE customer segment (etc., retirement plans and related trusts; IRAs; plan participants and beneficiaries; and retirement plan sponsors. organizations exempt from income tax under IRC 501, Tax Exempt Bonds, Federal State and Local Governments, and Indian Tribal Governments), and planning and coordinating issues across multiple areas or functions.
• Experience with planning, analyzing, and coordinating operational reviews, resource allocation, case assignment/transfer amongst groups, and hiring/staffing planning functions, and develop systems to track and monitor certain types of cases (e.g. fraud, whistleblower, etc.).
• Experience applying tax law, precedents, rulings, and court decisions related to the TE/GE organization, and skill in applying the tax laws in cases of great significance, or issues of considerable complexity, controversy, or high impact.
• Experience conducting research of legal questions, including consideration of judicial decisions and legislative intent to establish relative training programs, and answer technical and procedural questions directed to executives.
• Experience with TE/GE organization procedures, and practices and working with other functions within the organization.
• Experience in applying management principles and techniques. Analyzing procedures and/or problem areas to recommend improvements or solutions to problems.
• Experience communicating, listening, and fostering dialogue with upper management, peers, and customers.
• Experience with informing, influencing, negotiating, and persuading in the overall accomplishment of program objectives and effective problem solving.
• Experience preparing clear and concise written reports, letters, and memoranda.

AND

You must also meet the following requirement(s):

• TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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".
• TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05,applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-5, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03, or 04 positions.

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

Responsibilities:

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.

• Conducts complex studies and analyses to evaluate Tax Exempt and Government Entities program accomplishments and to identify focus areas for review. Coordinates and participates in special projects such as forms/instruction creation, software building and testing.
• Coordinates with the Program Manager and with other areas in the function on the development of area operational reviews and action plans. Conducts technical reviews and analysis of group operations, processes and procedures, live case issues and TE/GE positions under the direction of the Program Manager.
• Assists in the general operation of the function and performs many of the day-to-day tasks for the Program Manager. Comprehensively plans, analyzes, determines cost/benefit relationships, and coordinates with groups in the area to monitor and evaluate the division's or business unit's organizational structure, ensuring that Authorized Staffing Pattern (ASP) and span of control guidelines are met.
• Coordinates resource allocation, case assignment/transfer and hiring/staffing planning activity.

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): 24037
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Salary : $106,437