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Lead Internal Revenue Agent (Senior Employment Tax Specialist - Examiner) 12 MONTH ROSTER-AMENDED

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
03/03/2023 to 12/18/2023
Salary
$116,393 to - $183,500 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Locations
33 vacancies in the following locations:
(AL1213) 417 20th St N
Birmingham, AL
(AL2393) 5123 Research Dr NW
Huntsville, AL
(AL1238) 820 S University Blvd
Mobile, AL
(AL2203) 1285 Carmichael Way
Montgomery, AL
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
14
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Trust determination process
Announcement number
23-11862193P-SBB-0512-14
Control number
710637300

Duties

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WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED (SBSE)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Eighteen (18) Positions will be filled within Small Business Self Employed, Specialty Examination, Examination Operations

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

  • Conducts pre-audit analysis of assigned cases, researching any available background materials, and formulates a plan for the audit.
  • Performs employment tax examinations of very large and complex business entities with extensive operations often conducted through subsidiaries or other related operating components. Examinations are conducted both independently and as the employment tax expert on an audit team in the examination of a controlled large case. The incumbent specializes in the areas of Income Tax Withholding, Federal Insurance Contribution Act, Federal Unemployment Tax Act and Railroad Retirement Tax Act.
  • Utilizes advanced investigative, interviewing, fact-finding, and auditing techniques in the examination of voluminous books and records and complex accounting systems to determine if the tax has been accurately reported.
  • Research available guidelines and reference material to resolve questions of tax law that may arise during the course of the examination. Since issues are typically without precedent or the subject of conflicting precedents, this research is of necessity intensive and precise.
  • Prepares a written report and informs the taxpayer or representative of any changes to tax liability, explaining reasons for the adjustment. Negotiates to reach agreement with the taxpayer and explains appeal procedures as necessary.

These are the locations and the number of current vacancies available for 2nd cut off:

(6) (CA0150) 300 N Los Angeles St Los Angeles, CA 90012, (FL2437) 1248 N University Dr. Plantation FL 33323, (MO1833) 1122 Town and Country Chesterfield, MO 63017, (OH0189) 550 Main Street Cincinnati, OH 45202, (UT1522) 178 South Rio Grande Street Salt Lake City, UT 84101, (UT1486) 2365 Lincoln Avenue, Ogden, UT 84409, (WA8075) 1301 A Street Tacoma, WA 98402, (WA0101) 915 Second Avenue Seattle, WA 98174;

(3) (CA6116) 55 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113, (IN0133) 575 Pennsylvania Indianapolis, IN 46204, (KY3123) 7300 Turfway Rd Florence, KY 41042, (OK1431) 8023 East 63rd Pl Tulsa, OK 74133, (TX2653)- 5450 Stratum Drive Fort Worth, TX 76137;

(4) CT0061) 150 Court Street New Haven, CT 06510, (FL0067) 400 West Bay Street Jacksonville, FL 32202, (FL0061) 51 SW Firs Avenue Miami, FL 33130, (FL2668) 3300 SW 34th Avenue Ocala, FL 34474, (MA5955) 120 Liberty Street Brockton, MA 02301, (NC2598) 10715 David Taylor Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262, (NJ4360) 200 Sheffield Street Mountainside, NJ 07092;

(2) (IA0112) 210 Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50309, (IL2337) 2001 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, IL 60515, (KY3123) 7300 Turfway Rd Florence KY 41042;

(3) (CA6139) 4330 Watt Ave Sacramento, CA 95821, (CA0316) 333 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92102, (CA6921) 1 Civic Center Drive San Marcos, CA 92069, (CA7588) 4643 Quail Lakes Drive Stockton, CA 95207, (CO1811) 1999 Broadway Denver, CO 80203, (NV7516) 110 N City Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89106, (OR0043) 1220 SW 3rd Ave Portland, OR 97204, (TX0298) 1919 Smith Houston, TX 77002, (TX0297) 8701 S Gessner Houston, TX 77074, (TX2835) 12309 N Mopac Expwy Austin, TX 78758, (TX2982) 8122 Datapoint Dr San Antonio, TX 78229, (TX2653) 5450 Stratum Drive Fort Worth, TX 76137

The number of vacancies has not yet been determined for the following locations. If vacancies become available in any locations, this announcement will be amended, and a new cutoff date will be established to fill the additional vacancies as needed.

(0) (MA5982) 1550 Main Street Springfield, MA 01103, (NY7071) 300 Commerce Drive New Windsor, NY 12553, (FL1328) 625 N Flagler Dr West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (NC2310) 2835 S. Charles Blvd Greenville, NC 27858, (TX0284) 1100 Commerce Street Dallas ,TX 75242, (CA0273) 501 W Ocean Blvd Long Beach, CA 90802, (CA0521) 24000 Avila Road Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, (MI0800) 985 Michigan Ave Detroit, MI 48224 (IL2558) 5100 River Rd Schiller Park, IL 60176, (CA8050) 290 North D Street San Bernardino, CA 92401, (MA0131) 15 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203, (PR4001) City View Plaza Ii Guaynabo, PR 00969, (FL3285) 4210 Metro Pkwy Fort Myers, FL 33916, (NY0350) 290 Bwy - Foley Square New York, NY 10007, (PA0865) 200 Lakeside Drive Horsham, PA 19044, (PA0277) 600 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19106, (ME4276) 440 Western Avenue South Portland, ME 04106,(MA5863) 118 Turnpike Road Southborough MA 01772 ,(RI7085) 60 Quaker Lane Warwick, RI 02886, (NY7117) 1180 Vets Mem Hwy Hauppauge, NY 11788, (NY7501) 999 Stewart Ave Bethpage, NY 11714, (MD0055) 31 Hopkins Plaza Baltimore, MD 21201


Locations continued under Qualifications Section:

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Conditions of employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD95272
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

  • Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
  • File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
  • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

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:

BASIC REQUIREMENT :
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.
OR
Currently or previously held an Internal Revenue Agent GS-0512 position for at least one year.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience or this position includes: Experience in progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing experience in work that required all of the following: Experience with the application of professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on Federal tax liabilities and their adequacy for recording transactions affecting tax liabilities; Interpretation and application of Federal tax law for individuals, business and/or exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations; Experience applying knowledge of business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition; Experience applying knowledge of corporate financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; AND Interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax, and other similar business related professions. Experience must be sufficient to demonstrate an extensive knowledge of tax laws, regulations, precedents, and policies relating to employment taxes in order to perform employment tax examinations, and application of professional auditing and accounting knowledge to large and complex business organizations having several related entities or subdivisions and involving varied and complex systems of accounting sufficient to perform examinations.

AND

MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: 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.

AND

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".

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

Locations continued from Duties Section:


The number of vacancies has not yet been determined for the following locations. If vacancies become available in any locations, this announcement will be amended, and a new cutoff date will be established to fill the additional vacancies as needed within the remaining 253 locations.

(0) (VA0088) 400 North Eighth Street Richmond, VA 23219 ,(NC2410) 3340 Jaeckle Drive Wilmington, NC 28403 ,(NC1151) 7751 Brier Creek Parkway Raleigh ,NC 27617 ,(GA2004) 2888 Woodcock Blvd Atlanta ,GA 30342 ,(GA2493) 5255 Snapfinger Park Dr Decatur, GA 30035 ,(IL0236) 230 S Dearborn Street Chicago ,IL 60603 ,(WI1720) 211 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53203,(MN1675) 1550 American Blvd East Bloomington ,MN 55425 ,(SD0035) 515 9th Street Rapid City, SD 57701, (OH2320) 6450 Rockside Woods Blvd S Independence OH, 44131, (MI2097) 38275 West Twelve Mile Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331, (OH0208) 200 N High St Columbus, OH 43215, (KY0086) 600 Dr Martin L King Pl Louisville, KY 40202, (TN0052) 801 Broadway Nashville ,TN 37203, (TN0076) 710 Locust St Knoxville, TN 37902, (AL1213) 417 20th Street North Birmingham, AL 35203, (KS1615) 555 N Woodlawn St Wichita , KS 67208, (MA0137) 310 Lowell Street Andover, MA 01810, (FL2257) 850 Trafalgar Court Maitland, FL 32751, (MD0278) 5000 Ellin Rd Lanham-Seabrook, MD 20706, (CA0154) 450 Golden Gate Ave San Francisco, CA 94102, (CA8182) 4830 Business Center Dr Fairfield, CA 94534, (CA7395) 801 Civic Center Drive Santa Ana, CA 92701,(CA0281) 1301 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612, (CA7023) 9350 Flair Drive El Monte, CA 91731, (AZ6886) 1818 E Southern Ave Mesa, AZ 85204, (CO1989) 10225 Westmoor Drive Westminster, CO 80021, (ID0025) 550 West Fort St Boise, ID 83724, (HI8469) 1003 Bishop Street Honolulu, HI 96804, (TX0302) 4050 Alpha Road Farmers Branch, TX 75244, (TX0272) 700 E San Antonio El Paso, TX 79901, (AK3237) 949 E 36 Ave Anchorage, AK 99508,(AL1238) 820 S University Blvd Mobile, AL 36609, (AL2203) 1285 Carmichael Way Montgomery, AL 36106, (AL2393) 5123 Research Dr NW Huntsville, AL 35805, (AR0063) 700 W Capitol Little Rock, AR 72202, (AR1316) 4375 N Vantage Dr Fayetteville, AR 72703, (AZ0058) 300 West Congress Tucson, AZ 85701, (AZ7748) 4041 N Central Ave Phoenix , AZ 85012, (AZ7887) 7350 W Camino San Xavier Glendale, AZ 85308, (CA0221) 777 Sonoma Ave Santa Rosa, CA 95404, (CA6218) 225 W Broadway Glendale, CA 91204, (CA7102) 212 Coffee Rd Bakersfield, CA 93309, (CA7159) 26415 Carl Boyer Dr Santa Clarita, CA 91350, (CA7226) 3211 S Northpointe Drive Fresno, CA 93779, (CA7333) 4967 E Kings Canyon Rd Fresno, CA 93726, (CA7456) 1325 Broadway Plaza Fresno, CA 93721, (CA7462) 855 M Street Fresno, CA 93722, (CA7585) 2384 Professional Parkway Santa Maria, CA 93455, (CA7816) 21040 Califa St Woodland Hills, CA 91367, (CA7898) 2525 Capitol St Fresno, CA 93723, (CA7903) 556 S Paseo Dorotea Palm Springs, CA 92264, (CA8211) 1600 Los Gamos Dr San Rafael, CA 94903, (CA8280) 1900 O'Farrell St San Mateo, CA 94403, (CA8479) 1145 Eugenia Place Carpinteria, CA 93013, (CA8500) 751 E Daily Drive Camarillo, CA 93010, (CO0046) 301 S Howes St Fort Collins,CO 80521, (CO2177) 2864 South Circle Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80906, (CT0013) 135 High Street Hartford, CT 06103, (CT3438) 761 Main Avenue Norwalk, CT 06851, (DC0022) 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224, (DC0198) 77 K Street NE Washington, DC 20004, (DE0052) 1352 Marrows Road Newark, DE 19711, (FL1005) 9450 Koger Blvd Saint Petersburg, FL 33702, (FL1361) 1232 Sarno Road Melbourne, FL 32936, (FL1382) 1540 Cornerstone Blvd Daytona Beach, FL 32117, (FL1407),etc.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
  • The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
  • This is a bargaining unit position.
  • Tour of Duty: Monday-Friday, Day shift
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
  • Relocation expenses - No
  • If this position is covered by a formal development plan, pay retention will be offered where applicable based on law and regulation.

Please consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a position at one of your location selections, that location will become your official post of duty.

If the position(s) are no longer needed prior to the closing date, this announcement may be closed early.
This is an open continuous announcement which allows applicants to apply up to the closing date of the announcement. The register will be used to fill vacancies throughout the year. Contingent upon funding and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be filled at the locations listed in this announcement as they become available. Applicants need to apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of the following cutoff date to be considered 3/16/2023 and 7/18/2023. This announcement may be amended to include additional vacancies and cut-off dates within the 12-month period if needed.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the Critical Job Elements (CJE) of the position to be filled, in accordance with Article 13 of the IRS/NTEU National Agreement. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions/assessment. Your experience, education, training, prior performance, and awards, relevant to the position being filled, will be considered throughout the hiring process. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

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