Clarification from the agency

Open to U.S. Citizens/Nationals

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.

• Leads economic analysis covering an extensive range of industries and specializations. As a team member or consultant, leads or provides key inputs in planning, directing, and coordinating the examination of transfer pricing issues, such as the pricing or financial valuation of intercompany transfers of tangible property, intangible property, and services.
• Conducts various kinds of microeconomic research and analyses that require the study of the market environment for products and services, competitive conditions, expected profitability, business practices and functions, transfers of property, useful life of assets, and rates of return.
• Reviews and analyzes economic, financial,statistical, and tax data to determine the existence of potential economic issues; conducts or participates in interviews; develops an effective work plan, conducts research in source materialsthat include databases, professional journals and publications, government publications, and economic studies. May occasionally work in an advisory role for more junior economists with respect to these types of assignments

Conditions of employment

• Probationary Period - All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time, your performance, conduct, and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends, your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor, seek feedback, and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.

• Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

Key Eligibility Requirements:

• U.S Citizenship - Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Selective Service Registration - Males born after December 31, 1959 are required to be registered with the Selective Service System or prove they are exempt from having to do so.
• Personal Identity Verification (PIV) - Must provide 2 forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS OR ADDTIONAL INFORMATION SECTIONS

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 cut-off dates as shown in announcement under the 'How to Apply' section.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS All GRADES: A degree in Economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.

OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience that includes courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Evaluation of Experience Examples of qualifying experience include:

1. Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation;
2. Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or
3. Teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.

Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations:

1. Economic statistics;
2. Industrial surveys;
3. Management of individual business enterprises, including farms;
4. Industrial planning;
5. Writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and
6. Financial market analysis.

AND

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION GS-11: In addition to meeting basic requirements, to be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Experience performing research to locate new sources of data and analyses, interpreting pertinent information, and drawing conclusions for use in research studies;
• Experience in developing detailed specifications for all or a segment of the research study, presenting the data and analytical material in the form most suitable to the end users; delivering presentations of research and analysis, descriptive report writing; experience developing, analyzing, and presenting statistical information; experience working with economic and financial information in research projects; experience with statistical software packages; experience recognizing and adopting new techniques to fit the needs of research projects; experience dealing with and obtaining cooperation from professional employees both in and out of Government.
• OR EDUCATION: Three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree in Economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
• OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
• OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience that includes courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12: In addition to meeting basic requirements, to be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Experience conducting various kinds of economic research and analyses that require the study of the market environment for products and services, considering factors that may include competitive conditions, expected profitability, business practices and functions, transfers of property, useful life of assets, and/or rates of return.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing economic, financial, statistical, and/or tax data to determine the existence of potential economic issues.
• Experience analyzing factual information to recognize and evaluate relevant and impactful factors, draw rational economic conclusions, and prepare reports that communicate facts, data, and analysis.
• Experience preparing and presenting written materials and or presentations to colleagues, managers, or external stakeholders.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13: In addition to meeting basic requirements, to be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Experience collaborating to apply transfer pricing and valuation principles, theories, and techniques to determine the value of services, tangible property, and intangible property under the arm's length standard by applying the provisions of Section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder or the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Transfer Pricing Guidelines.
• Experience analyzing factual information to recognize and evaluate relevant and impactful factors, developing solutions to problems resulting from complicated fact patterns, and drawing rational economic conclusions.
• Experience preparing or reviewing reports that communicate facts, data, and transfer pricing analysis.
• Experience in delivering oral communications to explain and defend conclusions of a transfer pricing analysis to colleagues, managers, or external stakeholders.

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

How you will be evaluated

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

This position will be filled through the Direct Hire Authority. Under this authority, competitive rating, ranking, and veterans' preference procedures do not apply. For more information on Direct-Hire Authority visit: OPM Direct Hire Fact Sheet.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

Referral: Applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Applicants will be referred on a first in, first out basis. Candidates 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 practices). 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 the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must be found "well qualified" for the position to receive special selection priority. Well qualified is defined as: experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications, demonstrated by meeting all the following competencies for this position.

If you are selected, you will be subject to all requirements listed in the Requirements, Qualifications, and Additional Information sections of this announcement which includes, Prior Employment/Tax Checks, Fingerprint/Criminal History checks.