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Senior Budget Analyst

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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Summary

WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED DIVISION: The Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE) Division provides examinations and taxpayer education services for about 7 million small businesses and upwards of 33 million self-employed and supplemental income taxpayers.

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Overview

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Open & closing dates
09/15/2021 to 09/28/2021
Salary
$92,143 to - $146,120 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
IRS Nationwide Locations, United States
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - 1 to 5 Travel Nights per Month
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
13
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Announcement number
21PHI-SBB0804-0560-13
Control number
614158500

Duties

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WHAT DOES A BUDGET ANALYST SPECIALIST DO? As a Budget Analyst you will be responsible for providing leadership, coordinating budgetary functions and providing overall direction and guidance on these functions. In this position, you will perform a wide range of analytical, technical and advisory functions related to the budgetary process.

As a Budget Analyst/Lead Budget Analyst you will:

  • Assist in work to be accomplished and communicate assignments, problems to be solved, issues, and deadlines.
  • Coach the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques.
  • Maintain program and administrative reference materials, project files and relevant background documents.
  • Prepare reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information.
  • Represent the team for the purpose of obtaining resources and securing needed information or decisions from the supervisor on major work problems and issues that arise.
  • Represent team findings and recommendations in meetings and deal with issues related to or that have an impact on the team's objectives, work products and/or tasks.
  • Research a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze and improve team effectiveness, efficiency and work products.
  • Resolve simple complaints of employees.


WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

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  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
  • IRS Employees with Career or Career Conditional Appointments

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Qualifications

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

GS-13 LEVEL: You must have one 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: Knowledge of the federal budget process; Ability to interpret and apply budget instructions, administrative memoranda, and regulatory guidelines from a procedural, technical standpoint; Knowledge and ability to analyze detailed accounting and statistical information, process analysis tools and structured problem solving techniques; Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of the full range of fiscal management budgetary functions and exercising judgment in planning and carrying out all phases of budget formulation and execution processes; knowledge of public laws, executive orders, OMB circulars and bulletins; and skill in using computer applications for word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, and communication programs and/or other applicable financial systems.

-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.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable:

You must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).

Additional information

2 Positions are located in SBSE Operations Support, Business Support, Budget Oversight, Labor & Plan Development Team. Employee to Remain in POD.

POSITION DESCRIPTION: 92831

A PM/C SharePoint site is available for IRS Employees at: https://organization.ds.irsnet.gov/sites/HCOETS/PMC/SPDLibrary/SitePages/Home.aspx

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • This is a bargaining unit position.
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
  • Must meet IRS telework eligibility requirements.
  • Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30 pm
  • If you are an IRS/Treasury employee eligible for consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must submit proof of eligibility by 11:59 PM ET on the closing date of this announcement. If you have any questions concerning your eligibility please refer back to the CTAP Documentation link in the vacancy under How You Will Be Evaluated.
  • The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may include up to 2 years of returns.

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 CJEs of the position to be filled per the National Agreement Article 13.

Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/
Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

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 Treasury employee eligible for the 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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