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10/14/2021 to 10/28/2021
$122,530 - $163,559 per year
GS 14
2 vacancies in the following locations:
No
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None
No
No
21-11246183C-TEB-0512-14
617373100
WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT & GOVERMENT ENTITIES (TE/GE)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD21308
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This is a bargaining unit position.
- Tour of Duty: Monday- Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
- If you are in a telework eligible position, you may be directed to temporarily telework on a full-time basis due to COVID 19. Employees must be within a 150-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. Once normal operations resume, employees may be directed back to the office to perform the duties of their position. Telework eligibility does not guarantee telework; employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. 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.
- Subject to a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- Relocation expenses: NO
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
BASIC REQUIREMENT : A Bachelor's or higher degree in accounting from an accredited college or university that included at least 30 semester hours (45 quarter 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 combination of experience and education at an accredited college or university equivalent to a four year degree that included courses equivalent to a major in accounting, i.e. at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and 6 semester hours in related subjects as described above. OR
A Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) obtained through written examination in a State, territory, or the District of Columbia. OR
Currently serving as an Internal Revenue Agent GS-0512 and have been in this position for at least one year or was previously an Internal Revenue Agent GS-0512 and held the 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:
Possess the following professional accounting knowledges: Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Cost Accounting, Advanced Accounting, and Auditing.
This knowledge is typically acquired by completion of an accounting degree from a four-year college or university. If not from an academic environment, the knowledge can also be obtained from certain work experience.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that requires experience in legal, tax accounting, or other experience in one or more positions that required as a primary responsibility frequent application of Federal tax laws, regulations, precedent decisions, or other guidance related to tax advantaged municipal finance transactions or tax exempt bonds. Experience applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on complex tax exempt and tax credit bond issuances and their adequacy for recording transactions; Interpreting and applying Federal tax laws, regulations, precedent decisions, or other guidance to tax advantaged municipal finance transactions for governmental, municipal and/or private entities; experience with business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of tax advantaged municipal finance transactions, based on business and/or governmental operations and considering financial conditions; Municipal financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; Interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and in negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax, governmental and other similar business-related professions; Experience effectively and persuasively writing and orally communicating complex technical positions related to tax advantaged municipal finance transactions; Reconciling arbitrage computations in determining rebate and yield restriction liabilities and arbitrage claims for compliance with Federal tax laws; Presenting and/or developing workshops, formal training, classes, outreach, or in industry panels on technical information on the tax advantaged bond compliance requirements; Analyzing and adjudicating claims, appeals, settlement offers, examination issue resolutions, or alternate resolution opportunities related to tax advantaged municipal finance transactions; Resolving complex tax issues involving overall financing structures, issues, and transactions requiring in-depth knowledge of tax advantaged municipal finance law.
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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.
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-timework 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.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time, but you must provide an SF-50 documenting you held this job series. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
Two (2) positions are located in Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Exempt Organizations and Government Entities, Government Entities, Tax Exempt Bonds, to be filled in El Monte (CAD002), Baltimore, MD (MD0055), or Brooklyn, NY (NY7288).
-As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021 or before appointment or onboarding, if after November 22. We will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required exception from this requirement.
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 in accordance with the Service's Merit Promotion Plan. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application:
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date 10/28/2021 and/or cut-off dates in this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11246183
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://www.jobs.irs.gov/midcareer/reasonable-accommodation.html. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Once your application package and online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on "more information." Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. If your email mailbox is full or blocked (SPAM) you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/617373100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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