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01/04/2023 to 12/13/2023
$49,309 - $94,863 per year
GS 7 - 11
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Temporary Promotion
Full-time
Competitive
11
No
No
23-11776623K-RPB-0501-7T11
697746800
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees
WHAT IS THE RETURN PREPARER OFFICE (RPO) DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Four (4) vacancies will be filled in the following specialty area:
Return Preparer Office (RPO), Return Preparer Suitability, Group 1 or 2.
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.
STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD98664, PD98663, and PD98662
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
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:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR GS-07: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: experience with IRS policies, goals, objectives, regulations, and guidelines in order to analyze and validate the information on Return Preparer applications; experience using analytical and evaluative methods and techniques for isolating case issues and develop a course of action; experience with basic accounting principles and common business practices to make determinations of submitted Return Preparer applications. You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience assisting with analytical and evaluative methods in order to assess and measure program operations effectiveness; Experience assisting in the use of technical methods and practices such as program analysis, process analysis, management reporting procedures and available system capabilities in order to carry out limited projects and to develop reports; Experience in recognizing issues that impact assigned programs in order to make valid conclusions; Experience with oral and written communications to exchange information, to prepare reports, explaining program differences and recommending improvements and/or corrective action.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
One (1) academic year of graduate education in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position.
OR
Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.
OR
A combination of specialized experience and graduate education.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR GS-09: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes experience with the policies, precedents, goals, objectives, regulations, and guidelines of the Return Preparer Program to analyze and validate information on Return Preparer applications and to recognize potential/actual fraud or non-compliance with established regulations. Experience applying tax law and how it relates to industry ethical practices, regulatory provisions, and emerging trends to locate sources of problems and to identify/expedite the resolution of applications. Experience with basic accounting principles and common business practices to make determinations of submitted Return Preparer applications. Experience with the IRS mission, organization, work processes, functions, and structure to ensure work assignments facilitate achievement of overall agency goals and objectives.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
A master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study.
OR
Two (2) full academic years of graduate level education leading to a master's or equivalent degree in a related field of study.
OR
LL.B. or J.D., if related.
OR
A combination of specialized experience and graduate education.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR GS-11: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience with policies, precedents, goals, objectives, regulations, and guidelines of the Return Preparer Program to analyze and validate information on Return Preparer applications and to recognize potential/actual fraud or non-compliance with regulations. Experience applying tax law and how it relates the Return Preparer Program, regulatory provisions, and emerging trends to identify/expedite the resolution of applications. Experience with the IRS mission, organization, work processes, functions, and structure to ensure work assignments facilitate achievement of overall agency goals and objectives. Experience applying statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements and guidelines governing the IRS, including applicable portions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and Internal Revenue Manual (IRM), to prepare recommendations affecting program execution. Experience applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to isolate and define all legal and factual case issues and develop appropriate courses of action. Experience with basic accounting principles and common business practices relating to the commercial return preparer industry to make determinations relative to submitted applications. Experience applying oral and written communication methods and techniques to present findings; deliver briefings; assist others in understanding and accepting findings and recommendations; negotiate solutions to disputed recommendations; prepare work papers and management information reports; and clearly and effectively communicate with all individuals.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
Three (3) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree or equivalent in a related field of study from an accredited college or university.
OR
LL.M., if related.
OR
A combination of specialized experience and graduate education.
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.
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.
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.
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.
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 12/29/2023 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 12/29/2023.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11776623
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.
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