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05/17/2023 to 12/15/2023
$82,830 - $149,651 per year
GS 12 - 13
5 vacancies in the following locations:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
13
No
No
23-11961180M-SBB-0501-12T13
726376500
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current federal employees of this agency.
Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees
WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS SELF EMPLOYEDDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
SB/SE Deputy Commissioner Exam, Headquarters Examination, Field & Campus Policy, IMF/Automated Underreporter Policy andBMF Document Matching Policy
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):
PD95782 and PD95020
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.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specified experience for this position includes: Experience with IRS functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures and operations to evaluate program plans and determine impact of changes on program goals. Analyzing and evaluating methods in order to assess and measure effectiveness of program operations, identifying gaps or conflicts in program information, consolidating findings and recommending alternatives. Experience with cross-functional programs and their interrelationship with assigned program to conduct reviews, studies/projects and coordinate systems and resource utilization of program operations. Analyze and recognize significant tax issues and enforcement changes that impact assigned programs to revise procedures or recommend changes in basic implementing regulations. Experience in management planning, program and process analysis, management reporting procedures and available system capabilities to resolve operating problems including providing statistical data or other management information report, conducting briefings, preparing reports, documenting findings and disseminating procedural and regulatory information to improve assigned program areas. Analyzing tax returns and providing guidance/recommendations for procedural changes to ensure income is reported accurately and the proper amount of taxes paid. Determining underreported income and applicable taxes and penalties, imminent statutes identification; analyzing document-matching data manually using Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS), Integrated Automation Technologies (IAT) tools and/or Microsoft Access Database to identify discrepancies and anomalies using one or more document matching Underreporter software/applications such as: AUR (Automated Underreporter), CAWR/FUTA (Combined Annual Wage Reporting/Federal Unemployment Tax Act), BUR (Business Underreporter) to propose recommended solutions.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specified experience for this position includes: Experience in IRS functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures and operations to evaluate program plans and determine impact of changes on program goals. Experience defining policies and procedures related to the underreporter program and applying them, developing and presenting underreporter program briefings to executives, providing guidance, and serving as a technical program and policy expert to prepare complete decision packages, studies and recommendations. This experience must include applying document matching underreporter processes such as: AUR (Automated Underreporter), CAWR/FUTA (Combined Annual Wage Reporting/Federal Unemployment Tax Act), or BUR (Business Underreporter) to conduct studies to analyze effects of legislative changes, Microsoft ACCESS database inconsistencies and/or resource monitoring. Recognize significant tax issues and enforcement changes to revise or recommend changes in basic implementing regulations, using various systems or programs i.e.; Microsoft products (EXCEL), Integrated Automation Technologies (IAT), Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS) to compare and analyze assessments. Experience using analytical and evaluative methods to develop new approaches to existing programs such as compliance functions; management planning, program and process analysis to develop, design, and implement new or revised policies and procedures; prepare comprehensive written reports, disseminate policy information, document findings and conclusions. Present plans and proposals to individuals and groups, including executives and top-level managers. Prepares final reports on identified issues after they have been developed and the service's position has been formulated. Interprets, develops, adapts, and coordinates analytical reviews of new policies, procedures, and program requirements of the Service and their impact on operations and resources. Applies and disseminates newly developed or revised policies and procedures. Analyzing and evaluating methods in order to assess and measure effectiveness of program operations, identifying gaps or conflicts in program information, consolidating findings and, recommending alternatives. Experience with cross-functional programs and their interrelationship with assigned program to conduct reviews, studies/projects and coordinate systems and resource utilization of program operations. Analyze and recognize significant tax issues and enforcement changes that impact assigned programs in order to revise procedures or recommend changes in basic implementing regulations.
MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.
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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 05/16/2024 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 05/16/2024.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11961180
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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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