Senior Advisor
What you'd do
WHAT IS LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL (LB&I)? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): LBI - Director Treaty and Trans Pric Ops Remain in POD - The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post-of-duty (POD). REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS
Major duties
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): PD24358 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Provides in-depth expertise and analysis on international or domestic tax issues, practices, and trends, and top-level advice related to short- and long-range program policies, strategies, and objectives for the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Director, to promote and facilitate the implementation of Service-wide and LB&I priorities and policies and to ensure consistency of approach, technical correctness, and fair and equitable treatment of customers. Advises the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and Directors on issues or policies within practices such as Financial Services, International, Large Partnerships, High Income/High Wealth, Withholding, and Domestic including but not limited to research and development, clean energy, and other tax credits and the regulatory environments in which they operate. Based on extensive experience the incumbent serves as a technical authority for providing authoritative recommendations and has considerable experience addressing tax issues. Provides expert international or domestic tax analysis and advice to the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Director on legislative issues, litigation matters, international or domestic tax administration priorities and policies, new or revised program priorities, significant technical issues, and sensitive or critical policy. Coordinates as appropriate with the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International), the Office of Chief Counsel, the Treasury Office of International Tax Counsel, LB&I Operating Division Counsel, and others on published guidance, litigation, and other technical tax administration issues.
What you need to qualify
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 closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-15: To be eligible for this position, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: Experience applying transfer pricing laws, tax treaty laws, regulations, and legal precedents to international tax matters involving large multinational businesses, including evaluating the impact of proposed legislation, policies, and regulations on tax administration or enforcement programs. Experience coordinating and collaborating with tax practitioners in the implementation of transfer pricing rules, Internal Revenue Code Section 482, and tax treaty provisions. Experience presenting and discussing technical tax administration issues related to transfer pricing, tax treaties, and Internal Revenue Code Section 482 with internal and external stakeholders. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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". TIME IN GRADE (TIG): 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. For positions at the GS-5, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03, or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
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