Senior Tax Analyst
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): Withholding Exchange and International Individual Compliance (WEIIC), Offshore Compliance Initiative. 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. Performs assignments that are agency-wide in scope and have significant impact on issues facing the operating unit. Leads Business Reviews of field and headquarters offices, serves on task forces or study groups, establishes policy for field operations, and performs independent analyses of Area or nation-wide mission critical tax related operations. Independently studies complex problems facing operating unit functions or those of particular concern within the assigned organization. This may require coordinating input from activities outside the division and identifying new methods of performing work. This requires the incumbent to demonstrate expert analytical and process analysis skills. Analyzes mission critical tax related program areas to discern trends in program delivery. Consolidates report data to measure the effectiveness in meeting baselines or the degree to which program plans and achievements support strategic agency initiatives. Prepares final reports on identified national 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 Mission critical operations and resources. Advises and negotiates acceptance of conflicting issues with management in the formulation of mission critical tax related policies. Applies, develops, and implements policies and procedures for use in field operations. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD94977 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
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. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience interpreting Federal tax laws, Treasury regulations, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) policies, rulings, and program guidelines to develop, revise, or apply policies and procedures for complex tax administration issues. Experience evaluating Internal Revenue Service (IRS) functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures, and operations to determine the impact of program changes on established program goals and objectives. Experience analyzing significant tax compliance issues and enforcement changes to develop new or revised procedures and program products for assigned tax administration programs. Experience applying management planning, program analysis, and process analysis to develop, design, and implement new or revised policies and procedures for mission-critical tax administration programs. Experience applying analytical and evaluative methods to develop new approaches for improving existing tax administration programs. Experience preparing written reports that document findings and conclusions and developing decision packages, studies, and recommendations based on technical analyses of tax administration programs. Experience preparing and presenting technical plans, proposals, and program recommendations through written and oral communications to executives, managers, and stakeholder groups. Experience utilizing information technology systems to secure, maintain, retrieve, and organize data required to conduct technical program analyses. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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" 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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