Internal Revenue Agent (Examiner)/Senior Revenue Agent (12 Month Roster) - Billings Montana

Company: Department Of The Treasury
Location: Billings, Montana
Posted On: 04/14/2024

Duties

WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL (LBI) DIVISION?

A description of the business units can be found at:

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:

Large Business and International Director Pass Thru Entities, any team in Pass Thru Entities

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.

• Serves as a technical expert in examinations of significant tax compliance issues and provides expert advice that may impact tax compliance strategy and the examination program as a whole.
• Drafts or reviews work projects involving emerging issues and areas of non-compliance.
• Serves as an issue expert in the examination of LB&I returns. Exercises significant authority and responsibility in planning, directing, and coordinating the examination of certain significant complex issues.
• Serves as a lead for other revenue agents and specialists assigned to an examination and counsel attorneys. Leads the team in conferences with appeals, including issue resolution meetings such as fast track. May be assigned to multiple examinations simultaneously.
• Functions as a resource in certain technical areas of expertise. Collaborates and coordinates with other experts, revenue agents, counsel attorneys, appeals officers, and/or specialists throughout IRS to leverage and expand expertise and ensure consistent application and interpretation of tax laws within those areas.
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  Conditions of Employment
  
  STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
  
  PD98316
  
  Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
  
  
  • Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. 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.
  • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
    Qualifications
    
    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:
    
    IOR BASIC REQUIREMENTS: A Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting that included at least 30 semester 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 bachelor's or higher degree in a field other than accounting or a combination of education and experience equivalent to 4 years that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and 6 semester hours in related subjects as described above.
    
    OR
    
    Currently or previously held an Internal Revenue Agent GS-0512 position for at least one year.
    
    AND
    
    In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
    
    SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 LEVEL: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience in progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that required applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices in analyzing and interpreting financial books, records, and systems and the use of such books, records, and systems in the determination of Federal tax liabilities; Interpreting and applying Federal tax law as applied to individuals, businesses, partnerships and S corporations; Researching business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition; Interpreting and analyzing the tax implications of corporate and partnership financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; Interacting with a broad range of individuals and negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax, and other similar business related professions; Experience using researching legal questions through the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, rulings, court decisions, and IRS policies to reach conclusion involving complex matters of law developing and applying new and innovative issue resolution approaches; Analytical and evaluative techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, in identifying, evaluating, and developing methods and approaches in resolving complex interrelated problems and issues; Using communication skills to deal tactfully and persuasively with sophisticated stakeholders, in explaining complex tax laws, regulations and issues involving sophisticated partnership and S-Corporation tax regimes. To coordinate and provide technical assistance to field agents and other area functions as well as internal and external stakeholders in all pass-through through areas to include partnership and s corporations and other pass-through tax regimes.
    
    AND
    
    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.
    
    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.
    
    Education
    
    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.
    
    Additional information
    
    
    • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
    • The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
    • This is a bargaining unit position.
    • Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
    • Relocation expenses - No
      Please consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a position at one of your location selections, that location will become your official post of duty.
      
      If the position(s) are no longer needed prior to the closing date, this announcement may be closed early.
      
      This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill vacancies in the locations listed as they become available for the next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements. Applicants must apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of the following cutoff dates to be considered: Cutoff date(s): 02/09/2024, 12/02/2024. This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12 month period if needed, not later than 10 days prior to the additional cut-off date(s). Eligible applicants who apply by the initial cut-off date, will be referred in score order. If additional vacancies exist, remaining applicants will be considered in score order as needed. Selections from this announcement may be made no later than (NLT) 03/03/2025.
      
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