Supervisory Accounting Technician

Internal Revenue Service; Covington (KY); Remote; USD 71,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Internal Revenue Service is seeking a Front Line Manager in the CFO domain to lead complex accounting work, supervise staff, and ensure compliance with federal regulations. The role involves prioritizing tasks, evaluating performance, and advising on staffing and development, with opportunities to learn and advance.

The position is based in Covington, KY with a posted pay range and eligibility for telework.

Qualifications

• A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Foreign education may be used to meet the requirements; provide evidence of equivalence.
• Suggest using NACES/AICE evaluation for foreign credentials.

Responsibilities

• Plan work and set priorities for subordinates; prepare schedules and assign tasks accordingly.
• Evaluate subordinate performance and recommend recognition or disciplinary action.
• Provide guidance to employees on work and administrative matters; interview candidates and advise on appointments.
• Identify training needs and opportunities to improve production and quality.
• Direct complex accounting work and ensure compliance with agency and federal regulations.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Accounting leadership

Federal finance policies

Interviews & staffing

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

• Schedule: Tour Of Duty: Monday Through Friday 8:00AM -4:30PM EST 40 hours per week

WHAT IS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CF)? 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): CFO -Deputy CFO, Senior ACFO Financial Management, ACFO Revenue Financial Accounting, Revenue Accounting Operations REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Key Responsibilities

As a Front Line Manager you will: Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work. Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action.

Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters. Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions. Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate. Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases.

Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed. The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

Plans and directs complex accounting transactional, systems, or reporting work to be accomplished by subordinate technicians, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work to ensure maximum productivity and efficiency throughout the work unit Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.

Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters related to aspects such as accounting systems and processing, policy/procedure, and/or reporting requirements.

The accuracy and efficiency of the work performed by accounting technicians directly affects and supports the Revenue Accounting Operations office, through ensuring that transactions and reports comply with all agency/federal regulations and guidelines, and systems are properly maintained and updated. Interviews candidates for positions in the unit; recommends appointment, promotion, or reassignment to such positions.

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD25429 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Requirements & Education

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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).

As a current IRS employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $70797 – $92032/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-20.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Tour Of Duty: Monday Through Friday 8:00AM -4:30PM EST 40 hours per week position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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