Tax Analyst

Internal Revenue Service; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Internal Revenue Service, Taxpayer Services Division in Kansas City, seeks candidates for GS-11/GS-12 level positions in Accounts Management. Federal experience is not required; experience may be earned in public or private sectors or through volunteer work.

Qualifications include: specialized experience, or relevant graduate study, or a combination of education and experience. You must meet Time-After-Competitive Appointment (TACA) and Time in Grade (TIG) by the closing date.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.
• Or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field.
• Or three (3) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree.
• Or LL.M., if related.
• Or a combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to that amount required.

Responsibilities

• Oral and written communications to brief operating unit managers and employees; prepare reports; document findings and conclusions; and disseminate procedural and regulatory information.

Job description

WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION?

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): TS SC - Accounts Management - Kansas City - Taxpayer Services Service Center - Accounts Management - Kansas City REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

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 GRADE 11:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: IRS functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures, and operations to evaluate program plans and determine impact of changes on program goals; Recognizing significant tax issues and enforcement changes that impact assigned programs in order to revise procedures or recommend changes in basic implementing regulations when indicated; Oral and written communications to brief operating unit managers and employees; prepare reports; document findings and conclusions; and disseminate procedural and regulatory information; Management planning; program analysis; process analysis; management reporting procedures and available system capabilities to resolve operating problems and develop means for providing statistical data or other management information reports; OR PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree that demonstrated the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to do the work. OR Three (3) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree in a related field of study that demonstrated the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to do the work. OR LL.M., if related. OR A combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to that amount required.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GRADE 12:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience must include: 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; IRS functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures, and operations to evaluate program plans and determine impact of changes on program goals; Using analytical and evaluative methods in order to assess and measure effectiveness of program operations, identify gaps or conflicts in program information, consolidate findings and, recommend alternatives; Recognizing significant tax issues and enforcement changes that impact assigned programs in order to revise procedures or recommend changes in implementing regulations; Principles of management planning, program and process analysis, management reporting procedures and available system capabilities to resolve operating problems, and providing statistical data or other management information reports; Oral and written communications to conduct briefings, prepare reports, document findings and, disseminate procedural and regulatory information; Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS) Accounts Management Programs (such as Individual Master File or Business Master File) to assess risk, including internal and external stakeholders, for the purpose of revenue protection.

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-05, 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.