Tax Examining Technician (Senior Closing Technician)

Internal Revenue Service; Covington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Internal Revenue Service in Cincinnati is seeking qualified applicants for the SBSE CAMP EXAM Campus Exam/AUR Cincinnati, GS-08. The position emphasizes specialized experience and knowledge of tax procedures.

As part of the Campus Exam team, you will audit and resolve taxpayer accounts, interpret IRS guidelines, and communicate findings to taxpayers and representatives. A federal-employee career with comprehensive benefits awaits.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at the GS-07 level for one year.
• Experience applying IRM, IRC, and TIPRA interim procedures.
• Experience accessing online systems to interpret prior account actions and credit transfers.
• Experience researching AOIC, IDRS, tax law, and filing requirements.
• Experience communicating orally and in writing to request documentation and relay positions.
• Experience applying accounting methods to examine financial information and compute taxes, penalties and interest.

Skills

IRB/IRM familiarity

IRC knowledge

TIPRA procedures

Communication (oral/written)

Analytical reasoning

System navigation (online)

Job description

WHAT IS Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE) 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): SBSE CAMP EXAM - Campus Exam/AUR Cincinnati - SBSE CAMP EXAM - Campus Exam/AUR Cincinnati REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

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.

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-time work 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-08:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position must include at least four (4) of the following:

• Applying the Internal Revenue Manual (IRM), Internal Revenue Code (IRC), and Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (TIPRA) Interim Procedures Guide to ensure guidelines are followed.
• Accessing on-line systems to interpret prior account actions, generate records for legal proceedings, and credit transfers between several interrelated accounts.
• Researching Automated Offer in Compromise (AOIC), Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS), tax law, filing requirements, and non‑master file tax liabilities.
• Communicating both orally and in writing to solicit for substantiating documentation and relaying the Service's position to taxpayers and/or representatives.
• Applying business practices and accounting methods to examine financial information, compute taxes, penalties and interest charges on the taxpayers' accounts.

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.