AMENDED Internal Revenue Agent (Senior Tax-Exempt Bonds Examiner) 12 MONTH ROSTER

Company: Department Of The Treasury
Location: Tulsa
Posted on: November 16, 2023

Job Description:

DutiesWHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT/GOVERNMENT ENTITIES (TEGE) DIVISION?A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisionsVacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Exempt Organizations and Government Entities, Government Entities; Tax Exempt Bonds, Group 7223The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.* Serves as a technical expert on significant Tax-Exempt Bonds issuances and Tax-Exempt Bonds return activity. The incumbent provides expert advice that potentially impacts the organization's overall tax compliance strategy and the Tax-Exempt Bond programs.* Drafts or reviews work projects involving emerging issues and areas of non-compliance.* Serves as an issue expert in the examination of Tax-Exempt Bond cases. Exercises significant authority and responsibility in planning, directing, and coordinating the examination of significant complex issues.* Provides education and outreach and leads large events in the stakeholder communities.* 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. May be assigned to multiple examinations simultaneously.HelpRequirementsConditions of EmploymentSTANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD21308Visit 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.QualificationsFederal 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:BASIC REQUIREMENT: 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.ORA 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.ORCurrently or previously held an Internal Revenue Agent GS-0512 position for at least one year.In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-14: You must have at least one year of specialized experience in tax advantaged municipal finance transactions at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that requires experience in legal, tax accounting, or other experience in one or more positions that required as a primary responsibility frequent application of Federal tax laws, regulations, precedent decisions, or other guidance related to tax advantaged municipal finance transactions or tax exempt bonds. Experience applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on complex tax exempt and tax credit bond issuances and their adequacy for recording transactions; Interpreting and applying Federal tax laws, regulations, precedent decisions, or other guidance to tax advantaged municipal finance transactions for governmental, municipal and/or private entities; experience with business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of tax advantaged municipal finance transactions, based on business and/or governmental operations and considering financial conditions; Municipal financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; Interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and in negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax, governmental and other similar business-related professions; Experience effectively and persuasively writing and orally communicating complex technical positions related to tax advantaged municipal finance transactions; Reconciling arbitrage computations in determining rebate and yield restriction liabilities and arbitrage claims for compliance with Federal tax laws; Presenting and/or developing workshops, formal training, classes, outreach, or in industry panels on technical information on the tax advantaged bond compliance requirements; Analyzing and adjudicating claims, appeals, settlement offers, examination issue resolutions, or alternate resolution opportunities related to tax advantaged municipal finance transactions; Resolving complex tax issues involving overall financing structures, issues, and transactions requiring in-depth knowledge of tax advantaged municipal finance lawANDMEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: 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.ANDTIME 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.EducationA 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: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm* Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.* Relocation expenses - No* If this position is covered by a formal development plan, pay retention will be offered where applicable based on law and regulation.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): 03/16/2023 & 09/15/2023. 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) March 18, 2024.Read more*

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