Job Summary

Positions under this announcement are being filled using a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) and a Recruitment Incentive may be authorized for eligible, highly-qualified applicants. For information, please reference the Additional Information section of this announcement. Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov

Job Description

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-timework 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 OR time of referral: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-5 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes Experience that is related to the work of the position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions; maintaining office records; and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources; contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information. OR Bachelor's degree or four years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university. OR A combination of education and experience equivalent to that described above. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-6 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes Experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of qualifying experience include: preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions; maintaining office records; and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources; processing a variety of tax returns and reports; examining tax returns and supporting documents for current and prior year and amended returns; and contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance; experience with AIMS, IDRS, business, fiduciary, and estate tax; experience with Privacy Act, disclosure regulations, and Power of Attorney; experience with other agency procedures related to tax processing (SSA, Federal Reserve Bank, Disbursing Office, State Employment Offices, and other private financial institutions). SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-7 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes Experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of qualifying experience include: processing a variety of tax returns and reports; ensuring that all required identification, schedules, income tax deposits, or other required information is available; contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance; experience with tax rules, regulations, and procedures as well as the penalty and interest rate computations. This includes cases involving restricted interest, minimum and alternative minimum tax, income averaging, and tax preference items; experience with a broad range of filing requirements and offsets; experience with AIMS, IDRS, service center processing procedures, master file transaction codes, procedures for effecting account corrections and adjustments; experience with business, fiduciary, and estate tax; experience with procedures and criteria relating to statute protection and expiration including Restricted Waivers of Consent and controlling of the statute. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.