Summary Amended - this announcement has been amended to update the position title. 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 Amended to add 2nd cut off: 02/18/2024. Responsibilities WHAT IS THE RESEARCH, APPLIED ANALYTICS AND STATISTICS (RAAS) DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Research, Applied Analytics & Statistics; Knowledge, Development & Application Division (National Research Program Lab) The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. NRP develops and manages research audit studies which collect taxpayer and examination data. NRP data is used to inform baseline voluntary compliance estimates, update return selection models and provide additional compliance risk detection and examination process innovations. Due to the various and specific uses of compliance data from NRP examinations, NRP examinations require strict adherence to specially developed examination guidelines and data entry requirements. Serves as an Internal Revenue Agent with special responsibility as an Exam Research Analyst and information specialist in automation, accounting, or other systems as they relate to determining the correct Federal tax liability and supporting tax examinations of NRP taxpayers. This position utilizes experience and exceptional ability in tax law and accounting principles necessary to comprehensively review and support the examinations of different types of taxpayers. Serves as a technical analyst for internally used software systems, such as the Audit Information Management System (AIMS), Examination Returns Control System (ERCS), Report Generation Software (RGS) and RGS Local Area Network (RGS LAN), and Correspondence Examination Automation Support (CEAS). Troubleshoots and resolves NRP examination issues through automated systems and processes using auditing skills and knowledge of tax law and internal IRS applications, such as AIMS/ERCS. Guides users in development of software solutions to unique problems or personally recommended audit applications that have more widespread applicability. Develops solutions through skilled use of Excel, Access, and Visual Studio. Identifies and analyzes case data to detect error trends in software-assisted computations or issues that may be used as an educational tool to improve technical skills of agents. Utilizes Excel, Access, and Visual Studio to assist in NRP examination case building, monitoring, lead sheet development, and data, correction. Provides guidance and direction to Revenue Agents, Tax Compliance Officers, and Campus Examiners in the use, conversion, or extraction of taxpayer data, in a format compatible with IRS technology. Provides management personnel with technical and administrative guidance and feedback on program operations and results. Provides technical assistance in the development of training programs and the preparation of training materials and related job aids. Prepares program reports and analyses as required. Analyzes tax computations for a variety of accounting, auditing, and procedural issues as they relate to NRP requirements. Resolves issues such as complex depreciation, carry back/carry forward, foreign tax credit, Alternative minimum tax, Passive activity losses, change of accounting methods and flow-through entities and its related complex relationship structures. Requirements Conditions of Employment STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD21032 Visit 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. Qualifications 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-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 REQUIREMENTS: 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. OR A 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. OR Currently 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 GS-13: In addition to the basic requirement, you must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience in progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that required the application of professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on Federal tax liabilities and their adequacy for recording transactions affecting tax liabilities; Experience in the interpretation and application of Federal tax law for individuals, business and/or exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations; Experience with business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition; Experience in corporate financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; and Experience in analytical techniques to evaluate information and to reach decisions on issues. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME 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. Education A 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: Day Shift (Mon-Fri 0800am-430pm) Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available. Remain in POD: The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post of duty (POD). 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): 10/26/2023, 02/18/2024. 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. 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) 07/30/2024.