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Appeals Officer (Appeals Technical Guidance Coordinator)

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Washington, D.C
Closing date
Oct 1, 2020
Duties

Summary

WHAT IS THE APPEALS DIVISION? Independent by statute, staffed by highly trained professionals who provide mediation for any taxpayer contesting IRS compliance actions. Appeals is the last opportunity for the IRS and a taxpayer to resolve disputes prior to litigation, and ensures that all taxpayers can receive an impartial review of their tax case.

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Responsibilities

WHAT DOES AN APPEALS OFFICER (APPEALS TECHNICAL GUIDANCE COORDINATOR) DO? An Appeals Officer (Appeals Technical Guidance Coordinator) serves as Appeals' in-house expert on ISP (Industry Specialization Programs) issues and ACI (Appeals Coordinated Issues). In this position, you provide continual advice, guidance, and assistance to Appeals Officers/Team Case Leaders and others in cases involving ISP/ ACI issues. As with all of the Appeals Officer position, you may also be assigned the full range of senior level Appeals Officer cases as determined necessary by the organization.

As a Appeals Officer (Appeals Technical Guidance Coordinator) you will:
  • Organize work independently, controlling those coordinated ISP/ ACI issues contained under the assigned industry. Prepare necessary paperwork for the completion and dissemination of appeals settlement positions and guidelines.
  • Determine whether coordinated ISP/ ACI issues are either legal or factual. Develop and revise Appeals settlement positions and guidelines for those coordinated ISP/ ACI issues determined to be legal in nature, specifically detailing the hazards of litigation deemed to be present.
  • Review proposed settlements of ISP/ ACI coordinated issues and convey concurrence or disagreement.
  • Receive and work cases or issues in designated ISP/ ACI specialty, either as a team member or key appeals office.
  • Conduct Appeals conferences for the settlement/resolution and mediation of the largest and most complex tax issues under the jurisdiction of Appeals. Serve as an instructor for courses or sessions addressing industry issues.
  • Keep current with significant changes in the Internal Revenue Code, Regulations, the IRM, court decisions and other tax publications. Maintain expertise on ISP/ ACI issues present in assigned industry. Maintains contact within Appeals, ISP Compliance teams, Counsel and other functions of the IRS. Apprises Appeals upper management of area or national impact.
  • Participates in industry team meetings, limited to discussion of industry issues in general industry terms in accordance with Appeals Rules of Engagement.
  • Serves as an instructor for courses or sessions addressing industry issues.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov .

Travel Required

Occasional travel - 1 to 5 Nights per Month

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Refer to Other Information
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  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
  • IRS Employees with Career or Career Conditional Appointments


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Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

GS-14 BASIC REQUIREMENTS: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, systems, or legal issues specifically to determine effect on tax liabilities or financial statements; Experience with business and industry practices to understand tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition; Experience with corporate financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; Applying litigation procedures and making judgments involving matters of law particularly as they relate to resolving tax disputes. Coordinate with internal or external professionals to plan and complete work and/or conduct conferences or meetings. Recognizing and assessing the complexity of accounting or legal issues; Interpreting the law in situations where there are uncertainties or conflicts in statutes, regulations, case law, precedence or other guidance to determine and apply the appropriate intent of the law in tax situations; Conducting legal research and applying the law to tax situations; Applying accounting topics to the resolution of tax issues (e.g., stockholder equity, income recognition and other special reporting topics; financial characteristics of business entities; journal and ledger entries; present value application; inventory valuation; investments and revenue recognition, auditing standards and generally accepted accounting principles associated with asset and liability measurement and their related effect on net income).

In addition to the above, you must meet the requirements described below: Experience in the area of financial products and transactions, including working with complex issues that often overlap and intertwine with other tax and non-tax disciplines. Communicating verbally and in writing OR consulting with economists, engineers and international specialists is routine. Working experience with conventional/derivatives of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, mortgages, commodities, forwards, futures, options, mortgage-backed securities, structured notes, hybrid or synthetic securities, etc.) as well as issue areas such as debt v. equity, financing arrangements, bad debt/worthless securities, hedging, straddles, mark to market, etc. is needed. Experience relating to those portions of the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, Directives, Rulings, Procedures, Court Decisions, etc. that deal with the tax implications of financial instruments and transactions required. Dealing and engaging with attorneys, accountants and other tax professionals on financial products and transactions matters 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.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable:

You must have been at the GS-13 level for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).

Education

Additional information

One (1) Position is located in Independent Office of Appeals: Specialized Exam Programs & Referrals: Technical Guidance, Team 4. To be filled in either of the following locations: 55 North Robinson (Oklahoma City), Oklahoma City, OK (OK1356); or 1000 South Pine Island Road (Royal Palm Office), Plantation, FL (FL2533); or 999 North Capitol Street, NE (North Capitol), Washington, DC (DC0221).

POSITION DESCRIPTION: PD 91488
A PM/C SharePoint site is available for IRS Employees at: https://organization.ds.irsnet.gov/sites/HCOETS/PMC/SPDLibrary/SitePages/Home.aspx

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • This is a bargaining unit position.
  • Relocation Expenses: No
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
  • Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may include up to 2 years of returns.
  • Must meet IRS telework eligibility requirements
  • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
  • Interviews may be conducted.


How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating:
Your application will be evaluated on the CJEs of the position to be filled per the National Agreement Article 13.

Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/

Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Referral:
If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) , you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. ( Cover letters are optional). To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view Resume Tips .

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) DOCUMENTATION
If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee, click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. IRS CTAP eligibles can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area.

IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP)
You must meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/AWARDS
Submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal.

IRS employees:
if a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.

EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION
If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. 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 . If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions .

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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