Tax Examining Technician (Senior Closing Technician)

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-timework 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. AND 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.

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. Serves as the principal technical authority for Innocent Spouse account resolution and case processing matters.

Provides expert guidance and assistance to Innocent Spouse Coordinators, Non-Master File (NMF) units, National Office personnel, project leads, and other employees on complex account and processing issues. Researches, interprets, and applies Innocent Spouse program requirements and IDRS procedures to resolve the most difficult and previously unresolved cases.

Performs specialized case closing actions, reviews manual refund requests, resolves posting and processing errors, and provides technical assistance regarding account adjustments, assessments, and closing procedures. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD26479 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.