Senior Tax Analyst

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.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 Level: You must have one 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 must include: Analyzing, evaluating, and providing technical guidance for agency-wide programs, systems, policies, procedures, or operational processes.

Identifying and resolving program or system issues, evaluating technical requirements, and recommending improvements to processes, tools, or methods of performing work. Developing, reviewing, or maintaining procedural guidance, agency directives, or other official reference materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, compliance, and operational effectiveness.

Advising management on technical decisions by weighing user impact, UX/UI principles, accessibility, maintainability, risk, resource constraints, and alternative approaches; Leading or coordinating the work of analysts or project team members to prioritize assignments, review deliverables, provide technical feedback, and ensure follow-through; Resolving disputes over content, procedures, UX/UI, or publishing decisions with authors, content owners, IT, or managers while upholding established policy and program integrity; Representing management in stakeholder meetings, briefings, or technical discussions.

Explaining constraints, defending recommendations, and translating stakeholder needs into actionable work on behalf of leadership or the program; Using program data, platform metrics, feedback trends, or workload information to prioritize improvements and recommend changes that improve user experience. 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. Performs assignments that are agency-wide in scope and have significant impact on issues facing the operating unit.

Conducts Business Reviews of field and headquarters offices, serves on task forces or study groups, and performs independent analyses of area or nationwide program operations. Comprehensively plans, analyzes, determines cost/benefit relationships, and coordinates a variety of functions, operations, teams, or interfacing administrative systems. Independently studies complex problems facing operating unit functions or those of particular concern within specialized areas of the organization.

This may require coordinating input from activities outside the division and identifying new methods of performing work. Participates with cross-functional representatives on nationwide activities within the operating unit, including workplans, business plans, etc. Conducts studies and analyses to support operational reviews, measure achievement of goals, execution of plans, compliance with directives, and utilization of resources. Analyzes assigned program area(s) to discern trends in program delivery.

Consolidates report data to measure effectiveness in meeting baselines or the degree to which program plans and achievements support strategic agency initiatives. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD95472 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.