Revenue Officer (12 MONTH REGISTER) 'AMENDED'
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: Downers Grove
Posted on: January 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Duties
WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS/SELF-EMPLOYED (SB/SE) DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at:
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: SBSE
Field Collection
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.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
Please read this announcement carefully. In addition to the
application and application questionnaire, this position requires
an online assessment. All applicants including current or former
Revenue Officer employees will be notified via email for any
assessment requirements. Please monitor your SPAM/JUNK email. Any
online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the
closing date of this announcement; however, all applicants are
highly encouraged to complete assessments as soon as possible to
ensure timely consideration.
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been
gained in the public sector, private sector or 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:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-05 LEVEL: You must have three (3) years
of general experience, one (1) year of which was at a level of
difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level
in the Federal service. General experience for this position
includes having a general knowledge and understanding of business
and financial practices, and that demonstrated the ability to deal
effectively with others. Examples of this experience may have been
gained in work such as financial, accounting, purchasing,
merchandising, investigative, civil or criminal law enforcement,
data processing, or similar activities in commercial or government
enterprises. It also may have been gained in work that provided
knowledge of credit operations and practices related to the
collection of delinquent accounts;
OR
Four (4) year course of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher
degree in any field of study from an accredited college or
university;
OR
Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) obtained through
written examination or membership in the bar in State, territory or
the District of Columbia;
OR
You may qualify by a combination of experience and education.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-07 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of
specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility
equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience in
business organization and commercial practices; knowledge of
investigative techniques and methods, and the ability to apply such
techniques to the analysis of business and financial matters;
practical knowledge of business law, including laws governing
fraudulent transfers, secured and unsecured debts, negotiable
instruments, business corporations, and survivorship rights and
titling instruments; knowledge of delinquent loan collection
processes and techniques; working knowledge of accounting
principles and practices; knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code
(IRC) and related Federal tax regulations and procedures; knowledge
of bankruptcy and lien law. Experience may have been gained in work
such as: Reviewing financial documents to determine a business'
financial condition and its ability to pay debt; Evaluating income
assets, equity and credit to collect delinquent payments;
Investigating or tracing financial transactions such as a real
estate broker or insurance broker; Establishing or operating a
small business that included administering a budget, defining
operating procedures and understanding tax consequences of business
actions; Counseling taxpayers on tax filing and paying obligations;
Dealing with the effects of various legal instruments such as
leases, wills, deeds, and trusts;
OR
Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor's
degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0
scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in
the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the
major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper
one third of the class in the college, university, or major
subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized
by the Association of College Honor Societies;
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
One (1) academic year of graduate education in a field of study
such as: business administration (finance, accounting, auditing,
marketing and business law), law, economics, criminology, political
science, government, social science, communications, psychology,
public administration or another related field;
OR
A combination of experience and education.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-09 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of
specialized experience a level of difficulty and responsibility
equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes: Demonstrating
knowledge and experience of the Internal Revenue Code and related
enforcement and collection regulations and procedures. Practical
knowledge of business organization and commercial practices;
practical knowledge of business law, including laws governing
fraudulent transfers, secured and unsecured debts, negotiable
instruments, business corporations, and survivorship rights and
titling instruments; knowledge of and conducts financial analysis,
including the ability to analyze the operations, financial
condition, profitability of taxpayers; including the valuation of
assets for case resolution; uses arithmetic and mathematical
reasoning to resolve collection determination issues; knowledge of
electronic data exchange and the ability to conduct business online
including use of the internet and intranet. Experience may have
been gained in work such as: Collecting delinquent Federal taxes
and securing delinquent returns; Conducting investigations of
alleged criminal violations of Federal tax statutes and making
recommendations for criminal prosecutions and civil penalties;
Performing internal audit, administrative, or management duties
directly related to the collection of Federal taxes; Furnishing
taxpayer assistance and information to the general public or
determining, re-determining, or advising of liability for Federal
taxes where the applicant was required to apply a comprehensive
knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and
procedures pertaining to income, estate, gift, employment, or
excise taxes;
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
Master's or equivalent degree or 2 full academic years of
progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a
degree in a related field of study such as business administration
(finance, accounting, auditing, marketing and business law), law,
economics, criminology, political science, government, social
science, communications, psychology, public administration or
another related field;
OR
LL.B or J.D., if related;
OR
A combination of experience and education.
For more information on qualifications please refer to .
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are
qualifying for this position by substituting education or training
for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. 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 .
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 for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Additional information
Though many locations may be listed, you will be limited to a
maximum of 3 location choices. Please consider each location
carefully when applying. If you are selected for a position at one
of your location selections, that location will become your
official post of duty.
This is an open continuous announcement which allows applicants to
apply up to the closing date of the announcement 04/17/2023. The
register will be used to fill an anticipated 321 vacancies.
Selections may be made from certificates issued up to 12 months
after the 1st cut-off date 7/14/2022. Contingent upon funding and
space requirements, one or more vacancies may be filled at the
locations listed in this announcement as they become available.
Applicants need to apply and/or update their applications by 11:59
pm ET at the close of each of the cutoff dates to be considered.
This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off
dates within the 12-month period if needed, not later than 5
workdays prior to the cut-off date or the final selection date.
****Added Additional cutoff date of 11/9/2022****
It is anticipated that there will be significant interest in the
announcement. As a result, the announcement will have cut-offs for
applicant consideration. Eligible applicants who apply by 11:59 pm
ET 7/14/2022 will be considered first. All other applicants will be
considered in Quality Group order as needed, to fill remaining
vacancies. Any required documents should be submitted at the time
that you apply - documents will not be accepted after the vacancy
closes. This announcement may be closed early if sufficient
applicants apply to fill the anticipated vacancies.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a
comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your
family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to
make your federal career very rewarding. .
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold
and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific
benefits offered.
Required Documents
The following documents are required and must be provided with your
application. All application materials, including transcripts, must
be in English.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as
specified in this announcement, your application will be determined
incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position (or
may not receive the special consideration for which you may be
eligible).
How to Apply
The following instructions outline our application process. You
must complete this application process and submit any required
documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 04/17/2023 and/or
cut-off dates in this announcement. We are available to assist you
during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday -
Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by
noon ET on 04/17/2023.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the
following link:
To verify the status of your application both during and after the
announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. On the
Home page, scroll down and locate your job application. Once the
job has been located, click the Track this application link on the
right under the application date. The page will refresh to display
the Agency's Application Information page where you can scroll down
and review any notifications the agency has sent you. The
Application Status will appear along with the date your application
was last updated. For information on what each Application Status
means, visit: .
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Assessments): If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical
or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended
and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would
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Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a
reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for
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minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the
adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation
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complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to
access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received
the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you
need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for
Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments
here:
Agency contact information
IRS Philadelphia External
Email
Address
Small Business Self Employed Collection Non-Campus Collection
Operations
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
Next steps
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please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at
. We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with
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online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the
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(ADA).
Your assessment results will be kept on record for the life of the
assessment and used toward future positions for which you might
apply that require the same assessments. If you fail any part of
the assessment, you will need to wait 8 months from your test date
to retake it. Due to a change in testing requirements, scores
rendered prior to 12/1/2021 will no longer be valid.
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Please read the following guidance.
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