
Supervisory Tax Specialist- Temp Prom/Detail NTE 1 year, MBE up to not more than 5 years, MBMP
Anchorage, AKFull-time$106–173K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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The IRS is hiring a Supervisory Tax Specialist on a temporary basis (up to one year, extendable to five) to lead a team in Large Business & International tax compliance. The role involves planning, assigning, and evaluating work, providing guidance on accounting and tax law, and improving processes. Candidates must have a college degree, one year of specialized tax experience, and U.S. citizenship.
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Summary
WHAT IS LARGE BUSINESS & INTERNATIONAL (LB&I)? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): LBI - Director Withholding Exchange/International Individual Compliance -Withholding Exchange and International Individual Compliance (WEIIC), International Individual Compliance, Territory 5 REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS
Duties
General Manager Duties: As a Front Line Manager you will: Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work. Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action. Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters. Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions. Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate. Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases. Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed. The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Knowledge of intermediate accounting principles, practices, methods, auditing standards, and developments are needed to provide advice, assistance, and recommendations to subordinates on unusually complex, sensitive, or precedent-setting situations; and to provide quality review of cases. Knowledge of management theories and practices in order to direct the work of program area(s) assigned effectively, as well as demonstrate effective management of human resources and materials. Knowledge of compliance programs, including pre-filing and post-filing activities, in sufficient depth to plan and direct the work of subordinates; promote voluntary compliance; and ensure fair and equitable compliance activity. Knowledge of examination programs to plan and direct the work of subordinates. Knowledge of Internal Revenue Code and tax related laws, court decisions regulations, and precedent rulings in order to provide authoritative technical guidance and ensure pertinent issues are addressed and fully developed during examinations. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD96393 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Requirements
Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position. Supervisory Probationary Period - Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed). Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. Tax Audit - 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. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION Qualifications
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. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF):ACCOUNTING KNOWLEDGE: Applicants must demonstrate their knowledge of Principles of Accounting and Intermediate Accounting. Candidates can demonstrate this knowledge either through successful completion of 12 semester hours / 18 quarter hours of college level accounting (with at least 6 semester / 9 quarter hours at the intermediate level) and/or experience. Applicants qualifying based on education must submit transcripts with their application. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting basic requirements, to be eligible for this position, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression in the Federal service that demonstrates the required managerial skills and technical competence required to perform the job. To be qualifying for this position your experience must include: Experience that demonstrated a substantive knowledge of business practices, basic accounting principles, and Federal tax laws and regulations; and that required the ability to audit tax records, analyze systems and bookkeeping, use fact-finding techniques, and develop interpersonal skills. Experience directing technical tax examinations involving individual, business, partnership, and corporate tax returns to determine correct tax liability and ensure consistent application of tax laws and examination procedures. Experience applying accounting principles, auditing techniques, and examination methods to analyze financial records, resolve complex tax issues, and support examination activities. Experience interpreting and applying Internal Revenue Code provisions, regulations, court decisions, and examination procedures to resolve technical tax compliance issues. Experience conducting or directing pre-filing and post-filing compliance activities to promote voluntary compliance and ensure fair and equitable application of tax laws. Experience evaluating examination processes and implementing process improvements that increase operational efficiency, productivity, and consistency in tax compliance activities. Experience using tax administration systems, automated research tools, and electronic case management systems to conduct examinations, monitor case activity, and analyze examination results. Experience coordinating examination activities with internal stakeholders to resolve technical tax issues, obtain required information, and support timely completion of examination cases. Experience reviewing technical examination reports, case documentation, and supporting records to ensure examination findings are accurate, complete, and supported by applicable tax laws, regulations, and examination procedures. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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. Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion.
Education
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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE). How You Will Be Evaluated
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. IRS employees must complete the Leadership Succession Review (LSR) Assessment. Step by step instructions, on the on-line self assessment and managerial assessment, are available at http://hco.web.irs.gov/apps/CAC/LSR2/mgr_check.asp. The results from this assessment are used in ranking applicants on the leadership competencies. You will need the results from this assessment to complete your on-line application. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported. Your application will be assessed on the following technical competencies for this position: Auditing and Accounting Exceptional Accomplishment LSR Core Qualifications Tax Law Workload Management Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the leadership assessment and technical competencies of the position to be filled per the Service's Management Selection Program (MSP) 2.0 which covers Frontline, Department and Senior Manager positions. A quality group rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level groups, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Referral: Eligible applicants rated in the highest quality group, may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Candidates, if required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring practices), will be interviewed in quality group order. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site. Performance Appraisal and Awards - Will not be used in determining your overall rating. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. IRS employees may obtain their most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority. Benefits
As a current IRS employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC. Other Information
Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available. Salary: IRS (IR) Pay Band Locality Pay tables may be found under 2026 - IR Salary Tables. Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA): PODs: (AK3237) 949 E 36TH AVE; (AK0029) 101 12TH AVENUE; (HI6993) 101 AUPUNI STREET SUITE 228; (HI8469) 1003 BISHOP ST SUITE 600, SUITE 1000; (HI0011) 300 ALA MOANA BLVD; (HI6575) 2200 MAIN STREET SUITE 509; (PR4066) CARR. 28 KM 2.0 BAYAMON; (PR4064) 200 AVENIDA RAFAEL CORDERO; (PR3930) 7 TABONUCO STREET; (PR4001) 48 CARR 165, SUITE 2000; (PR4065) 103 ORTEGON AVENUE CORNER OREGON ST; (PR4047) 35 AVENIDA HIRAM D. CABASSA SUITE 2A; (PR4070) PLAZA DEL CARIBE 2050 PONCE BYPASS; (PR4062) 652 AVENIDA MUNOZ RIVERA includes COLA. See COLA Rates 2026. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Monday - Friday Temporary not to exceed 1 year, may be extended up to 5 years, may be made permanent
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