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Internal Revenue Service Legal Instruments Examiner - 12 Month Roster in United States
Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov Responsibilities WHAT IS THE RPO - RETURN PREPARER OFFICE DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: RPO - Return Preparer Office, Enrolled Agent Policy and Management, Practitioner Enrollment Office The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Processes administrative cases requiring the performance of multi-faceted actions, such as research, investigation and analysis of pertinent data, laws, and regulations. Examines, reviews, and verifies various documents, including applications, registrations, affidavits and other legal and administrative papers. Ensures that legal forms and documents are prepared in compliance with appropriate laws and regulations, as well as, established policies and procedures. Reviews various investigative reports for evaluation and determination of non-compliance. Independently reviews and analyzes complex non-routine applications and conducts audits/research of individual case files to determine accuracy and/or resolve inconsistencies. Establishes, updates, and maintains casework file folders in accordance with regulatory guidelines and established office procedures. Reconciles case history utilizing various inventory systems and programs. This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years. Requirements Conditions of Employment STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD94471 and PD96737 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions Qualifications Federal experience is not 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. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-06 You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with applicable Federal laws and agency regulations governing the resolution of case processing and other administrative matters, sufficient to examine, review, and verify various legal and administrative documents and review investigative reports for evaluation of non-compliance; Experience with basic research techniques used to extract and compile data from files in order to make appropriate comparisons; Oral and written communications techniques to be able to handle inquiries and complaints, as well as provide legal and administrative information. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-07 You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with applicable Federal laws and agency regulations governing the resolution of case processing and other administrative matters, sufficient to examine, review, and verify various legal and administrative documents and review investigative reports for evaluation and determination of non-compliance and conduct audits/research of individual case files to determine accuracy and resolve inconsistencies; Experience with research techniques used to extract and compile data from files in order to make appropriate comparisons and develop recommendations; Oral and written communications techniques to be able to handle inquiries and complaints, as well as provide legal and administrative information. This is generally demonstrated by assignments where you received and answered routine/non-complex written and verbal requests for information concerning legal transactions under review by the office, provided status of these transactions under consideration, reasons for exclusions, procedures involved in the approval process, and answers to other general questions. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: 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. Education A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. 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. Additional Information We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled. The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. This is a bargaining unit position. Tour of Duty: Day Shift; Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management. Relocation expenses - No 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. If the position(s) are no longer needed prior to the closing date, this announcement may be closed early. This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill vacancies in the locations listed as they become available for the next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements. Applicants must apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of the following cutoff dates to be considered: Cutoff date(s): October 07, 2024; December 09, 2024; February 07, 2025: April 07, 2025: June 09, 2025: and August 07, 2025. This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12-month period if needed, not later than 10 days prior to the additional cut-off date(s). Eligible applicants who apply by the initial cut-off date, will be referred in score order. If additional vacancies exist, remaining applicants will be considered in score order as needed. Selections from this announcement may be made no later than (NLT) October 07, 2025. For more information regarding Union Representation click here National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU