Supervisory Tax Specialist- Temp Prom/Detail NTE 1 year, MBE up to not more than 5 years, MBMP

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.

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.

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

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 to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. 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 09/21/2026. To begin the application process, click the "Apply Online" button. You will be re-directed to USA STAFFING to continue your application process; answer the online questions. To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13053027. Upload all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, import documents from USAJOBS to the appropriate document types. If the document you need is not imported from USAJOBS, you may upload it directly into this application.) Click the Submit Application button. Reasonable Accommodations (RA): We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. To review reasonable accommodation policies and procedures please visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/reasonable-accommodations/. To update your application, including supporting documentation: Visit USAJOBS - How to Update Application during the announcement open period, make updates or add supporting documentation, then continue through the entire application process and click Submit Application to send updates to the hiring agency. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the job status or your application status: Visit USAJOBS - How to View Application/Job Status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.