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Duties

WHAT IS THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (CI) 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: Throughout Criminal Investigation's Headquarters' areas. 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. Correlates collected information by manipulating & evaluating available data so as to identify all possible sources of information that will substantiate or refute information presently on hand. Sources of information include complex investigative reports, information available from or promulgated by other federal and local law enforcement & regulatory agencies, intelligence available from or produced by such organizations as the National Crime Information Center, & the El Paso Intelligence Center, the International Police; & various financial data bases. Collects, develops, analyzes, & disseminates information related to violations of tax, currency, & other laws & regulations enforced by the IRS. Prepares strategic enforcement trend analyses & forecasts needed by management for policy planning & resource allocation. Develops long-range estimates & evaluations of the growth or suppression of tax-related criminal activities. Provides analysis, support, oversight, & guidance for BSA enforcement programs & initiatives in CI, including the inter-relationship of CI BSA enforcement programs with similar programs conducted by other law enforcement agencies. Correlates trends & case studies with data from other law enforcement agencies, including terrorist watch, Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) & similar blocked person lists. Identifies investigations linked to multiple agencies & recommends measures/procedures to verify mutual interest & initiate combined investigative actions. Attends meetings/briefings with other law enforcement organizations to exchange information concerning BSA violations & other financial crimes, including tax crimes, & to discuss emerging trends, case studies, & analytical techniques using Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) & other information in criminal investigations.

Requirements

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-timework 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-12: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience researching various informational databases to collect relevant data and other facts and perform computations and analyses and interpret various computer printouts concerning tax-related data; experience investigating criminal violations and relevant legal and policy constraints; experience researching pertinent regulations and policy governing criminal investigation operations to relate investigative subject matter to intelligence needs; experience following disclosure requirements to ensure proper use of taxpayer information; experience using analytical, evaluative and research techniques to identify and evaluate large amounts of data obtained from various sources and to prepare and disseminate finished reports; experience utilizing oral and written communication techniques to clearly and effectively communicate with individuals of all ranks; experience using graphs, charts, spreadsheets, and computer print outs to interpret data; experience providing significant research, data, analysis and report(s) that caused an initiation of a criminal investigation case(s) and/or contributed to the development/completion of a criminal investigation case(s); experience performing work with minimal supervision; and training other employees in determining appropriate records research, manipulation of financial data, and in preparing final reports in order to promote consistency and proficiency in the support being rendered. 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 for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Contacts

• Address CI 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Email: [email protected]