Job opening: Tax Examining Technician - Direct Hire (Seasonal)
Salary: $41 822 - 67 351 per year
Published at: Jul 19 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Positions under this announcement are being filled using a Direct Hire Authority (DHA).
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Duties
WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER SERVICES 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:
Taxpayer Services, Customer Account Services (CAS) - Electronic Filing and Services Support, e-help Desk Operations, e-held Desk West
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
Provides help desk support by recording the content of calls received from customers who are experiencing problems filing electronically and/or using electronic applications, products or services. Uses system prompts (including worklists) to resolve issues; and accesses various systems, research tools, and IRS technology to resolve a wide-range of technical issues and problems.
Supports the testing process for e-file acceptance and/or other registrants and applicants to ensure records are transmitted in the correct format and meets IRS electronic filing specifications; ensures required fields will post to the IRS Master File; and ensures providers understand the mechanics, and processing requirements of electronic filing and other e-products and services.
Resolves error rejects. Reviews a wide-range of schemas and business rules using a variety of applications, systems, and databases to retrieve the data needed to resolve reject errors and transmission problems.
Extracts information from various systems, applications, and databases to search for required taxpayer information; investigates problems or errors, e.g., researching the cause of error codes, or performing similar actions.
Conducts suitability to ensure tax compliance, background checks, etc., to various e-products and services as applicable to determine eligibility. Responds to contacts and inquiries regarding the current status of an e-file or other IRS web-based electronic product or service account.
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.
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/ Education GS-05: Applicants must meet one of the following: At least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-04) in the Federal government. Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular competencies needed to perform the duties of this position. This may be paid or non-paid experience. Examples of qualifying experience include:
Performing a variety of miscellaneous tasks involving researching and processing financial documents,
Reviewing information and determining corrective action on accounts.
Researching for missing/unclear accounting information and reviewing financial documents submitted for completeness.
OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
A Bachelor's degree or four years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.
OR have a combination of education and experience equivalent to one year of specialized experience. Post-high school education must be from an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.
Specialized Experience GS-06: Applicants must have: At least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-05) in the Federal government. Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that demonstrates the ability to acquire the particular competencies needed to perform the duties of this position. Examples of qualifying experience include:
Dealing with the public analyzing tax or accounting issues.
Resolving problems, adjusting accounts, and providing information on financial issues.
Specialized Experience GS-07: Applicants must have: At least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-06) in the Federal government. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies necessary for successful job performance. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
Bookkeeping or accounting duties.
Working with the public analyzing tax or accounting problems and resolving high-conflict differences through use of established guidelines,
Dealing with customers in person, in writing or by telephone in a variety of situations that require solicitation of information to identify concerns and offer solutions,
Interpreting account information to address a variety of issues, guidelines, and past transactions.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
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
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.
Contacts
- Address TS - CAS-Customer Account Services
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: IRS Kansas City External
- Email: [email protected]
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