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Duties

WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS / SELF EMPLOYED (SB/SE)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: SB/SE, Office of Fraud The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Coordinates Campus Fraud Programs for both W&I and SB/SE and works with Headquarters, Campus Employees, Functional Fraud Coordinators (FFC), Exam Fraud Coordinators (EFC), SB/SE Campus Fraud Coordinators (CFC) Fraud Enforcement Advisors (FEA), Counsel, and Campus Managers to establish, monitor and maintain viable Fraud Programs within W&I and SB/SE campuses. Serves as a liaison with site/campus employees within both SB/SE and W&I, and with the Office of Fraud Enforcement. Coordinates with other operating divisions as appropriate. Reviews income tax returns which cover a diversified spectrum of individual and business taxpayers to include sole proprietorships, partnerships, small and medium size C Corporations, S Corporations, employment and excise tax returns, and entities having several operating subdivisions, including the more complex claims for refund, amended returns, Forms 1120X, and tentative allowance cases showing changes in tax liability. Identifies special audit issues of more than usual difficulty or complexity. Reviews and analyzes reports that relate to division/operation's work units, employee surveys, customer comments and feedback and other relevant data to develop recommendations and implement improvements. Provides leadership for assigned program areas to enhance the organization's business results, customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction. Reviews and takes appropriate action on potential fraud cases forwarded by campus employees. Serves as a technical advisor to various offices and other campus functions to resolve examination related problems. Meets with managers and examiners to provide advice/guidance in identifying and developing cases with fraud potential and determining when firm indications of fraud are present. Identifies possible trends among practitioners, industry patterns, pockets of noncompliance, and areas of specific training needs; provides training. Reviews potential fraud referrals for quality and compliance with IRM as well as local criminal criteria. Participates in and facilitates criminal fraud referral evaluation conferences and monitors the timetable of these conferences. Utilize personal computers, including laptop computers, to the extent necessary to complete duties in coordinating programs. Develops and instructs fraud training courses and annual CPE classes. Coordinates and conducts fraud awareness training. Tracks progress of case through the fraud development and referral process. Reviews all civil fraud cases for the campuses for technical accuracy and documentation to ensure appropriate, consistent application of the civil fraud penalty. Works with Area Counsel as needed. Recommends assertion of the civil fraud penalty when appropriate. 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

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: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with Campus organization operations and procedures to coordinate fraud case reviews. Experience reviewing and identifying potential fraud cases and recommend appropriate actions. Experience with oral and written communication to provide advice/guidance to managers and/or examiners in identifying and developing cases with fraud potential. Experience using the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, rulings, court decisions, and agency policies to conduct research of case issues related to fraud. 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.

Contacts

• Address SBSE OFE - Office of Fraud Enforcement 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Phone: 866-743-5748