Lead Financial Technician

Internal Revenue Service • Covington, KY

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About The Position

The Lead Financial Technician supports financial clerical work and helps coordinate the unit’s workload. At the full working level, the role distributes and balances work among employees according to workflow or job specialization, monitors timely completion, and ensures employees have sufficient work. The Lead Financial Technician instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques, provides written instructions, reference materials, and supplies, and trains new employees on the job using established procedures and practices.

The position requires specialized financial and administrative experience, including coordinating workflow, evaluating employee capabilities, selecting applicable guidelines, and supporting supervisory functions. Examples of relevant work include analyzing innocent spouse claims, making determinations on controversial matters, calculating tax liability and account adjustments using accounting principles and federal tax compliance practices, and evaluating audit packages. The position is subject to a probationary period and applicable federal time-after-competitive-appointment and time-in-grade requirements. Alternative work schedules and staggered work hours may be available.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to GS-08 in the Federal service.
• Experience utilizing financial clerical specialization of assigned workload.
• Experience applying organizational functions, terminology, quality assurance techniques, and reporting to support a supervisor or act as a supervisor.
• Experience using administrative policies, procedures, and functions to coordinate workflow and resolve related problems.
• Experience with workflow through the function and ability to assess employee performance capabilities.
• Experience locating and selecting appropriate guidelines for independent determinations or resolutions.
• Experience with relevant systems, transaction codes, procedures, and actions needed to perform the position’s duties.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required for positions above GS-05.
• Current civilian employees must meet the 90-day time-after-competitive-appointment requirement by the announcement closing or applicable cutoff date.
• A college or university degree must be from an accredited or pre-accredited institution if used to meet requirements; foreign education must be shown equivalent to conventional U.S. education.

Responsibilities

• Distribute and balance workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization.
• Ensure assigned work is completed on time and employees have enough work to keep busy.
• Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques, and provide written instructions, reference materials, and supplies.
• Provide on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed