Senior Tax Analyst

Internal Revenue Service • Anchorage, AK

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About The Position

This position is in Taxpayer Services, within CARE (Customer Assistance, Relationship and Education), CARE SPEC HQ/National Partnership, IRS Nationwide. The role performs agency-wide assignments with significant impact on operating-unit issues. It conducts business reviews of field and headquarters offices, participates in task forces and study groups, and independently analyzes area or nationwide program operations. The position plans and coordinates functions, operations, teams, and administrative systems; studies complex organizational problems; and may coordinate input across divisions to identify new ways of performing work. It also supports operational reviews by measuring goals, plan execution, compliance, and resource use, and analyzes program areas for delivery trends. The analyst consolidates report data to measure program effectiveness and assess how plans and results support strategic agency initiatives.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience at a level equivalent to GS-13 in the Federal service is required for the GS-14 grade.
• Experience applying IRS functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures, and operations to recognize significant tax, program, compliance, financial, or operational issues and interpret guidance.
• Experience applying analytical and evaluative methods to program, financial, compliance, quality, or operational reviews; identifying trends, risks, and systemic issues; evaluating program effectiveness and internal controls; and developing recommendations.
• Experience applying management planning, risk assessment, program analysis, and process analysis to design or implement policies, procedures, controls, review methods, workflows, training products, job aids, or other improvements.
• Experience applying IRS programs, policies, regulations, and procedures and interpreting guidelines for matters such as OMB Uniform Guidance, budgets, allowable costs, drawdowns, time/effort reporting, or performance measures for grant-funded activities.
• Experience communicating orally to present plans, findings, risks, recommendations, and proposals; facilitate discussions; and gain cooperation in resolving conflicting or sensitive issues.
• Experience communicating in writing to prepare comprehensive reports, technical guidance, decision documents, findings, corrective-action recommendations, policies, procedures, job aids, training materials, and executive briefings.
• Experience providing technical guidance, interpreting requirements, resolving critical or unusual issues, preparing decision packages and studies, and developing recommendations affecting program operations.
• Experience leading or coordinating cross-functional teams and working with IRS business units, field operations, contractors, partners, or external stakeholders to resolve program issues and improve controls and accountability.
• Experience analyzing program problems, coordinating cross-functional input, identifying new methods, and planning and coordinating functions and systems.
• Current civilian employees must meet the time-after-competitive-appointment requirement: at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, by the applicable closing or cutoff date.
• Applicants for positions above GS-05 must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required.
• Foreign education used to meet requirements must be shown to be equivalent to a conventional U.S. education program.
• Applicants should indicate employment dates and hours worked per week on their resumes to ensure full credit for work experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct business reviews of field and headquarters offices and independently analyze area or nationwide program operations.
• Participate in task forces, study groups, and cross-functional activities.
• Plan, analyze, determine cost/benefit relationships, and coordinate functions, operations, teams, and administrative systems.
• Study complex operating-unit or specialized-area problems, coordinate input from other activities, and identify new methods of performing work.
• Conduct studies and analyses supporting operational reviews, including assessment of goals, plan execution, compliance with directives, and resource utilization.
• Analyze assigned program areas to identify trends in program delivery.
• Consolidate report data to measure effectiveness against baselines and assess alignment of program plans and achievements with strategic agency initiatives.
• Interpret applicable IRS guidance and develop or recommend policies, procedures, corrective actions, training products, and program improvements.
• Conduct program, financial, compliance, quality, or operational reviews; identify trends, risks, and systemic issues; evaluate effectiveness and internal controls; and recommend corrective actions.
• Communicate findings, risks, recommendations, and proposals to stakeholders, including senior managers, executives, field employees, partners, and other business units.
• Prepare reports, technical guidance, decision documents, review findings, policies, procedures, job aids, training materials, and executive-level briefings.
• Provide technical guidance and serve as a program, policy, and tax law expert; resolve critical or unusual issues and develop major recommendations.
• Lead or coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve program issues, establish standards and controls, implement corrective actions, and improve accountability and consistency.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Alternative work schedules and staggered work hours may be available.

What This Job Offers

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