Lead Financial Technician

WHAT IS SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED (SBSE)? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

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. Distribute and balance the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload, and assure that each employee has enough work to keep busy; Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, reference materials and supplies; Give on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD26439 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through 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/day/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-9: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Utilizing financial clerical specialization of assigned workload.

Leveraging organizational functions, terminology, quality assurance techniques, and reporting to support the supervisor or to use when acting as supervisor. Utilizing administrative policies, procedures and functions to coordinate workflow and resolve related problems Experience with workflow through the function and ability to assess the performance capabilities of employees.

Locating and selecting appropriate guidelines for independent determinations or resolutions. Experience with relevant systems, transaction codes, procedures, actions, etc., necessary to carry out the duties of this position. Examples may include: Analyzing innocent spouse claims to determine if relief from joint and several liability should be granted under the provisions of IRC 6013 (e), 6015 (b), (c) or (f).

Making determinations and using sound judgment concerning controversial matters, e.g., the degree to which the individual understood their responsibilities. Utilizing a combination of basic accounting principles, business practices and compliance to federal tax laws to calculate tax liability and determine appropriate account adjustments.

Sorting and evaluating audit packages to determine the items that caused the deficiency and the claimants' participation to establish the knowledge factor. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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" TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05,applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for.

For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards .

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. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) .