Chief, Independent Office of Appeals - Washington, United States - Department Of The Treasury

Description

Duties

We strongly encourage applicants to read the entire announcement before submitting their applications.

As the Chief, Independent Office of Appeals you will serve as the chief advisor, reporting directly to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, on matters impacting taxpayer appeal rights of individuals, tax exempt and government entities, self-employed, and small, mid-sized, large, and international businesses.

As the Chief, Independent Office of Appeals you will:

• Develop, refine, and modify policies, objectives, programs, and procedures to accomplish the Independent Office of Appeals' mission to administratively dispose disputed tax cases, without the necessity of trial, by reaching a prompt, fair, impartial, and high-quality decision in each case.
• Formulate short and long-range programs, strategies, and objectives for the Independent Office of Appeals' strategy and vision. Design and develop integrated policies, programs, systems, and strategies to ensure enforcement fairness and equity for all taxpayers and businesses.
• Lead and direct the Independent Office of Appeals organization through subordinate executives and staff, delegate authority to subordinates to effectively manage their resources, and provide a supportive environment for creativity and innovation.
• Manage all human, physical, and financial resources assigned to the Independent Office of Appeals to obtain maximum benefit for the taxpaying public and accomplish overall business goals and objectives.
• Participate in broad policy studies and recommend the types of cases and issues that should be decided by the administrative settlement or judicial processes.
• Work closely with top ranking IRS, Chief Counsel, and Department of the Treasury (Treasury) officials on regulatory and legislative issues affecting the Independent Office of Appeals.
• Direct activities to build cooperative partnerships with internal and external customers and stakeholders to ensure their needs are considered in developing programs and policy.
• Acquire and leverage all Independent Office of Appeals' human, physical, electronic data, and financial resources and allocate these resources in accordance with overall strategies to accomplish specific organizational goals.
• Foster a high profile of the IRS Occupational Safety and Health Program by ensuring employees are aware of potential safety hazards, promptly reporting injuries, and effecting corrective actions necessary to eliminate safety and health hazards in the workplace.
• Ensure program and administrative responsibility to minimize fraud, waste, and abuse are achieved as prescribed in the Computer Security Act of 1987, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-123 and A-130, Treasury Directives, and IRS internal control procedures.
• Administer the Information Security Program to protect taxpayer data. Ensure a high degree of subordinate employee awareness and compliance to protect sensitive (e.g., taxpayer, personnel, procurement, etc.) data within or through systems under their control. Ensure the effective delivery of services targeted to ensure manager and employees are aware of their data protection roles and responsibilities.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

• Be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
• Be geographically mobile to accomplish the Service's mission.
• Complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• Certify you have registered with the Selective Service System, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, or certify you are exempt from having to do so.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• Provide information to successfully complete a background investigation. Applicants must have a successfully adjudicated FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check) and a NACI or equivalent.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification as listed on Form I-9 ); of which one must be a valid state or federal government-issued picture identification. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Employees must maintain PIV credential eligibility during their service with the Department of the Treasury.
• Complete a pre-employment federal income tax verification process.
• Complete verification of identity and employment eligibility as required by Federal law for all persons hired to work in the United States. The IRS participates in e-Verify (Employment Verification) and may provide information from your Form I-9 to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and/or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure a work authorization. You will receive written instructions and contact information for SSA and DHS if this information cannot be confirmed.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (sf278) within 30 days of appointment and annually.
• The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at,

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Qualifications

As a basic requirement applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership and supervisory experience.

Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent leadership level within state or local government, private sector or non-government organization.

As such, your resume should demonstrate you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill the responsibilities of the position such as:

• Directing the work of an organizational unit
• Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects
• Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
• Supervising the work of other managers and exercising important policy making, policy determining, or other executive functions.

In addition to the basic qualifications the applicant must demonstrate in their resume experience or expertise in:

* administration of, and compliance with, Federal tax laws;
* a broad range of compliance cases; and
* management of large service organizations in their resumes.

Failure to meet the basic qualification requirements will result in your application being disqualified.

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.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Additional information

• Applications MUST be submitted through USAJobs.
• Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM EST of the closing date.
• If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
• Undergo a review of prior performance/conduct and an income tax verification. Refer to "Get Your Tax Record" at to check the status of your account, balance owed, payment history, make a payment, or review answers to tax questions. If you are not in compliance, you will be determined unsuitable for employment with IRS.
• The employment of any candidate selected for this position, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may include up to 2 years of returns.

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