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Internal Revenue Service Financial Analyst in Washington, District Of Columbia
Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov Responsibilities WHAT IS THE CFO - Chief Financial Officer 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: Chief Financial Officer, Deputy CFO, Senior ACFO Financial Management, ACFO Revenue Financial Accounting, Unpaid Assessments and Analysis The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Develops, and oversees the development of a wide range of financial management policies, standards, and procedures; provides expert counsel on the interpretation and application of such standards and carries out broad analytical projects pertaining to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS') financial responsibilities. Ensures that agency-wide financial policies and standards are fully compatible with internal (e.g., Internal Revenue Manual, Internal Revenue Code, and Department of Treasury Directives) and external [e.g., Congress, General Accounting Office (GAO), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)]Government-wide guidance. Provides analytical expertise and experienced judgment and knowledge of a wide range of financial or statistical qualitative, quantitative, evaluative, and analytical methods and techniques. Formulates and applies complex financial methodologies or statistical qualitative, quantitative, evaluative, and analytical methods and creates techniques to assess program effectiveness. Analyzes business cases, cost data, and creates the costing methodology to determine the financial soundness of proposed initiatives, including return on investment. Applies new theories, methodologies, or technology to financial programs and interprets new legislation or regulations for application to the total complement of the agency's financial systems and processes. . Requirements Conditions of Employment STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD96579 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. A 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed). Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position will be conditional on obtaining and maintaining a High Risk Security Clearance. 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-timework 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-15: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience such as performing financial analysis and evaluation work requiring a comprehensive knowledge of (1) corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as public finance, securities, international finance, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and (2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of corporate and other organizations. At this grade level, you will represent management at a high level. Your project assignments as an analyst involve formulating financial policies and evaluation of financial strategies impacting complex financial management programs, systems, or issues that result in significant impact to the agency. Your project assignments should demonstrate comprehensive, expert knowledge of a wide range of financial or statistical qualitative, quantitative, evaluative and analytical methods and techniques to assess program effectiveness; as well as extensive knowledge and understanding of financial management programs, including financial and management structure, financial accounting and budget systems, processes, and operations, and financial policies and procedures. Expert knowledge of a wide range of pertinent data gathering techniques and their use with complex and highly technical program areas to ensure quality of analyses and the ability to develop or oversee the development of a wide range of agency-wide financial management policies, standards, and procedures. Your experience must also demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research, establish contacts, resolve complex problems, interpret new or proposed legislation or regulations and assess impact to financial operations and systems, and determine resource impact of program changes, independently lead team members to assess the effectiveness of complex agency-wide financial programs and policies, and improve existing business processes. Project assignments must include developing conclusions and recommendations based on analysis, participating with cross-functional workgroup's, and conducting final presentations to all levels in the organization, using networking and innovative techniques to persuade. Experience such as performing financial analysis and evaluation work requiring a comprehensive knowledge of (1) corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as public finance, securities, international finance, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and (2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of corporate and other organizations. 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. Additional Information We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled. The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - 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. Relocation expenses - No