Supervisory Appeals Officer Appeals Team Manager (Appeals Officer) - Department of the Treasury
Long Beach, CA 90801
About the Job
DutiesWHAT IS THE APPEALSDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: The IRS Independent Office of Appeals has career opportunities for you!
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:Independent Office of Appeals, Examination Appeals
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.As a Front Line Manager you will:Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action.Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters.Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions.Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate.Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases.Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed.Requirements Conditions of EmploymentSTANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD98377
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
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.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.We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).This is a non-bargaining unit position.Work Schedule: Full-time.Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday - Day Shift - 8:00am - 4:30pmAlternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.Occasional Travel may be required, 1 to 5 nights per month.Relocation expenses - NOOne (1) position to be filled in the Independent Office of Appeals, Examination Appeals, Area 8 Team 3 QualificationsYou must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IR-04:
You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service that demonstrates the required managerial skills and technical competence required to perform the job. To be qualifying for this position your experience must include:Experience that demonstrated management/leadership experience such as applying management techniques, methods, theories, principles, or labor relations concepts for the accomplishment of all program objectives with combined technical and administrative oversight. This experience may have been gained through work experience as a project/program manager, team lead or project/program lead, technical advisor, or senior specialist/analyst that included managing resources, providing support to managers, mentoring team members, providing day to day guidance training and/or oversight of peers or others.Experience applying regulations, other official guidance and principles, including the latest procedures and techniques sufficient to oversee the planning, development and implementation of the technical aspects of programs specific to the position being filled.Experience applying communicative techniques to effectively and diplomatically interact with internal and external customers.In addition, your 1 year of specialized experience must include: Applying professional legal principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret legal issues specifically to determine effect on tax liabilities or financial statements. Applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine effect on tax liabilities or financial statements. Applying knowledge of accounting topics to the resolution of tax issues. Accounting topics include: stockholder equity, income recognition and other special reporting topics; financial characteristics of business entities; journal and ledger entries; present value application; inventory valuation; investments and revenue recognition, auditing standards and generally accepted accounting principles associated with asset and liability measurement and their related effect on net income.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."
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.
Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion. 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.
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.
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Review our benefitsHow You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the leadership and technical competencies of the position to be filled per the Service's Management Selection Program (MSP) 2.0 which covers Frontline, Department and Senior Manager positions. Technical competencies for this position are:Exceptional AccomplishmentGeneral SupervisionLSR Core QualificationsSettlementsTax Law
IRS employees must complete the Leadership Succession Review (LSR) Assessment. Step by step instructions, on the on-line self assessment and managerial assessment, are available at . The results from this assessment are used in ranking applicants on the leadership competencies. You will need the results from this assessment to complete your on-line application. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported.Referral: A category-like rating (Quality Group) will be used to rate, rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified.
If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.
A description of the business units can be found at: The IRS Independent Office of Appeals has career opportunities for you!
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:Independent Office of Appeals, Examination Appeals
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.As a Front Line Manager you will:Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action.Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters.Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions.Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate.Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases.Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed.Requirements Conditions of EmploymentSTANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD98377
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
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.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.We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).This is a non-bargaining unit position.Work Schedule: Full-time.Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday - Day Shift - 8:00am - 4:30pmAlternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.Occasional Travel may be required, 1 to 5 nights per month.Relocation expenses - NOOne (1) position to be filled in the Independent Office of Appeals, Examination Appeals, Area 8 Team 3 QualificationsYou must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IR-04:
You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service that demonstrates the required managerial skills and technical competence required to perform the job. To be qualifying for this position your experience must include:Experience that demonstrated management/leadership experience such as applying management techniques, methods, theories, principles, or labor relations concepts for the accomplishment of all program objectives with combined technical and administrative oversight. This experience may have been gained through work experience as a project/program manager, team lead or project/program lead, technical advisor, or senior specialist/analyst that included managing resources, providing support to managers, mentoring team members, providing day to day guidance training and/or oversight of peers or others.Experience applying regulations, other official guidance and principles, including the latest procedures and techniques sufficient to oversee the planning, development and implementation of the technical aspects of programs specific to the position being filled.Experience applying communicative techniques to effectively and diplomatically interact with internal and external customers.In addition, your 1 year of specialized experience must include: Applying professional legal principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret legal issues specifically to determine effect on tax liabilities or financial statements. Applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine effect on tax liabilities or financial statements. Applying knowledge of accounting topics to the resolution of tax issues. Accounting topics include: stockholder equity, income recognition and other special reporting topics; financial characteristics of business entities; journal and ledger entries; present value application; inventory valuation; investments and revenue recognition, auditing standards and generally accepted accounting principles associated with asset and liability measurement and their related effect on net income.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."
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.
Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion. 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.
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.
Help
Review our benefitsHow You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the leadership and technical competencies of the position to be filled per the Service's Management Selection Program (MSP) 2.0 which covers Frontline, Department and Senior Manager positions. Technical competencies for this position are:Exceptional AccomplishmentGeneral SupervisionLSR Core QualificationsSettlementsTax Law
IRS employees must complete the Leadership Succession Review (LSR) Assessment. Step by step instructions, on the on-line self assessment and managerial assessment, are available at . The results from this assessment are used in ranking applicants on the leadership competencies. You will need the results from this assessment to complete your on-line application. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported.Referral: A category-like rating (Quality Group) will be used to rate, rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified.
If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.
Source : Department of the Treasury