Senior Tax Analyst

WHAT IS TAXPAYER SERVICES? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): TS – CARE-Customer Assistance, Relationship and Education – CARE SPEC HQ/National Partnership (NP) IRS Nationwide REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Major duties
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. Performs assignments that are agency-wide in scope and have significant impact on issues facing the operating unit. Conducts Business Reviews of field and headquarters offices, serves on task forces or study groups, and performs independent analyses of area or nationwide program operations. Comprehensively plans, analyzes, determines cost/benefit relationships, and coordinates a variety of functions, operations, teams, or interfacing administrative systems. Independently studies complex problems facing operating unit functions or those of particular concern within specialized areas of the organization. This may require coordinating input from activities outside the division and identifying new methods of performing work. Participates with cross-functional representatives on nationwide. Conducts studies and analyses to support operational reviews, measure achievement of goals, execution of plans, compliance with directives, and utilization of resources. Analyzes assigned program area(s) to discern trends in program delivery. Consolidates report data to measure effectiveness in meeting baselines or the degree to which program plans and achievements support strategic agency initiatives. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD95089 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Qualifications
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. GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: Experience with IRS functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures, and operations to recognize significant tax, program, compliance, financial or operational issues; interpret applicable guidance; and develop or recommend new or revised policies, procedures, corrective actions, or training products for assigned programs. Applying a wide range of analytical and evaluative methods to conduct program, financial, compliance, quality, or operational reviews; identify trends, risks, and systemic issues; evaluate program effectiveness and internal controls; and develop recommendations for corrective actions and process improvements. Applying principles of management planning, risk assessment, program and process analysis to develop, design, and implement new or revised policies, procedures, internal controls, review methodologies, workflows, training products, job aids, or other program improvements. Applying IRS programs, policies, regulations and procedures; recognized as a technical authority in interpreting guidelines and applying them to situations, such as OMB Uniform Guidance, budgets, allowable costs, drawdowns, time/effort reporting, and/or performance measures for grant-funded activities. Communicating orally to present plans, findings, risks, recommendations, and proposals to individuals and groups, including senior-level managers, executives, field employees, internal and external stakeholders, partners, and other business units including OCPO (Office of the Chief Procurement Officer); facilitating discussions and gaining cooperation in resolving conflicting or sensitive issues. Communicating in writing to prepare comprehensive reports, technical guidance, decision documents, review findings, corrective action recommendations, policies, procedures, job aids, training materials, and executive-level briefings; documenting findings and conclusions to support management decisions. Providing technical guidance and serving as a program, policy and tax law expert to interpret requirements, resolve critical or unusual issues, prepare decision packages and studies, and develop major recommendations affecting program operations. Leading or coordinating cross-functional teams and working with IRS business units including OCPO (Office of the Chief Procurement Officer), field operations, contractors, partners, and external stakeholders to resolve program issues, establish consistent standards and controls, implement corrective actions, and improve program accountability and operational consistency. Analyzing program problems, coordinates cross-functional input, identifies new methods, and plans and coordinates functions and systems. 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.

How to apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday – Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on 10/21/2026. To begin the application process, click the "Apply Online" button. You will be re-directed to USA STAFFING to continue your application process; answer the online questions. To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13073605. Upload all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, import documents from USAJOBS to the appropriate document types. If the document you need is not imported from USAJOBS, you may upload it directly into this application.) Click the Submit Application button. Reasonable Accommodations (RA): We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. To review reasonable accommodation policies and procedures please visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/reasonable-accommodations/. To update your application, including supporting documentation: Visit USAJOBS – How to Update Application during the announcement open period, make updates or add supporting documentation, then continue through the entire application process and click Submit Application to send updates to the hiring agency. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the job status or your application status: Visit USAJOBS – How to View Application/Job Status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.