Supervisory Revenue Officer (Field Compliance Manager)

Summary

WHAT IS SMALL BUSINESS SELF EMPLOYED (SBSE)DIVISION?

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• Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
  
  • SBSE Collection Operations - Field Collection

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Duties

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As a Senior Manager you will:

• Exercise delegated managerial authority to oversee the overall planning, directing and timely execution of a program, several program segments (each of which is managed through separate subordinate organizational units), or comparable staff functions, including development, assignment, and higher level clearance of goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational unit or lower organizational levels.
• Approve multi year and longer range work plans developed by the supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational units and subsequently manage the overall work to enhance achievement of the goals and objectives.
• Oversee the revision of long range plans, goals and objectives for the work directed.
• Manage the development of policy changes in response to changes in levels of appropriations or other legislated changes.
• Manage organizational changes throughout the organization directed or major change to the structure and content of the program or program segments directed.
• Exercise discretionary authority to approve the allocation and distribution of funds in the organizations budget.

The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Oversees development and execution of Collection programs and procedures. Coordinates policy and strategy between field compliance and centralized activities, to manage cross functionally to achieve organizational goals, provide one stop service and end to end accountability to our customers. Many collection issues are highly sensitive and complex, and impact on the economic well-being of the community.
• Develops Collection strategies in coordination with Communications & Liaison, to integrate education and outreach as necessary to understand, address, and affect population needs and behaviors, and to assist taxpayers understand their rights and comply with tax laws. Identifies and markets best practices nationwide to improve customer service, consistency, and efficiency.
• Coordinates with Headquarters Collection, SB/SE Research, and Research, Applied Analytics & Statistics (RAAS) to identify non-compliant taxpayer segments with similar characteristics, develop and test alternative treatments customized to each segment, leverage Collection resources for maximum compliance results towards long term solutions, and develop and test appropriate measures to monitor impact and effectiveness of treatment.
• Serves as technical advisor to the Area Director in all facets of Collection activities and furnishes information with regard to the policies of the Internal Revenue Service and interpretation of federal tax laws and regulations as they relate to Collection.

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD99248

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Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position.
• Supervisory Probationary Period - Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed)
• Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Tax Audit -The employment of any candidate, 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.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION

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.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IR-01:

To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience would include one year of substantive supervisory or program management experience at the GS-13 or GS-14 level or equivalent level manager or comparable management or leadership experiences outside of Federal service. To be qualifying for this position your experience should be sufficient to demonstrate:

• Applying management techniques, methods, theories, principles, and labor relations concepts, sufficient to assure optimum utilization of personnel, equipment, and space, and to accomplish program objectives through combined technical and administrative oversight; Experience planning, directing, and evaluating work of subordinate managers, employees, and/or others;
• Applying appropriate operations, policies, applicable laws, regulations, rules, practices, procedures, and techniques sufficient to provide oversight and direction in the planning, development and implementation of the technical aspects of programs directly related and/or specific to the position being filled;
• Applying budget and fiscal methods used in establishing and maintaining an organization.
• Working on major programs segments, organizational structures and/or functional responsibilities specific to the position being filled.

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Experience that demonstrates knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code and related enforcement and collection regulations and procedures. Experience may have been gained in work such as:

• Collecting delinquent Federal taxes and securing delinquent returns.
• Conducting investigations of alleged criminal violations of Federal tax statutes and making recommendations for criminal prosecutions and civil penalties.
• Performing internal audit, administrative, or management duties directly related to the collection of Federal taxes.
• Furnishing taxpayer assistance and information to the general public or determining, redetermining, or advising of liability for Federal taxes where the applicant was required to apply a comprehensive knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures pertaining to income, estate, gift, employment, or excise taxes.

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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"

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion.

Education

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).

Additional information

• Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty.
• In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
• Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available.
• Salary: IRS (IR) Pay Band Locality Pay tables may be found under 2026 - IR Salary Tables.

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Benefits

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