Senior Advisor

Duties

WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL (LB&I)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:

Large Business and International Director Pass Thru Entities, any team in PTE

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Provides in-depth expertise and analysis on international or domestic tax issues, practices, and trends, and top-level advice related to short- and long-range program policies, strategies, and objectives for the Deputy Commissioner for International or an Industry Director, to promote and facilitate the implementation of Service-wide and LB&I priorities and policies and to ensure consistency of approach, technical correctness, and fair and equitable treatment of customers.

• Provides expert international or domestic tax analysis and advice to the Deputy Commissioner International or an Industry Director on legislative issues, litigation matters, international or domestic tax administration priorities and policies, new or revised program priorities, significant technical issues, and sensitive or critical policy. .

• Leads coordination with the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International), the Office of Chief Counsel, the Treasury Office of International Tax Counsel, the Office of Pre-filing and Technical Guidance, LB&I Operating Division Counsel, and others on published guidance, litigation, and other technical international tax administration issues.

• Provides analysis and coordinates with the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International), the Office of Chief Counsel, the Office of Pre-filing and Technical Guidance, and others on competent authoritative matters and cases which raise technical or sensitive critical policy issues. Reviews outgoing position papers and sensitive correspondence.

• Participates in appropriate Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) initiatives, including Working Party No. 1 on tax treaty issues.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. (Birth certificate showing birth in the U.S; Unexpired U.S. Passport; Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization; or Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (Form FS-240))

• Undergo a review of prior performance/conduct and an income tax verification. Refer to "Get Your Tax Record" at http://www.irs.gov/(https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript) 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.

• Must successfully complete a background investigation, including a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check).

• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.

• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies.

• 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 § 920.201 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, FairChanceAct@treasury.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: Treasury.gov/fairchanceact.

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 at least 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 with Partnerships S Corporations and/or high-income individuals as it relates to advising on emerging and existing tax compliance strategies to avoid taxes and the related litigation strategies in the global market to advise the Director of Field Operations of Global High Wealth (GHW). Experience advising High Wealth Clients in personal and philanthropic areas. Knowledge of Federal Income, Estate, gift, and generation skipping taxes with hands on experience with wealth transfer strategies utilizing estate planning, trusts, charitable foundations, and other tools utilized for high wealth tax strategies in multiple jurisdictions. Experience should demonstrate a knowledge of tax controversy trends as they relate to High Wealth individuals and the compliance examinations related to them. Relevant experience with various audit and examination procedures related to GHW cases, high wealth individuals with complex multi-tiered structures, including BBA Partnerships and Trusts.

AND

Experience planning, advocating, strategizing, and presenting a tax position on behalf of your client or organization. This experience should include working with at least one of the following: the IRS exam division, Appeals Division, Office of Chief Counsel and US Tax Court. Experience with recommending public opinions or published editorials about Partnership, S Corporations and/or high-income individual taxation in major accounting, tax organizations and/or publications, including comments on new legislation to the US Treasury. Involvement analyzing major issues of strategic importance, developing, or recommending new approaches, approving policy options and/or action plans of Partnerships, S Corporations, and high-income individual tax law. Significant involvement in advising senior leadership and/or High Income/Wealth clients in implementing major tax and estate planning or compliance strategies involving pass-through entities and high-income individuals and/or in leading teams toward the successful implementation of those strategies.

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

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

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 for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

• Subject to a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).

• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.

• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.

• 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: 8:00AM-4:30PM Monday-Friday

• 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.

• 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.

• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

• If this position is designated as hard to fill and you were referred by an IRS employee, the employee may be eligible to receive a bonus for referring you under The Employee Referral Bonus Program (ERBP), recruiting strategy.

• 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.

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