Security ClearanceNot Required
Duties
General Manager Duties: 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. 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. Conducts interviews by telephone or in person to respond to inquiries initiated by taxpayers, generated through notices, or assigned internally. Provides authoritative explanations of tax laws, regulations, and reporting requirements involving multiple issue areas, varying conditions, and frequently changing legislative and administrative provisions. Applies advanced interviewing and analytical techniques to obtain, clarify, and verify sensitive personal and financial information. Assesses taxpayer circumstances, identifies underlying issues, and determines appropriate courses of action to resolve inquiries and support voluntary compliance. Researches and analyzes account information, case data, and applicable authorities to resolve complex or controversial issues. Makes determinations in accordance with established procedures and provides clear guidance to taxpayers regarding required actions. Computes or advises on tax liabilities, penalties, and assessments involving a wide range of tax issues, including multiple income sources, business and personal deductions, capital transactions, and carryback or carryover provisions. Serves as a technical resource to employees by providing guidance on complex or unusual cases and assisting with issue resolution. Utilizes program systems and reports to support workload monitoring and case analysis. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD98335 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
Requirements
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). 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. To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:IR-7 Level: 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; including ensuring consistent application of Internal Revenue Manual (IRM) guidelines, quality standards, and evaluative review procedures across a team or program. Experience applying communicative techniques to effectively and diplomatically interact with internal and external customers; Using the Centralized Evaluative Review 2.0 SharePoint and EQRS; Analyzing workload data, quality metrics, and program reports to identify trends, assess program effectiveness, and implement corrective actions to improve quality, timeliness, and efficiency; Distributing, balancing, and monitoring workload among employees, adjusting priorities, and ensuring timely completion of assignments in accordance with program requirements; Planning, assigning, directing, and reviewing work; evaluating employee performance; and taking appropriate corrective or disciplinary actions to ensure program goals are met; Identifying training and developmental needs of employees and providing or coordinating training to improve technical proficiency, evaluative review skills, and adherence to procedures; Ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, including IRM requirements, disclosure standards, and taxpayer rights provisions; Providing guidance, feedback, and direction to employees, coordinating with management, and communicating program expectations, performance results, and operational issues. 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" 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).
Other Information
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.