Senior Accounting Specialist Jobs in Decatur, IL

WHAT IS OFFICE OF LARGE BUSINESS & INTERNATIONAL (LB&I)?
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• Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
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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.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS All GRADES: A Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and an additional 6 semester hours in related subjects such as business law, economics, statistical/quantitative methods, computerized accounting, or financial systems, financial management, or finance.
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A bachelor's or higher degree in a field other than accounting or a combination of education and experience equivalent to 4 years that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and 6 semester hours in related subjects as described above.
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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14: In addition to the basic requirements, to be eligible for this position, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Qualifying experience must have been in progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that required 1) knowledge of and skill in applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on Federal tax liabilities and their adequacy for recording transactions affecting tax liabilities; 2) skill in interpreting and applying Federal tax law for individuals, business, and/or exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations; 3) knowledge of business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition; 4) knowledge of corporate financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; and 5) skill in interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and in negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax, and other similar business-related professions.
• Experience interpreting and applying Federal tax laws to examinations involving individuals, businesses, exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations; researching business and trade practices to identify tax issues through analysis of business operations and financial condition; analyzing the tax consequences of corporate financial transactions and financial-management practices; and presenting and negotiating issue positions with accounting, legal, tax, and other business-related specialists;
• Experience researching tax-law questions using the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, revenue rulings, court decisions, and agency policies; documenting the legal analysis; determining the application of the authorities to examination issues; and developing and applying issue-resolution approaches when existing guidance or precedent is conflicting, inconclusive, or does not address the issue;
• Experience gathering, validating, and evaluating examination, financial, accounting, and operational information; identifying relationships among tax issues; developing examination methods and issue-resolution approaches; explaining the application of tax laws and regulations to taxpayers, taxpayer representatives, and other stakeholders; and negotiating the resolution of disputed facts, methods, or tax treatments; and
• Experience applying auditing standards and examination techniques to high-asset individuals, corporations, and flow-through entities; reviewing examination plans, workpapers, issue development, factual support, and conclusions; and documenting whether examination work complies with applicable auditing standards, tax authorities, and examination procedures.

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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"
• 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.

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.
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