IRS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR (SPECIAL AGENT ENTRY LEVEL)
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: Sarasota
Posted on: October 29, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description:Use your criminal investigative and financial
experience or your bachelor's degree or higher with accounting and
related coursework to qualify for an entry-level IRS Criminal
Investigator (Special Agent) employment opportunity. Nationwide
opportunities exist.No Tax or prior Federal experience
required.Recent college degree. Launch your government
career!$55,562 - $99,522 per year / GL 7-9 grade levelsHybrid
Remote and Telework Eligible: 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.Must complete full application by
reviewing full job description (Click Apply on this site).As a
Special Agent, you will combine your accounting skills with law
enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes. Special Agents
are known for their financial investigative expertise in areas such
as tax fraud, public corruption, cybercrimes, narcotics, terrorism,
and much more. Today's sophisticated schemes demand the analytical
ability of financial investigators to trace transactions through
complex financial records.As an IRS employee, you'll enjoy all the
rights and benefits of federal employment and, as a Special Agent,
you'll use your skills and knowledge to conduct investigations
relative to criminal statutes of tax administration, financial
crimes, and other related offenses, which vary in levels of
complexity and scope. At the same time, you'll have that sense of
public service, knowing that your investigative tax-related
responsibilities contribute to everything from funding domestic
programs to the defense of our nation.At the IRS, you will be
provided with career development and advancement opportunities so
your career can grow with your aspirations.DutiesYour financial
investigative work will include:Indirect accounting methods to
establish evidencePrecedent-setting legal or investigative
questionsHighly complex or unusual accounting problemsInformation
obtained from diversified sources gathered over a wide section of
the countryInterrelationship of facts and evidence that are
difficult to identify because of numerous holding companies,
entities, etc.A mixture of legal and illegal activitiesYou will
also perform other investigative and enforcement duties such
as:Testifying as a government witnessAssisting the U.S. attorney
during the preparation of case for trialConducting collateral
inquiriesProviding protection to persons and propertyIn addition,
you will:Obtain, evaluate, integrate, and recommend actions on
information items to identify larger areas of
noncompliance.Possibly serve as a team leader and/or expert
consultant in the information-gathering function.Conduct or
participate in surveillance, armed escorts, dignitary protection,
undercover operations, execution of search and arrest warrants,
seizures, etc.QualificationsFederal experience is not required to
qualify for either of the two grade levels identified below. You
will qualify for one of the following opportunities based on your
specialized experience and/or education.Specialized experience for
the GS-7 grade levelYou must have one (1) year of specialized
experience. Specialized experience includes experience in the
investigation of criminal violations (e.g., suspected crimes or
alleged fraud) that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and
abilities to successfully perform the duties of the IRS Special
Agent.Experience must have included: (1) the exercise of tact,
initiative, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and judgment in collecting,
assembling, and developing facts, evidence, and other pertinent
data through investigative techniques, which included personal
interview; (2) the ability to make oral and written reports and
presentations of personally conducted or personally directed
investigations, examinations, or inspections; AND (3) the ability
to analyze and evaluate evidence and arrive at sound conclusions.
To be qualifying, this experience must have been acquired in
investigative work related to the accounting or auditing of
business or commercial practices of subjects investigated.OR,You
may substitute education for specialized experience at the GS-7
grade level as follows:You must be able to show Superior Academic
Achievement by having a bachelor's degree with one of the
following:A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed
undergraduate courses or those completed in the last two (2) years
of study,OR,A GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses
in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed
in the last two (2) years of study, or rank in the upper one-third
of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or
membership in a national honor society recognized by the
Association of College Honor Societies.NOTE: Superior Academic
Achievement is credited only if you have completed all the
requirements for a bachelor's degree which included or was
supplemented by at least 15 semester/23 quarter hours in
accounting, plus an additional 9 semester/14 quarter hours from
among the following fields: finance, economics, business law, tax
law, or money and banking (transcripts submitted must indicate
receipt of a bachelor's degree).OR,For the specialized experience,
you can substitute one full year of graduate level education
(transcripts submitted must also indicate receipt of a bachelor's
degree), which included or was supplemented by at least 15
semester/23 quarter hours in accounting plus an additional 9
semester/14 quarter hours from among the following fields: business
law, economics, finance, tax law, or money and banking.OR,A
combination of experience and education.Experience for the GS-9
grade levelTo qualify at this GS-9 grade level, you must have
specialized experience equivalent to work performed at the GS-7
grade level.ORYou may substitute education for specialized
experience at the GS-9 grade level as follows:Two (2) full years of
progressively higher-level graduate education, a master's degree or
equivalent graduate degree (i.e., LL.B. or JD), AND all of the
above education requirements must be supplemented by at least 15
semester hours (or 23 quarter hours) in accounting, AND an
additional nine (9) semester hours (14 quarter hours) from among
the following or closely related fields: finance, economics, money
and banking, tax law, and business law. You may qualify by a
combination of experience and education.Salary and BenefitsThis
position's starting salary varies depending upon location. Please
see the How to Apply section below to access the official Job
Opportunity Announcement and salary information. Employees receive
the full package of federal employment benefits that include health
and insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and
participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, which is a retirement
plan similar to a traditional 401(k).A monetary recruitment
incentive MAY be offered in some locations. Authorization will be
considered based on location AND applicant qualifications.How to
ApplyClick this site's APPLY link to access the official Criminal
Investigator (Special Agent) Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) on
irs.usajobs.gov, the federal government's official employment site.
You will learn exactly how to submit your application package,
including your resume, an online assessment questionnaire, and
possibly other documents. You will also learn about duty locations,
telework eligibility, U.S. citizenship, maximum entry age, medical,
and other requirements that should be reflected in the information
you provide in your resume.Interested in other career opportunities
with IRS? Visit irs.usajobs.gov to search for other IRS
opportunities such as Revenue Officer, Revenue Agent, and Clerical
positions. To learn about upcoming IRS hiring events and career
fairs, visit jobs.irs.gov.
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