Case Processor (Office Automation)
Duties
WHAT IS THE OFFICE OF APPEALS SHARED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTDIVISION?
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The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
- Supports multiple offices and teams consisting of professional and technical employees both remotely and onsite.
- Retrieves from automated systems a variety of reports and technical material including forms, correspondence, supporting statements, and documents that contain legal, technical, or procedural language pertaining to the administration of the revenue laws.
- Researches, analyzes, and extracts information from internal and external sources, subject to different sets of rules, regulations, and procedures.
- The incumbent extracts portions of file and summarizes data in connection with ad hoc report requests and submits response for ultimate transmission to the requesting party.
- Analyzes case information to determine the appropriate procedures to close cases involving multiple work streams. Maintains and updates a variety of manual and automated tracking systems used in processing cases.
- Secures, updates, and reviews case information to build the administrative record.
- Manually and electronically prepares folders, case files, acknowledgements, forms, closing documents, and transmittal instructions for use by technical team members to assist them in arriving at the final disposition of a case and executing case processing.
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.
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:
You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Experience using computer programs, guidelines and/or procedures to provide effective administrative assistance (i.e., mail duties, shipping etc.) to managers and technical employees;
- Experience with written and oral communications to communicate with others sufficiently to meet and deal effectively with employees, management, and others to accomplish program assignment(s).
- In an office setting, experience with filing, photocopying, faxing, shredding, typing, scanning of documents, and/or uploading customer information into an internal system.
AND
You must meet the following special requirements: Applicants must be a qualified typist with a minimum typing speed of 40 words per minute (based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors). Applicants may meet these requirements by passing the appropriate performance test, presenting a certificate of proficiency from a school or other organization authorized to issue such certificates by the Office of Personnel Management local office, or by self-certifying their proficiency. Performance test results and certificates of proficiency are acceptable for three years. We may verify proficiency skills of self-certified applicants by administering the appropriate performance test.
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.