Supervisory Internal Revenue Agent

Job Title

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.

Job Specific Duties

• Plans, directs, and evaluates the activities of a technical advisory group providing expert guidance to TAS employees and management.
• Oversee the development and delivery of technical consultation, research analysis, and compliance-related studies to support case advocacy and systemic issue resolution.
• Provides authoritative guidance on complex tax law, accounting, and auditing issues, including interpretation of Internal Revenue Code provisions, regulations, rulings, and court decisions.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with internal IRS functions, TAS leadership, internal TAS stakeholders/customers and external stakeholders to support program objectives.
• Communicates effectively to convey technical findings, program impacts, and policy recommendations, contributing to improvements in tax administration and public trust.

Standard Position Descriptions (SPD): PD26223 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.