Criminal Investigator (Special Agent) Grades 7-9
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: Denver
Posted on: April 22, 2024
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.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 evidence
- Precedent-setting legal or investigative questions
- Highly complex or unusual accounting problems
- Information obtained from diversified sources gathered over a
wide section of the country
- Interrelationship 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 witness
- Assisting the U.S. attorney during the preparation of case for
trial
- Conducting collateral inquiries
- Providing 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:o 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,o
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 grade level, you must
have specialized experience equivalent to work performed at the
GS-7 grade level.OR -You 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).
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.
Keywords: Internal Revenue Service, Westminster , Criminal Investigator (Special Agent) Grades 7-9, Accounting, Auditing , Denver, Colorado
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