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Accounting Business

Grow your career while making a meaningful impact.

You don’t just have to be a business, accounting or finance major to perform the work of the IRS. We have opportunities for anyone interested in applying their skills to important work in an environment of collaboration with key professionals. No matter what position you take on here, you’ll experience autonomy and independence, as well as clear growth opportunities. 

Accounting Professionals

Accounting defines the IRS as an agency within the US Treasury, and it encompasses a wide universe of thinking, operations and goals. Our professionals work to design, develop, operate or inspect accounting systems; prescribe accounting standards, policies and requirements; examine, analyze and interpret accounting data, records or reports; and provide accounting or financial management advice and assistance to management. These duties make an IRS accounting position multifaceted, creative, evaluative — and satisfying.

Business and Finance Professionals

Your background in business or finance can put you in an environment where your time management skills and decision-making ability contribute to your success, and where you have a direct impact on our bottom line. Apply your skills to virtually any of our professional fields as an: Accountant, Economist, Auditor, Contract Specialist, Budget Analyst, Internal Revenue Agent — and the list goes on.

Revenue Agents

As a Revenue Agent, you will be responsible for planning and conducting examinations of individuals and businesses to determine federal tax liability. You will work with taxpayers, their representatives, certified public accountants, and tax attorneys. Your duties will vary based on the area you are assigned and will focus on specific tax matters including employment tax, state and local governments, Indian tribal governments, tax exempt bonds, and much more. Visit out Revenue Agent page to learn more.

Tax Specialists

As a Tax Specialist (Tax Compliance Officer), you will examine financial records of individuals and businesses to determine the proper taxes have been assessed. You will provide educational assistance to taxpayers regarding tax laws and tax-related accounting. You will regularly work with taxpayers, their representatives, certified public accountants, and tax attorneys. Check for available Tax Specialist positions here, and remember to filter for the location you are interested in.

Budget Analysts

As a Budget Analyst, you will exercise financial plan management responsibility, and review and analyze division budget requests to ensure compliance with Congressional, OMB, Treasury, IRS, and internal regulatory requirements. You will make recommendations and/or develop contingency spending plans based on financial analyses and reports. Check for available Budget Analyst positions here, and remember to filter for the location you are interested in.

Contract Specialists

As a Contract Specialist, you will determine contract types, establish milestones, and formulate procurement strategies. You will determine price reasonableness, solicit quotes and proposals, negotiate with potential contractors, and prepare the appropriate award vehicle and file documentation for approval. These duties will vary and may include customer support, policy and planning, network services, and systems analysis. Check for available Contract Specialist positions here, and remember to filter for the location you are interested in.

Financial Analysts

As a Financial Analyst (Business Appraiser), you will perform unique and sometimes controversial and precedent setting appraisals of businesses and business interests where the appraisal can have significant tax compliance impact and have the potential to affect legislative change. You will serve as a technical authority on new theories and standards to appraisal problems where no accepted or established appraisal procedures exist, as well as for valuation issues on income, estate and gift tax examinations, and litigation. Check for available Financial Analyst positions here, and remember to filter for the location you are interested in.

Economists

As an Economist, you will assume responsibility for the initiation, formulation, planning, execution and control of major studies or continuous projects. You may be responsible for issues and cases involving technical, highly contentious, and unique economic and valuation issues. The work may involve a wide range of tax issues including transfer pricing, tangible and intangible product valuation, globalization issues, tax shelters, and electronic commerce work. Check for available Economist positions here, and remember to filter for the location you are interested in.

Management, Administrative & Clerical

Be the support system that helps hold us together.

From File and Mail Clerks, to Administrative Assistants, Program Analysts and beyond, your employment opportunities in our Management, Administrative and Clerical areas are perhaps the most wide-ranging that we offer. They focus on providing direct support to management and technical professionals in every one of our business divisions and functional units. They also provide equally as far-ranging locations in which you can work.

When you join us, you’ll find yourself interacting with IRS personnel at all levels — most often with other co-workers, supervisors and managers. You may also have direct contact with taxpayers, especially in our Service Centers. No matter where you work, you will know you are a key member of our team because, in addition to varied personal contact, you will enjoy growth and advancement potential that is truly boundless.

Administrative Associates

As an Administrative Associate, you will provide administrative, clerical, and case processing support to managers and technical employees. Your responsibilities will include planning, organizing, and carrying out a variety of administrative and clerical activities. You will verify the completeness and accuracy of case controls to ensure compliance with established procedures and formats and identify and resolve inconsistencies with inventory reporting. Check for available Administrative Associate positions here, and remember to filter for the location you are interested in.

Clerks

As a Clerk, you will perform a variety of administrative tasks and duties associated with tax administration. This may include identifying and reviewing forms, preparing inventory reports, reviewing filed material, and transcribing and/or keying a variety of taxpayer documents. You may be responsible for opening and sorting both incoming and outgoing mail, routing correspondence, filing, and updating appropriate systems. Check for available Clerk positions here, and remember to filter for the location you are interested in.

Management & Program Analysts 

As a Management and Program Analyst, you will be responsible for accomplishing analytical studies and projects relating to substantive, mission-oriented programs. Studies and projects may involve development of policy and operational objectives, complex programs, systems, or issues with broad operational impact. These positions cover various occupational specialties including contracting, budget, human resources, program management, risk management, quality assurance, and more. Check for available Management & Program Analyst positions here, and remember to filter for the location you are interested in.

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI)

The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI)

The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI) offers Basic Life Insurance that is equal to your annual basic pay, rounded to the next higher $1,000, plus $2,000.

So for example, if your annual salary is $48,108, your insurance would first be rounded to $49,000, then have $2,000 added, making your basic life insurance coverage $51,000.

You can also get three types of optional insurance:         

Alternative Schedules/Leave

We Make It Easy to Achieve Work/Life Balance

After your first year of working with us at the IRS, how you spend your time could be virtually up to you. You can plan your workday around your own schedule. Look forward to taking regular government holidays off to spend with your family and friends. And enjoy the convenience of our annual and sick leave programs, and more.

Work Schedules

Need to set your work schedule around other priorities in your life? No problem. Typically, you’ll have several options to choose from.

Federal Dental and Vision Insurance (FEDVIP)

Federal Employees’ Dental and Vision Insurance Program

The Federal Employees’ Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) is available to eligible federal employees, retirees, and their eligible family members on an enrollee-pay-all basis. Employee must be eligible for FEHB in order to be eligible to enroll in FEDVIP. This Program allows dental and vision insurance to be purchased on a group basis which means competitive premiums and no pre-existing condition limitations. Premiums for enrolled federal employees are withheld from your salary on a pre-tax basis.

Equal Opportunity

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Benefits

Benefits worth talking about

We bet you're wondering, "But what's in it for me?" Which is a perfectly normal thing to wonder before joining a new employer. Luckily, we're so proud of our benefits that we'd shout them from the top of the Washington Monument if they didn't ask us to stop doing that.

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What really makes the IRS a great place to work is the sheer number of opportunities and ways to advance. You're going to be hard pressed to find that in any other workplace.

– Mark G., IRS Human Capital Office

Competetive Benefits Package

 

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Paid Time Off

We are a no-burnout zone.

We understand time isn't a mere important commodity in life than time. That's why we offer diverse leave options, including 13 paid holidays and 26 days paid time off annually.

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Insurance

Health & Life Insurance

Your health matters.

The IRS participates in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB), providing health, dental, vision, and life insurance for you and your family.

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Retirement Savings

Retiring from work, not life.

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) is comprised of three components, including a basic annuity, Social Security Retirement Benefits, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

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Work-life Balance

Let us help you, be you.

You do your best work when life is taken care of. That's why we offer a collection of programs, services, and more. Not to mention a steady, 40-hour work week schedule.

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Career Development

Joining isn’t the end goal.

We hired you because of your skills and talent, but that's not the end of your development. At the IRS, we want you to improve those skills, grow professionally, and attain your career goals.

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Childcare Subsidy Program

Prioritizing you and your family.

The Child Care Subsidy program is offered to eligible IRS employees by paying subsidies directly to childcare providers, offsetting a portion of costs by up to $5,000 per year.

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Student Loan Repayment Program

Lessening the burden on you.

This program is offered to eligible IRS employees to help them repay their federally- insured qualifying student loans up to $10,000 per year, and up to $60,000 in total for any one employee.

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Federal Pay

Benefits worth talking about.

Along with our other benefits, your pay is an important part of your federal employee compensation package. Salaries are based on the position, grade level, and the geographic location.

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Discover how much added value our benefits contribute to your overall compensation package as an IRS employee.

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