• Job Description

  Req#: 702565500
  Positions under this announcement are being filled using a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) & No recruitment incentive. For information on the Recruitment Incentive, reference the Additional Information section of this announcement.
  
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  WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS & INTERNATIONAL (LB&I) DIVISION?
  A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
  
  Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Large Business and International Director Enterprise Activities
  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.
  
  
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  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 time of referral:
  
  BASIC REQUIREMENT: To be basically qualified for an Actuary position, you must meet the basic requirement (positive education requirement) below.
  
  You must have a Bachelor's degree that included courses in actuarial science, mathematics, relevant statistics, business, finance, economics, insurance, or computer science totaling at least 24 semester hours. This course work must have included a minimum of 12 semester hours of mathematics that included differential and integral calculus and one or more courses in mathematics for which these calculus courses were prerequisites. OR
  
  A combination of education and experience that includes BOTH of the following requirements: (1) Technical work experience in actuarial support work or in mathematics, AND (2) Completion of a minimum of 24 semester hours of courses in actuarial science, mathematics, relevant statistics, business, finance, economics, insurance, or computer science at a four-year college or university. This course work must have included a minimum of 12 semester hours of mathematics that included differential and integral calculus and one or more courses in mathematics for which these calculus courses were prerequisites.
  
  In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
  
  SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE-GS-15: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: A wide range of experience with actuarial & accounting requirements, processes and techniques pertinent to the statutory and tax valuation of life insurance and annuities reserves and the Federal income tax examinations of life insurance companies; experience working in a life insurance company, an accounting firm, or an actuarial consulting firm, or in the public sector, where you were involved in the preparation and/or audit of the 1120L tax return, and in particular, life insurance, annuity or other life reserves; experience preparing written and/or oral presentations for clients, taxpayers, other actuaries, auditors, professional consultants, counsel, and management that demonstrate expertise relating to state and federal tax laws, regulations, and rulings, and actuarial and accounting guidelines and principles applicable to life insurance companies.
  
  For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

• About the company

  The secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with all financial and monetary matters relating to the federal government, and, until 2003, also included several major federal law enforcement agencies. The secretary of the treasury is the principal economic advisor to the president of the United States and plays a critical role in policy-making by bringing an economic and government financial policy perspective to issues facing the federal government. The secretary of the treasury is a member of the United States Cabinet, and is nominated by the president of the United States. Nominees for Secretary of the Treasury undergo a confirmation hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Finance, prior to a vote by the United States Senate.

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