U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Senior Economist - Direct Hire (12 Month Register) AMENDED
Pay$122198.00 - $191900.00 / year
LocationFort Collins/Colorado
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
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Positions under this announcement are being filled using a Direct Hire Authority (DHA). For information on the Recruitment Incentive please reference the Additional Information section of this announcement.
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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Large Business and International Director Treaty and Trans Pric Ops
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.Requirements
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 losing date of this announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENT :
BASIC REQUIREMENTS All GRADES: Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
IOR BASIC REQUIREMENTS: You must have a Bachelor's or higher degree in economics from an accredited college or university, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus OR A combination of education and experience. The education must include courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Application of methods and techniques utilizing economic factors related to transfer pricing and transfers of tangible and intangible property, high value services, risk allocation and transfer pricing of foreign controlled corporations; and Development and analysis of transfer pricing factual information to recognize and evaluate significant and critical factors, solve complex problems, conduct comparability analyses, draw rational economic conclusions, prepare comprehensive reports; and an In-depth knowledge of the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code Sec. 482 sufficient to interpret data secured from tax returns and to understand sections applicable to assigned cases; and Expertise in written and oral communications to explain and defend transfer pricing related research findings, hold conferences with taxpayers and their representatives and maintain professional relationship and serves where necessary as a qualified witness for the government in litigation cases.
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.