Use your criminal investigative financial experience or your college degree (15 semester hours of accounting plus 9
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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.
You’ll be an employee of the federal government with all rights and benefits 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.
Starting your federal career at the IRS will open numerous opportunities within the IRS and—potentially—in other federal agencies as well. Employees are often encouraged to transfer between agencies, using the abilities gained at one agency to benefit another.
At the IRS, you will be provided with many training and advancement opportunities within the Special Agent occupational area. Change in duty location is possible, should that be a goal of yours. Additionally, you’ll be a full-time employee, eligible for comprehensive health and leave benefits.
Duties:
Your financial investigative work will include:
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- 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 activities
You will also perform other investigative and enforcement duties such as:
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- Testifying as a government witness
- Assisting the U.S. attorney during the preparation of case for trial
- Conducting collateral inquiries
- Protecting persons and property
In addition, you will:
- Obtain, evaluate, integrate, and recommend actions on information items to identify larger areas of non-compliance
- 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.
Qualifications
Federal 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.