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The Senior Research Economist is in the Office of Tax Analysis (OTA) and is the authoritative economic expert on a number of issues regarding Federal taxation, the Administration's tax policies and tax regulatory guidance. The incumbent coordinates the development of tax modeling and estimates related to energy and environmental policy as well as tax regulatory guidance.
Learn more about this agency03/25/2024 to 04/24/2024
$147,649 - $204,000 per year
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Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Team Leader: Lead OTA economists in the development of and estimates from the individual and corporate energy related tax models.
Coordinate the contributions of revenue estimators and economic modelers to make certain that the work is done in a consistent and high-quality manner and incorporates latest tax and energy modeling information
Review estimates and models, providing constructive advice to staff and recommendations to the Directors on ways to improve OTA's ability to analyze complex tax questions related to energy and the environment
Estimates: Develops, monitors, and adjusts estimates of economic effects and revenue estimates related to energy and environmental tax policy (frequently under pressure of immediate deadlines) in connection with: (a) the President's annual Budget and Mid-Session Review; (b) requests from the Congress, OMB, and other agencies; and (c) requests from the OTA Division Directors, Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), and other Treasury officials of tax policies being considered or developed by the Administration, the Congress, or others.
Furnishes highly authoritative economic, statistical, and technical information regarding economic effects estimates and revenue estimates to support the policy decisions of such officials, providing both oral and written accessible and non-technical explanations to these officials.
Methodology and Development: Longer term development work will involve identifying areas in which existing OTA tax models related to energy and the environment should be improved, where new models and modeling techniques need to be developed, and where there are gaps in the data used in OTA's models and analyses.
Anticipates, develops, plans, and initiates highly technical and specialized research and studies to develop new approaches and improve analytical and estimating methodologies.
Tests, adjusts, and devises new, improved, and more accurate procedures and methodologies to estimate the effects of Federal taxes, giving due consideration to complex interrelationships of variables and assumptions affecting such estimates.
Develops new models and data sets to analyze the economic consequences of tax policies and proposals.
Regulatory Policy: Lead OTA economist in the development and analysis of tax regulatory guidance related to energy and environmental.
Coordinates the contributions of OTA economists in their work with OTP tax legislative council to make certain the work is done in a consistent and high-quality manner.
Coordinates with other agencies, including the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding technical aspects of energy and environmental related tax guidance.
The OTA lead economists also coordinates with the Internal Revenue Service to understand how tax administration and compliance affects revenue estimates and policy.
Analyzes, evaluates the need for, plans, and develops best methods and practices to produce regulatory guidance using the most up to date energy related forecasts.
The ideal applicant would have a comprehensive understanding of the specific functions of the Office of Tax Analysis and its relationship to other offices and agencies, as evidenced by extensive prior experience within Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget, the Joint Committee on Taxation of the Congress or similar organizations working on federal taxation issues. The applicant should possess a comprehensive understanding of the functions of the Office of Tax Analysis and its relationships to other organizations working on energy and environmental tax policy, including the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCY QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): In addition to specialized experience, applicants must possess the following technical qualifications that represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. Please give examples and explain the complexity of the knowledge possessed and the sensitivity of the issued you handled.
Technical Qualifications (TQs)-- Your résumé must show that you possess the following TQs:
1. Expert knowledge of the U.S. system of energy and environmental taxation, including tax regulations, which includes the ability to use analytical and estimating economic methodologies to conduct highly technical studies to develop new approaches to evaluating energy and environmental tax proposals and regulations.
2. Expert knowledge of economic estimates and analysis related to tax policies and the development of tax regulations, including provisions of the Inflation Adjustment Act, being considered or developed by the Administration, Congress or others related to energy and the environment. Experience includes an understanding of the effects of tax administration on revenue estimates and analysis.
3. Expert experience as an environmental and energy tax economist and the ability to coordinate teams analyzing complex tax provision and regulatory interactions and the development of tax regulations.
Basic Requirements for Economist, 0110
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
A. Degree: Economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR
B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Examples of qualifying experience include:1.individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation;2.supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or3.teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
1) Resume.
2) A separate narrative that addresses each of the Technical Qualifications. It is MANDATORY for all applicants to submit this narrative. The narrative must address each of the MTQs separately and must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Applicants who fail to adhere to the one (1) page per MTQ limit will be disqualified and no longer considered for the position.
3) SF-50 to verify that applicant is a current Treasury employee. Applicants must submit their most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that documents current tenure, position title, series, and grade level.
4) If claiming Veterans Preference, applicants must submit a Member 4 copy of DD-214, SF-15 Form and/or VA letters.
Applicants who fail to submit ALL required documents WILL NOT receive consideration for this position. Application will result in an "Incomplete" rating. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTATION BY 11:59 P.M. EST ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
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