Area Manager

Full Job Description

With nearly 1,700 attorneys, IRS Chief Counsel is the largest tax law firm nationwide. Our attorneys are among top tax law practitioners and some of the very best legal minds found anywhere.

Together with the IRS, we serve the public by applying the tax code with fairness and integrity. After pausing hiring in 2025, we are seeking administrative professionals to support our legal work.

Click to learn more: IRS Office of Chief Counsel Careers Site Meet Our People Learn about our Legal Divisions Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See "Required Documents" for a list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Career Transition Assistance Program Current Chief Counsel Employee In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements detailed below by the closing date of this announcement.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

To qualify for the position of Area Manager you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: For GS-14: Specialized Experience: Your resume must detail at least one year of specialized experience which includes: Serving as a manager or supervisor to subordinate staff; providing expert advice to leadership on administrative and program management procedures in areas of facilities, personnel, and/or budget; Conducting independent evaluations of administrative functions and recommend process improvements; Implementing improvements to complex management processes and systems; AND contributing diplomatically to the resolution of issues and/or conflicts between divisions within an organization.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work 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.

Time in Grade Requirement for GS-14: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Major Duties:

The Associate Chief Counsel (Finance and Management) supports the administrative, financial, and managerial programs of the Office of Chief Counsel and Deputy Chief Counsel on all management matters for the organization nationwide.

The Field Operations function of Finance and Management (F&M) is responsible for supervising and coordinating administrative, program, and clerical support duties for all of Chief Counsel's field functions, located in over 50 cities nationwide.

As an Area Manager, you will be responsible for the direction and coordination of all administrative and clerical/program support services provided to Counsel offices nationwide.

You will serve as one of several field Area Managers, and, as such, will be responsible for managing the delivery of F&M administrative and support services within an assigned geographic area and/or organizational component.

Duties include: Working closely with Counsel and IRS executives in the formulation, development and implementation of national and local policies and procedures to ensure the integration and coordination of Chief Counsel programs.

Directing financial and data management services in support of the Area's legal programs and personnel.

Providing leadership and guidance to the National and Field Executives and/or their representatives to identify client needs and expectations, and to resolve issues connected with the day-to-day provision of administrative support services.

Serving as a consultant and expert on program missions, changes, policies, improvements. Exercising first-line supervisory authority over Area office administrative and support personnel.

This is not an all-inclusive list. There is 1 vacancy in the East Area and 1 vacancy in the West Area.

The selectee of the East Area will be responsible for overseeing offices located in the posts of duty (PODs) for that assigned area.

Atlanta GA, Baltimore MD, Birmingham AL, Boston MA, Buffalo NY, Greensboro NC, Hartford CT, Jacksonville FL, Miami FL, Nashville TN, New York NY, Newark NJ, Philadelphia PA, Pittsburg PA, (Ft Lauderdale) Plantation FL, Richmond VA, (Tampa) Saint Petersburg FL, Washington DC, (Long Island) Westbury NJ PODs are located in the East Area.

The selectee of the West Area will be responsible for overseeing offices located in the posts of duty (PODs) for that assigned area.

Denver CO, Honolulu HI, (Laguna) Lake Forest CA, Las Vegas NV, Los Angeles CA, Oakland CA, Phoenix AZ, Portland OR, Sacramento CA, Salt Lake City UT, San Diego CA, San Franciso CA, San Jose CA, Seattle WA, Thousand Oaks CA PODs are located in the West Area.