IRS Announces Jobs for Accounting Recent College Graduates

The Small Business/Self-Employed Division of IRS is offering recent graduates jobs as part of a new IRS program in several locations around the country.  Earn $32,318 - $75,567 per year while you learn and gain valuable hands-on work experience in a world class Accounting and Tax environment!  Upon program completion – and with your successful work performance – you may be converted into a full-time career position as an Internal Revenue Agent. 
 
The IRS has positions available for Accounting recent college graduates in Washington, DC; Cincinnati, OH; Norwalk, CT; Freehold, NJ; New York, NY; Gainesville, GA; Charlotte, NC; Long Beach, CA; Westminster, CO; Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans, LA; Austin, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Fort Worth, Houston and Austin, TX to start in September 2016.
 
If accepted into the Pathways Recent Graduate Program, you will:

  • Work full-time for a year and receive training.
  • Upon successful program completion, you may be converted or promoted to a career position.
 
Our program provides you with training and experience designed to develop you for a career as an IRS Revenue Agent.  Internal Revenue Agents conduct on-site examinations of various types of federal tax returns to determine correct federal tax liabilities and/or conduct examinations relating to compliance with technical requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.  

To learn more about the day in the life of a Revenue Agent, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjhdFBgh0Nc.

Job Requirements:
  • Interest in pursuing a career in federal tax administration and desire to serve taxpayers
  • U.S. citizenship and have graduated within the last 2 years (between June 2014 and September 5, 2016) - some veterans have up to 6 years. See announcement for details.
  • Bachelor’s Degree with 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) of accounting (including advanced accounting, cost accounting and auditing) and 6 semester hours (9 quarter hours) of business courses
 
If interested, send email to:  sbse.student.volunteer@irs.gov to receive a direct link to complete an online application.  Application period is from June 3 – June 13, 2016.  You will be instructed to first register as a user.  You must complete an online application and submit your resume and transcripts. 

If you need assistance with the online application process, please contact the “IRS Jobs on-line Help Desk” at 1-866-743-5748.  Select option 1, then option 3.  Assistance is available M-F, 7am – 7 pm Eastern time).  For questions or more information please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in the announcement.

The Internal Revenue Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.