Bank Secrecy Act Specialist, CG-1160-11

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation · Multiple Locations

Company

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Location

Multiple Locations

Type

Full Time

Job Description

This position is located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision, Billings, MT, Salt Lake City, UT, or Los Angeles, CA Field Offices of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of conducting Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) examination procedures.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

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Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

Experience: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG/GS 09 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience (1) performing examinations or audits of financial institutions’ compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, and rules pertaining to Anti-Money Laundering, Customer Identification Program, and Office of Foreign Assets Control; or (2) working for a financial institution with responsibility for ensuring compliance with the same

Education: Applicants must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of progressively higher level full-time graduate education leading to such a degree; or an LL.M. Major field of study: finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position of bank secrecy specialist

Combination of education and experience: A combination of graduate level education beyond the first full year of graduate level education, and specialized experience as described above, that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 80 or higher in the online assessment to be determined “well qualified” for this position. For more information, click here.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Additional information

If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.

Selectees(s) for this position will be required to report in person to an FDIC office or financial institution at their supervisor’s direction.

The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustments. The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 16.82% to a high of 35.84%. Pay will vary by grade level and the locality rate for the geographic location where the position is located. For more on FDIC locality rates, click here.

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.