This position is located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision, any Field Office location in the New York Region of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) examinations, training, enforcement matters, and policy implementation.
The duty location is determined upon selection.
At the full performance level, major duties include:
- Serves as a regional resource in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) examinations, training, enforcement matters, and policy implementation.
- Evaluates the qualifications and effectiveness of the BSA officer and associated staff; determines the effectiveness of training programs, and assess AML/CFT management information systems.
- Provide expertise regarding assessment of institutions with international transactions, customers, or operations as well as those located in or conducting transactions in higher-risk domestic jurisdictions such as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas or High Intensity Financial Crimes Areas.
- Assess institutions' AML/CFT complexity profiles and evaluate the adequacy of the associated AML/CFT risk assessment processes and develop the AML/CFT examination scope, and document the examination plan.
- Assess manual transaction monitoring, automated account surveillance monitoring systems, screening programs, and software packages used to facilitate compliance with AML/CFT laws and regulations, suspicious activity reporting, and OFAC sanctions programs.
- Develop and deliver AML/CFT and OFAC training internally as well as at industry outreach events. Serve as a coach or mentor to less experienced AML/CFT subject matter experts or examination staff.
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.
Must be a commissioned examiner.
To qualify for CG-13, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG/GS-12 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience leading or performing examinations of insured depository institutions in the areas of Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, and Office of Foreign Assets Control examinations.
To qualify for CG-14, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG/GS-13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience leading or performing examinations of complex insured depository institutions in the areas of Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, and Office of Foreign Assets Control examinations.
Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.