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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has a distinguished history dating back to the founding of our nation. As the steward of U.S. economic and financial systems, Treasury is a major and influential leader in today's global economy. We have over 100,000 employees across the country and around the world. Come Join the Department of the Treasury and Invest in Tomorrow.
This position is located in the OCC's Economics Department, Market Risk Analysis Division (Market RAD) in Washington, DC.
As a Financial Economist, you willserve as a professional in the Market RAD with responsibility for conducting and managing project activities involving the application of economic research and analysis to a wide range public and regulatory policy issues that affect the performance and competition in financial markets.
KEY INFORMATION:
10/18/2016 to 05/18/2017
$105,950 - $196,876 per year
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25% or less - 1-5 nights of travel per month may be required.
Yes—Relocation expenses will be paid in accordance to OCC's relocation policy.
Permanent - bargaining unit. Salary range includes 20% geographical pay.
Full-time - This is a full-time, permanent appointment in the Competitive service and is included in the
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As a Financial Economist, you will:
• Conduct on-site and off-site bank-specific analyses of quantitative models and methods for valuation and risk measurement in the areas of asset-liability management, financial market risk, and counterparty credit risk.
• Review technical documentation and discusses with bank experts to assess the quality of models and the model development process.
• Write conclusion memos and related reports that evaluate the models, identify issues, and give recommendations, and publishes reports in academic or industry journals or other appropriate outlets.
• Present findings to diverse audiences of examiners, bank experts and management, economists, and OCC management in internal or external meetings, seminars or conferences.
• Initiate research projects to facilitate the development and understanding of new theories and methods for valuation and risk measurement in valuation and risk analysis of financial instruments, financial markets, or financial institutions.
• Provide analysis and advice on risk-measurement issues in areas of recognized expertise responding to general or specific questions posed by the policy makers.
We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process. Please click on all the links provided in this vacancy announcement to view additional information and instructions.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:
- Economic/Financial Research
- Financial/Statistical Data Analysis
- Oral communication
- Written communication
Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position.
Category Rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three categories (Outstanding, Excellent, or Qualified) depending on your experience and education related to this position. Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Veteran preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-Veteran preference-eligibles in that category.
We may lower your rating if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your resume.
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application will be referred to a selecting official for consideration and possible interview. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority. "Well-qualified" means that you must be assigned to the Outstanding or Excellent category.
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Please note that all required documents must be received by the closing date and that we will determine your eligibility and qualifications based solely on the material received by the closing date.
- RESUME: You are encouraged to use the USAJobs online resume builder to ensure that all required information is in your resume. If you use your own résumé, curriculum vitae, or any other written format, you must provide a detailed description of your job-related qualifications that includes beginning and ending dates with the month and year and hours worked per week for each paid and non-paid work experience job title listed. To view a sample of a resume and what should be included please visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Sample Resume. Failure to provide the required information will result in an ineligible rating.
- VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing dates of service and type of discharge. Ten-point preference eligibles must also submit an Application for 10-point Veteran Preference, SF-15, along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form. For more information on veterans' preference, click here.
- CTAP/ICTAP DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus federal employee, click CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents.
- EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: Submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of courses showing title, number of credits, grade, and date of completion. To be used in meeting qualification requirements, a college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Accreditation. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency; more information may be found at Proof of Creditability.
OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS: In addition to required documents, you may submit the following:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must apply for this position on-line. Click here for instructions on how to submit an application.
You must complete this on-line application process and submit any applicable required documents, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. If applying on-line poses an extreme hardship, you must contact the human resources office no later than noon Eastern/Mountain Time on the closing date. After this time, requests to apply after this time will not be granted. Treasury provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. Hearing impaired applicants may use TDD # 202-649-6157.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/453588400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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