Clarification from the agency

U.S. citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

4-Security Clearance: This position has been designated National Security Level IV, Special Sensitive and requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Top Secret (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Applicant must meet and continue to adhere to the requirements of a Tier 5 level background investigation. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Continued employment with FinCEN is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the Tier 5 level background investigation, the results of which fully meet the FinCEN's special employment criteria. All employees are subject to satisfactory completion of periodic reinvestigation and a continuing life style in conformity with applicable national and FinCEN directives. Any unfavorable information developed during an investigation or other official inquiry may result in termination of employment in accordance with established security policies and procedures.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14 grade level. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Conducts investigations to address illicit finance concerns, which can be denominated in fiat currency, or via other methods such as convertible virtual currency (also known as cryptocurrency), or more broadly, virtual assets.

• Represents FinCEN in meetings with other Treasury offices focused on illicit finance, as well as in interagency meetings requiring coordination of U.S. Government (USG) actions to counter illicit finance threats. Briefs and secures support from senior government officials, including political appointees of the National Security Council, Department of the Treasury, State Department, Department of Justice, and Federal banking agencies. Meets with target’s senior staff and opposing counsel to negotiate FinCEN’s impending steps in convincing the target to improve its anti-money laundering controls. Meets with mid-to-high level officials of foreign governments to discuss the impact of using Section 311 of the USA Patriot Act on their economy and socio-political impacts on the country.

• Drafts, reviews, and edits evidentiary records and decisional memos for decision makers that confirm foreign jurisdiction, institution, class of transactions, or type of account to be of primary money laundering concern. Recommends actions that have potential impact on U.S. foreign policy, international relations, national security, international finance, and international economics.

• Evaluates the need to impose additional reporting requirements on members of the public including financial institutions, non-financial trades, and businesses by determining the impact of the proposed collection strategically on a vulnerability in the U.S. financial system or tactically on a specific law enforcement investigation or illicit activity.

• Provides subject matter expertise that may include 1) Financial institution operations; 2) Financial institution products and services; 3) Illicit finance typologies and methods; 4) Illicit finance risk; and 5) illicit finance conducted through convertible virtual currencies (aka cryptocurrencies), or more broadly, virtual assets. Illicit finance may include, but not be limited to, that related to money laundering, proliferation finance, terrorism finance, corruption, transnational organized crime, and/or cybercrime.

Conditions of employment

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• Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals

The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. 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/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience for the GS-14 is defined as one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level in the federal service, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Developing and implementing intelligence-driven targeting and investigations of financial crimes (i.e. money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, evasion of financial sanctions, illicit finance involving cybercrime or cryptocurrencies, etc.); AND
- Identifying information related to illicit finance which supports or negates investigative theories; AND
- Linking information from illicit finance investigations to laws, regulations, or policies which support or negate the need to take actions that may affect U.S. foreign policy, international relations, national security, international finance, and/or international economics.

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Specialized experience for the GS-13 is defined as one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Independently managing a portfolio of investigations related to illicit finance (i.e. money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, evasion of financial sanctions, illicit finance involving cybercrime or cryptocurrencies, etc.); AND
- Providing subject-matter expertise and guidance regarding illicit finance.

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Specialized experience for the GS-12 is defined as one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal service, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Assisting with the management of a portfolio of investigations regarding illicit finance (i.e. money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, evasion of financial sanctions, illicit finance involving cybercrime or cryptocurrencies, etc.); AND
- Collecting and analyzing operational and strategic intelligence to assess illicit finance threats; AND
- Providing subject matter expertise on financial institutions and/or illicit finance threats to direct economic actions that have potential impact on U.S. foreign policy, international finance, and/or international economics.

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Specialized experience for the GS-11 is defined as one year of experience at or equivalent the GS-09 level in the federal service, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Assisting with obtaining and analyzing evidence regarding actions that relate to illicit finance (i.e. money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, evasion of financial sanctions, illicit finance involving cybercrime or cryptocurrencies, etc.); AND
- Maintaining subject matter expertise on one or more geographic portfolios (e.g., Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Central and South America, Western Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia) on matters related to U.S. foreign policy, international finance, international economics, and/or illicit finance; AND
- Assisting in drafting, reviewing, and editing evidentiary records and/or decisional memoranda for multiple stakeholders and decision makers regarding illicit finance and/or matters related to U.S. foreign policy, international finance, or international economics.

OR you may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR
- 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR
- LL.M., if related;

OR you may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

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Specialized experience for the GS-09 is defined as one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 level in the federal service, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Analyzing or drafting of evidence related to actions affecting U.S. foreign policy, international finance, international economics, and/or illicit finance.

Examples of such experience might include:
- Assisting with obtaining and analyzing evidence regarding actions that relate to illicit finance (i.e. money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, evasion of financial sanctions, illicit finance involving cybercrime or cryptocurrencies, etc.), OR
- Maintaining subject matter expertise on one or more geographic portfolios (e.g. Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Central and South America, Western Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia) on matters related to U.S. foreign policy, international finance, international economics, and/or illicit finance; OR
- Assisting in drafting, reviewing, and editing evidentiary records and decisional memoranda for multiple stakeholders and decision makers regarding illicit finance.

OR you may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
- master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR
- 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR
- LL.B. or J.D., if related;

OR you may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

How you will be evaluated

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: This announcement is issued under the "direct-hire" authority. Consistent with 5 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) and OPM regulations (5 CFR 337 Subpart B) on direct-hire: All candidates who meet all the qualifications and other eligibility requirements may be referred for consideration. Competitive examining rules providing for rating and ranking and veterans' preference do not apply.

Referral: All qualified & eligible candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.

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 assigned the middle category or better to be rated as “well qualified" to receive special selection priority.