This position is located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision, Kansas City Regional Office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of risk management supervision, serving as coordinator for enforcement of criminal activities and provides guidance to field examiners and case managers on special investigations
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
Summary
This position is located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision, Kansas City Regional Office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of risk management supervision, serving as coordinator for enforcement of criminal activities and provides guidance to field examiners and case managers on special investigations
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
At the full performance level, major duties include:
- Provides guidance to field examiners, case managers, and Regional Office management on activities regarding the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and investigations. Provides guidance to bank personnel as to current transaction reporting (CTR) filings, record keeping requirements, compliance with Part 326 and related Corporation guidelines. Makes presentations at seminars, meetings, and other training events to bank industry groups regarding bank fraud and BSA/Anti-Money Laundering (AML).
- Reviews and evaluates reports of examination where criminal activities and investigations were identified. Prepares letters to the Washington Office, State Banking Departments, and banks summarizing significant matters as required.
- Coordinates and reviews activities, investigations, and reports involving the possible assessment of civil money penalties.
- Reviews and evaluates reports of investigations prepared by field examiners on applications submitted by banks; prepares memoranda for Regional Director's signature with recommendations for submission to the Washington Office for action by the Board of Directors; or, where authorized by delegated authority, prepares memoranda, orders, statements and letters to applicants and State authorities on all applications approved at the Regional level.
- Reviews examiner prepared civil money penalties (CMP) referrals, to the Department of Treasury, recommends and processes further action. Prepares, reviews and processes recommendations for informal actions, and actions under the Federal Deposit Insurance (FDI) Act for BSA violations. Serves as point of contact with the Special Activities Section, and coordinates activities with the Department of Treasury. Keeps informed of current events related to money laundering and other suspicious activity.
- Manages regional access to the Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) System, an on-line database of SARs and CTRs. Performs queries to determine if criminal referrals or SARs have been filed against a particular individual, or by a specified financial institution. Monitors the SAR system to obtain SARs of a significant nature, and disseminates this information to appropriate Corporation personnel. Provides information to the field office on any SARs, or related matters, which may have a bearing on an upcoming examination, or may warrant a special visitation or examination.
- Makes contact, and coordinates activities, with federal law enforcement agencies regarding significant SARs, or those in which the Corporation has a prosecutorial interest. Serves as the point of contact with the Special Activities Section, all law enforcement agencies, and FinCEN in regard to the SAR system and bank fraud matters.
Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required.
Moderate Risk Position – Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.
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.
To qualify at the grade-13 level, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 12 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing examinations of insured depository institutions and evaluating the safety, soundness, and risk posed to the insurance fund, including review for BSA/AML compliance.
To qualify at the grade-14 level, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing examinations of insured depository institutions and evaluating the safety, soundness, and risk posed to the insurance fund, including review for BSA/AML compliance; monitoring the FinCEN data base for accuracy, completeness and information relevant to examinations; and providing guidance on BSA/AML and bank fraud related matters.
Applicants must be a Commissioned (Risk) Examiner in the FDIC or another organization with comparable commissioning criteria to that used by the FDIC’s Division of Risk Management.
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.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.
Additional information
If selected for the position, you may be asked to provide the FDIC with your COVID-19 vaccination status.
If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.
To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.
Financial Institution Examiners must maintain the highest personal ethical standards as provided in Part 336 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations, (Employee Responsibilities and Conduct). Financial Institution Examiners must comply with Section 3201.102 of Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for FDIC Employees (5 CFR Part 3201), which, in part, prohibits them and their immediate families from accepting certain credit from State nonmember banks.
All Financial Institution Examiners are prohibited from the following: 1. Obtaining a loan or a line of credit from any insured state nonmember bank or its subsidiaries. Any extensions of credit held by the Examiner, the Examiner's spouse, or any dependent children are direct or indirect extensions of credit to the Examiner. Exceptions: a. Loans for a primary residence are permissible. The Examiner must not participate in any examination of that institution with which he holds the primary residence loan, and a "cooling off" period is required before negotiating a loan for a primary residence from any institution the Examiner has examined. b. No restrictions on obtaining credit cards issued under the same terms and conditions available to the public from an insured state nonmember bank either within or outside of their field office of assignment. 2. Participating in any examination, or other matter, involving an insured depository institution or any person with whom the Examiner has an outstanding loan or line of credit. 3. Performing any service for compensation with any bank, or for any officer, director, or employee thereof, or for any person connected therewith. 4. Disclosing any confidential information from a bank examination report except as authorized by law. 5. Soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or because of the Examiner's official position.
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.
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.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.
Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.
The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.
1. Knowledge of Bank Secrecy Act and the Corporation's Rules and Regulations, Part 309 and 326,Section 103 of the U.S. Treasury Department regulations, and the USA Patriot Act.
2. Ability to detect and analyze non-compliance problems relating to the Bank Secrecy Act and the Corporation's Rules and Regulations, Part 309 and 326,Section 103 of the U.S. Treasury Department regulations, and the USA Patriot Act.
3. Ability to process and analyze applications submitted by banks for deposit insurance, branches, mergers, relocations of offices and trust powers.
4. Ability to review and analyze reports of examination and investigation, including the preparation and monitoring of enforcement actions (civil money penalties, etc.).
5. Ability to communicate in writing.
6. Knowledge of Federal Criminal Statutes relating to banking matters, the Right to Financial Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, The Treasury's Financial Record Keeping Regulations, the USA Patriot Act, FinCEN BS Direct Secure Outreach system and associated software.
You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.
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.
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.
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:
FDIC EMPLOYEES: Submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent Annual Performance Appraisal and Evaluation form. The final PDF form is also acceptable. If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.
Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on “Applications” tab. Click on the “Position Title,” and then select “Update Application” or “Additional ApplicationInformation” to continue.
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC Human Resources Branch
1100 Walnut Street
Suite 2100
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
United States
Next steps
You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status." Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:
FDIC EMPLOYEES: Submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent Annual Performance Appraisal and Evaluation form. The final PDF form is also acceptable. If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.
Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on “Applications” tab. Click on the “Position Title,” and then select “Update Application” or “Additional ApplicationInformation” to continue.
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC Human Resources Branch
1100 Walnut Street
Suite 2100
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
United States
Next steps
You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status." Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
