Bank Secrecy Act Officer - (Open to All U.S. Citizens)
Office of Examination and Insurance
Summary
The NCUA is ranked #9 for the 2023 best places to work in the Federal government (mid-size agencies).
This position is at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in the Office of Examination and Insurance. This position serves as a Bank Secrecy Act Officer.
Location
+ Location Negotiable After Selection 1 vacancy
Duties
As a Bank Secrecy Act Officer, you will:
- Administer and coordinate agency efforts to prevent and deter money laundering (ML), terrorism financing (TF), and other illicit finance activity risks in entities supervised by the NCUA.
- Participate in credit union examinations and supervision contacts to review and address ML/TF and other illicit finance activity risks, as appropriate.
- Review completed examination reports for quality and consistency.
- Prepare letters, memoranda, and other correspondence interpreting laws, regulations, or procedures within the scope of responsibilities.
- Assist with drafting new or updating existing regulations.
- Prepare written work products and responses for or at the request of NCUA executives and the Board of Directors.
- Review and analyze data from suspicious activity, currency transaction, and other reports filed by entities supervised by the NCUA.
- Represent the NCUA in interagency activities pertaining to any of the areas assigned.
- Develop and conduct virtual and in-person presentations and training for internal and external audiences.
- Participate in speaking engagements involving financial institutions, trade associations, or other professional organizations on a wide variety of AML/CFT and other illicit financial activity topics.
- Establish and maintain liaison relationships with the other federal financial institution regulatory agencies, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), OFAC, and other investigatory or regulatory agencies related to preventing and detecting ML, TF, and other illicit financial activities.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen. Suitable adjudication of background/security investigation is required. A probationary/trial period may be required. This is an essential continuity position. A financial disclosure is required. Must complete initial online questionnaire.
Qualifications
Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
All applicants applying for the CU-
14 level must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-
13 level obtained in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
1A. Developing regulations, guidance, or policies and procedures relating to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance, Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Countering the Finance of Terrorism (CFT) programs, and/or Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) matters in the financial services, financial regulatory, or law enforcement industry;
OR
1B. Reviewing financial institution examination and/or audits to recommend corrective actions or administer enforcement actions relating to BSA compliance, AML/CFT programs, and/or OFAC matters in financial depository institutions;
AND
2A. Developing and/or delivering training presentations on BSA compliance, AML/CFT programs, and/or OFAC matters to various audiences;
OR
2B. Reviewing and assessing auditors' reports on BSA compliance, AML/CFT programs, and/or OFAC to devise correction plans to or improve compliance programs;
AND
3. Reviews and analyzes multiple BSA reports of varying type and scope or transaction data of varying type and scope to develop illicit finance activity trends, aggregate reports, or to develop surveillance methods to effectively identify greater BSA-related complexities or money laundering/terrorist financing risks.
You must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.
Please note, all experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and support your responses to the online questionnaire as described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume, please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please ensure that your resume includes the grade (if you are a current or previous federal employee), month, and year that you began and ended for each position held or that position may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating.
Your resume must also support your responses to the online questionnaire. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.
Education
Education may not be used in lieu of experience for this opportunity.
Additional information
SALARY: Pay will be set within the advertised pay range to align with the selectee's skills and experience and the requirements of the position in accordance with NCUA's compensation policy. The salary range shown is NCUA's National Pay Rate (NPR) which includes a locality rate of 16.32% for the Rest of the U.S. (RUS) geographical area. Actual salary will be determined upon the location of the selectee and the applicable locality pay, per the NCUA's CU pay table, will be applied. The locality rates, by location, can be found on the NCUA Careers webpage under the .
SELECTIVE SERVICE: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. You may register or check the status of your registration by visiting the Selective Service website at .
This position is not in the bargaining unit.
Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES (political) employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the point of contact listed on this vacancy announcement.
The Fair Chance Act: In accordance with the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act), 5 U.S.C. Sec. 9202, and 5 C.F.R. Part 920, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) may not request, in oral or written form, that an applicant for employment disclose criminal history record information before the NCUA makes a tentative offer of employment, absent an exception. Complaints that the NCUA violated the Fair Chance Act must be submitted to LaborEmpRelations@NCUA.GOV or to the Office of Human Resources, Employee Relations, National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 within 30 days from the agency's alleged non-compliance with the Fair Chance Act.
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