Duties

Summary

As a National Bank Examiner/Bank Examiner (Lead Expert Risk Specialist) within the Systemic Risk Identification Support and Specialty Supervision (SyRIS) organization, you will provide Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance advice and support to the Lead Expert.

Office of the Chief Operating Officer/SyRIS

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Responsibilities

As a National Bank Examiner/Bank Examiner (Lead Expert Risk Specialist) with emphasis in BSA/AML Compliance, you will:

• Provide technical support to the Lead Expert and OCC examination staff in identifying and addressing BSA/AML Compliance risk in financial institutions.
• Provide advice and technical knowledge on supervisory matters within BSA/AML Compliance to supervision management, policy officials, and subject matter experts.
• Conduct or participate in horizontal reviews and Quality Control/Quality Assurance activities to ensure appropriate application of OCC guidance, rules and regulations; evaluate findings, and identify/coordinate appropriate corrective actions for continual improvement in BSA/AML Compliance.
• Work to develop risk-based supervisory strategies, strategy guidance, and supervision resource requirements for BSA/AML Compliance, and supervision at large.
• Work with the Lead Expert team to identify and rank OCC supervised institutions, and respond to complex risks in BSA/AML Compliance.
• Assist in developing BSA/AML Compliance skills for OCC supervision staff and in identifying developmental opportunities.

Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC & Boston, MA are the preferred locations; though, any U.S. location of the OCC (field or satellite office) will be considered under an alternative work location as defined in PPM 3110-53.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
06

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• This is a 5 year rotational position. If selected, you will be required to sign a bargaining unit Rotational Agreement that details conditions.
• Complete a one-year trial period (unless already completed).
• Complete a background investigation (unless already completed).
• Sign a statement that you are voluntarily leaving the competitive service for a position in the excepted service, if applicable.
• Travel occasionally overnight or locally.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Complete a financial disclosure review and resolve any ethics issues.
• Click here for important information about OCC ethics standards, such as the requirement that new hires divest their bank securities.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-VI band level. Examples of specialized experience for this position include:

• Examining or auditing a financial institution's compliance with Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) laws, regulations and guidance and recommending corrective action; OR
• Assessing or advising on BSA/AML supervisory issues, risks and/or risk mitigation in a financial institution or regulatory agency.

The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

Education

Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.

Additional information

• Salary range does not include geographical pay.
• For specific information on geographic pay differentials, click here .
• Relocation to any of these five cities (Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Washington, DC; Charlotte, NC; and Boston, MA) will be authorized but not between any of these five cities.
• Applicants applying for the (New York, NY) duty location will be placed in one of two field office locations (Edison, NJ or New York, NY). Selectee's location preference will be considered, to the extent practicable.
• This position may be filled in an alternate location (any U.S. location of the OCC) provided the location is cost effective, operationally efficient, and complies with the standards contained in PPM 3110-53.
• If you are a current OCC employee who previously received a waiver determination permitting you to retain bank securities due to extenuating circumstances, please note that this determination may be rescinded if the nature of your duties changes. We strongly suggest that you discuss the potential implications of any change in duties on a prior securities determination with your ethics official.
• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• This is an Excepted Service position under Schedule B, 213.3205(a)
• Click all links in this vacancy announcement to view additional information and instructions.
• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
• Click "Print" to review the entire announcement before applying.
  
  

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:

Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:

• Bank Supervision Knowledge
• Risk Management
• Developing Others
• 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. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Current OCC employees must have a performance rating of at least Level 3 overall and for all critical performance elements to be eligible for promotion.

Referral : If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

To preview questions please click here .

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

A complete application includes: 1) A resume, 2) vacancy question responses, and 3) submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). **Please ensure that all bank, financial, and other confidential or sensitive information is removed/redacted from each document**

RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a resume by either creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive any credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please review Resume Tips .

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS: In addition, you may submit the following:

• Cover letter
• Recent performance evaluation (be sure to redact/remove all sensitive information prior to submitting)

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.