Duties

Summary

This position is located in the United Stated Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, within the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The incumbent of this position serves as a senior financial analyst and subject matter expert (SME) in processing applications in support of one or more of the CDFI Fund awards programs.

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Responsibilities

As a Financial Analyst (Senior Portfolio Manager), you will:

• Perform award reviews and provide funding concurrence and/or recommendations for award justifications based on considerations such as quality, consistency and adherence to policies, procedures and applicable OMB and other Federal regulations.
• Process the most difficult and complicated applications and awards. This includes considerations that are new, unique and without precedent that require a departure from policy and/or the development of new work methods, procedures or policies.
• Serve as subject matter expert. This includes developing outreach, training and marketing materials and providing information to actual and potential awardees, industry representatives, and CDFI Fund staff.
• Plan, lead and conduct site visits in order to provide assistance and advisory services to actual or potential awardees. This includes securing information in advance and onsite, analyzing financial and operating data, and determining and recommending the information and technical assistance needed to ensure financial soundness and operational success.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel determined by Agency policy.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 21-DO-769. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service . 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.
Key Requirements:

Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."

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Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National

All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.

Qualifications

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

For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

- Experience leading projects which involve multiple processes and stakeholders; AND

Experience in at least three of the following areas:
- Experience working as a financial analyst, lender, underwriter or asset manager at a certified community development financial institution (CDFIs); OR
- Experience working as a financial analyst, developer, underwriter, or asset manager at an affordable housing development organization; OR
- Experience evaluating and documenting financial performance of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) based on analysis of financial statements; OR
- Experience making credit decisions on affordable housing or community development projects; OR
- Experience underwriting or performing financial modeling or underwriting for affordable housing or community development projects; OR
- Experience analyzing the financial safety and soundness of regulated community banks or credit unions; OR
- Experience financing or developing affordable housing or community economic development projects in underserved communities; OR
- Experience in improving nonprofit management performance through the analysis of existing organizational problems and the development of plans for improvement; OR
- Experience providing technical assistance or consulting services to underserved communities (e.g. homeownership counseling; teaching financial literacy skills or business skills); OR
- Experience in grant writing, grant evaluation, grant making; OR
- Experience conducting feasibility analyses (e.g. market expansion, product development, or real estate development) for community development projects; OR
- Experience conducting impact/policy analysis for affordable housing or community development projects or programs.

Education

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Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.
• We offer opportunities for telework.
• We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9 . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:

• Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
• Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
• Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
• A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
• A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.
• Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits

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 résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating :

There will be a two-phased process.

Phase 1: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Technical, Project Management, and Communication.

Phase 2: If you have self-certified that you have met the minimum qualification requirements and your assessment scores high enough in Phase 1, you will receive an email containing additional information about Phase 2. If you move on to Phase 2, you will receive instructions for completing narrative response questions. Please be sure to allow sufficient time to complete the questions before the close date of the second announcement. Failure to complete the narrative questions will result in an incomplete application and no further consideration will be given. Your responses will be rated and ranked into categories by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to determine your level of proficiency.
Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A, B, or C depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your application may be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.
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.

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.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

A complete application includes 1. A résumé, 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 all required documents, including any required work samples, narratives, or other materials as stated in this announcement, are attached to your application package.

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

VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans preference, please see applicant guide for required documentation . In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

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.