Joining the Secret Service, Office of Investigations will allow you to directly support major criminal investigations that threaten the US Financial Infrastructure through evaluation and interpretative analysis of fraudulent financial transactions and activities, enabling targeted identification of offenders, their illegally acquired-forfeitable assets and porous financial system vulnerabilities.

Duties

The selectee will serve as a Financial Analyst (Forensics) in the Office of Investigations. Typical work assignments include: Conducting forensic analysis of financial data to ensure accuracy and identify irregularities; tracing illicit funds, locating and evaluating hidden assets; tracing, locating, and evaluating assets; and performing asset identification and recovery for fraud cases. Preparing litigation documentation and providing witness testimony in the areas of cyber-crimes, bank fraud, wire fraud, access device fraud, identity theft, mortgage fraud, money laundering, unlicensed money service businesses, and other complex financial crimes. Monitoring suspicious transactions in an effort to prevent money laundering by implementing applicable procedures, assessing daily financial activities, providing visual analysis and formulating intelligence reports for law enforcement stakeholders in accordance with regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. GS-12: You qualify for the GS-12 level (starting salary $100,287.00) if you possess one f ull year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Analyzing financial forensic information for use in criminal investigations; Utilizing financial and/or criminal databases to retrieve data for analysis; and Preparing documentation on criminal activities (e.g., cyber-crimes, bank fraud, money laundering, etc.) for use in legal proceedings. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. GS-13: You qualify for the GS-13 level (starting salary $119,254.00) if you possess one f ull year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Analyzing financial forensic information for use in criminal investigations; Analyzing data from financial and/or criminal databases to support criminal investigations; and Providing expertise on laws and regulations governing financial crimes (e.g., money laundering, mortgage fraud, illegal money transfers) to aid investigations. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP): This program applies to Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed, or employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet eligibility criteria for CTAP or ICTAP; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. Well-Qualified includes those applicants whose knowledge, skills, and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. For information on eligibility criteria and required documentation, go to: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address United States Secret Service Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, DC 20223 US
• Name: Charlie Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]