The position is located in FinCEN's Global Investigations Division (GID). GID investigators use all-source intelligence and FinCEN's statutory special authorities under the Bank Secrecy Act to collect information on foreign illicit finance threats (which may occur in fiat or cryptocurrencies) and propose actions -- which may affect U.S. foreign policy, international relations and/or international economics -- to prevent those threats from accessing the U.S. financial system.

Duties

As an Investigative Specialist (Global), your duties will include: Drafting, reviewing and editing evidentiary records and decisional memos for decision makers that support finding a foreign jurisdiction, institution, class of transactions, or type of account to be of primary money laundering concern. Recommending actions that have potential impact on U.S. foreign policy, international relations, national security, and international finance and economics. Evaluating the need to impose additional reporting requirements on members of the public, including financial institutions and non-financial trades and businesses, by determining the impact of the proposed collection strategically on a vulnerability in the U.S. financial system, or tactically concerning a specific law enforcement investigation or illicit activity, and which can be denominated in fiat currency, or via other methods such as convertible virtual currency (aka cryptocurrency), or more broadly, virtual assets. Providing subject matter expertise on illicit finance to inform administration priorities. The subject matter expertise may include: financial institution operations; financial institution products and services; illicit finance typologies and methods; illicit finance risk; and illicit finance conducted through convertible virtual currencies (aka cryptocurrencies), or more broadly, virtual assets. Illicit finance may include, but not be limited to, that related to money laundering, weapons proliferation, terrorism, corruption, transnational organized crime, narcotrafficking and/or cybercrime. Representing FinCEN in meetings with other Treasury offices focused on illicit finance, in interagency meetings requiring coordination of U.S. Government actions to counter illicit finance threats, and with foreign counterparts and members of the private sector.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS--13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Identifying information related to illicit finance which supports or negates investigative theories; AND Linking information from illicit finance investigations to laws, regulations, or policies which support or negate the need to take actions that may affect U.S. foreign policy, international relations, national security, international finance, and/or international economics. 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 résumé.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address GLOBAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]