Become part of the team that safeguards the financial system from the abuses of financial crime. At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), we are at the forefront in preventing and detecting terrorist financing, money laundering, and other financial crime. Serve at the nation's financial intelligence unit and protect the United States financial system from criminals and terrorist financiers.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Examples of qualifying experience include: 1. Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; 2. Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; OR 3. Teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems. Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. AND Specialized experience 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 is defined as experience in all the following areas:-Analyzing, assessing, or evaluating financial and/or economic impacts; AND-Experience performing a wide range of applied economic research. Specialized experience 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 is defined as experience in all the following areas:-Analyzing, assessing, and evaluating the financial and/or economic impacts and associated burdens of regulatory actions, policies, or regulations; AND-Experience performing a wide range of applied economic research; AND-Communicating the results of such analyses, studies, and research to a variety of audiences. Special Note: Masters or PhD in economics is preferred.
This position is located in our FinCEN, Policy Division, Office of Regulatory Policy The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. Review and analyze proposed FinCEN actions, policies, and regulations with a specific focus on the economic impacts of those regulations, including the impact on small businesses under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). Draft Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIAs) required by relevant laws, as well as other reports and documents, pursuant to Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 ("Regulatory Planning and Review) and 13563 ("Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review"), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Unfunded Mandates Act (UMRA), the Congressional Review Act (CRA), and other similar applicable statutes. Communicate economic analyses of federal policies and regulations to the Policy Division, FinCEN, and other senior Treasury leadership as well as staff and leadership in other federal agencies, the White House, and Congress. Analyze large datasets from government and non-government sources to provide insight into regulatory impacts and for use in FinCEN regulatory and other products.