Senior Financial Economist

About the role

This position is located at Departmental Offices,Domestic Finance - Financial Markets. As a Senior Financial Economist, you will be responsible for performing loan analysis, loan transaction structuring, economic and financial research, modelling, analysis, and projections.

What you will do

• Lead the execution of complex financing transactions, including loan commitments, disbursements, repayments, pricing calculations, and prepayments; including providing technically authoritative analysis of loan terms and conditions, interest-rate structures, repayment schedules, prepayment provisions, options, and related financing features.
• Assess the risks and benefits of specific lending or loan guarantee agreements including, but not limited to: counterparty analysis, financial modelling (including collecting data, designing models, making judgement calls on model assumptions, evaluating and changing the model to improve its capabilities), recommending proposed terms and conditions, assessing FCRA scoring implications, reviewing compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and policies, and adherence to policy goals.
• Draft research covering a wide range of government financing matters including, but not limited to federal investing, federal borrowing, loan guarantee programs, and Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA) accounting and budgeting implications for review by senior Treasury officials and economists.
• Prepare detailed policy memoranda and executive presentations on complex financial and federal lending topics.
• Duties include but are not limited to performing industry analysis, reviewing federal program agreements, and recommending policy options.

Requirements

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period.
• During this time, your performance, conduct, and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated.
• You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period.
• Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service.
• If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends, your appointment will be terminated.
• You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor, seek feedback, and understand role expectations.
• Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
• 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.
• 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. File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• Undergo an income tax verification, if required.
• Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.

Education

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Basic Requirements 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.

Evaluation of Experience 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. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience.

The following examples of work require special care in such determinations: 1. economic statistics; 2. industrial surveys; 3. management of individual business enterprises, including farms; 4. industrial planning; 5. writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and 6. financial market analysis.

How you will be evaluated

Your application includes your resumé and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. Your application may be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert.

Qualifications will be evaluated based on experience in your application relevant to the position's duties, as well as any education or training that may be qualifying.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, and Teamwork 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), achieve a well-qualified score of 85 or higher to receive priority consideration.

Documents you must provide

• A complete application includes: 1.
• A resume: All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing.
• (Cover letters are optional.) Please limit your resume to two-pages.
• Applicants with resumes exceeding two-pages will be removed from consideration.
• To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume.
• It is suggested that you preview the online questionnaire, to ensure that your resume thoroughly describes how your skills and experience align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and support your responses to the online questionnaire.
• For resume writing guidance, please visit USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job?
• Vacancy question responses: All applicants are required to complete vacancy question responses by clicking the apply online button of this vacancy announcement.
• Submission of any required documents identified below, if applicable: 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).
• CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) 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.
• EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: You are not required to submit transcripts for this initial phase of the application process.
• Candidates will be referred for consideration based on their self-certification.
• If you are selected for a position which has a positive education requirement (as described in the vacancy announcement) and/or you are qualifying solely on your education, you will be required to submit official transcripts verifying your qualifications prior to a job offer being issued.
• A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
• If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency.
• Refer to the OPM instructions.

What to expect next

Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. We will review your résumé and, if applicable, your transcript(s) to verify that you meet the basic qualification requirements. This review will determine whether you advance to the next stage of the assessment process.

The most qualified candidates may be invited for an interview. Following a tentative job offer, any required suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted.

Additional information

During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact on your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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 may offer opportunities for telework. We may offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury.

The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time.

For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov). 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: ***