Financial Analyst

**Duties**: **IMPORTANT PLEASE READ** This announcement contains a two-phase process. **Upon completion of Phase 1, you must click on the exclusive link to complete the manual assessment.** The next phase it will take one hour, at a minimum, to complete. This is a remote position. The salary range listed depicts the range covering the lowest locality level, up to the highest locality level. Salary will be determined upon selection and dependent upon duty location, grade, step, and locality pay of selectee(s). Additional salary information can be found on Salaries & Wages (opm.gov). As a FINANCIAL ANALYST (POLICY AND PROGRAM OFFICER), you will: - Perform award reviews and provides 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. - Improve the CDFI Fund program administration and operations. This includes researching, developing and recommending policy and program changes to ensure the efficiency of agency processes and decisions. It also includes identifying and analyzing trends, and creating and contributing to reports on Program operations, efficiency and effectiveness. - 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. **Requirements**: **Conditions of Employment**: 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 resumé. **Key Requirements**: - Please refer to "Conditions of Employment." - Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying. - Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National - 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. **Qualifications**: - You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of 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: - Applicant must meet **AT LEAST TWO** of the above Specialized Experience statements. - **Working at certified community development financial institutions (CDFIs), or affordable housing, or community development organization; OR**: - **Working in federal grant/loan programs management related to community development/affordable housing; OR**: - **Leading community development and/or affordable housing projects which involve managing multiple processes and stakeholders; OR**: - **Analyzing the financial safety of financial institutions, conducting policy analysis for community development projects, or feasibility analyses of community development projects; OR**: - **Evaluating and documenting financial performance of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or affordable housing projects based on analysis of financial statements; OR**: - **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, or grant making for federal community development and/or affordable housing projects.** **Education**: This job does not have an education qualification requirement. **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. - 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 tw