Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Hiring for Examination Technician, NB-0503-IV at New York, New York Full Time

Summary As an Examination Technician, you will perform technician work in support of Large Bank Supervision examinations. The work requires a practical knowledge of the banking industry, bank examination process, consumer compliance programs, and OCC’s supervisory information systems and supervisory programs. Large Bank Supervision New York, NY (Alternate location option available) Responsibilities As an Examination Technician, you will: Provide assistance to examiners during bank examinations. Perform and complete specialized tasks, such as transaction testing, Quality Control reviews, and preparing reports. Perform a wide variety of technical/administrative tasks, as assigned. Conduct research of laws and regulations to prepare for bank examinations and other bank supervision-related assignments, and search external sources for financial news releases specific to assigned banks. Review and/or track exam work papers and preliminary information for quarterly reviews from databases, loan files, and external sources. Review other agency ROEs (e.g., FRB, FDIC, CFPB), and input findings into supervisory systems. Review audit report findings and ratings to assess effectiveness of audit programs. Assign preliminary examination component ratings. Update statistical data in OCC’s supervisory systems. Compile preliminary information for periodic monitoring and risk assessments from various OCC supervisory systems and prepare spreadsheets and tables to track various audits and examination information. Provide administrative and technical support for the assigned organization which includes maintaining schedules, arranging meetings, and preparing correspondence, charts, and documents. Prepare synopses of industry trends/issues for field staff. Review bank records including Call Reports and other bank reports. Trace financial transactions, identify discrepancies, and prepare spreadsheets to reflect the source(s) of discrepancies, and corrective action(s) required to resolve discrepancies. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement – FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information). Complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). Complete a background investigation (unless already completed). Travel occasionally to attend conferences and/or training. Click here for important information about OCC ethics standards. Qualifications Skills and/or experience utilizing CRA Wiz to provide examination support is strongly preferred but not required. You must meet the following requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-III pay band level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience for this position include: Researching, assembling, and analyzing financial data to validate financial statements or reports; AND Processing financial transactions, creating and maintaining financial spreadsheets/accounts, and resolving account discrepancies. OR Directly related graduate education. As a general rule, education is not creditable at NB-IV and above for most clerical/administrative support positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. OR An equivalent combination of education and experience. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To receive any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate the number of hours worked per week, on your resume. Education Please see Qualifications section for education. Additional Information This position is included in the bargaining unit, NTEU. This position may be filled in an alternate location (any U.S. location of the OCC) provided the location is cost effective, operationally efficient, and complies with the standards contained in the Alternative Location Arrangements PPM 3110-53. If in an alternative location, when traveling to New York, NY, you will be expected to be onsite at the bank location no later than 1:30 pm on the first workday, departing no earlier than noon on the last workday and there should be no travel on Sunday unless there is a business need approved by your authorizing official in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and/or OCC FTR Supplement. Salary range does not include geographical pay. For specific information on geographic pay differentials, click here. Additional Information regarding Large Bank Assignments – Selectees from Large Bank job postings may be assigned to any of the Large Financial Institutions within a Metropolitan work area and should expect work assignments in more than one institution within a Large Bank City: New York City Metro Area includes: American Express, Citibank, FlagStar, HSBC, JPMC, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, RBC and Wells Fargo as well as field staff assigned to International Banking Supervision. If you are a current OCC employee who previously received a waiver determination permitting you to retain bank securities due to extenuating circumstances, please note that this determination may be rescinded if the nature of your duties changes. We strongly suggest that you discuss the potential implications of any change in duties on a prior securities determination with your ethics official. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more positions. The candidate selected for this position may be credited with directly related non-Federal experience for annual leave purposes if eligible and considered appropriate. Click all links in this vacancy announcement to view additional information and instructions. Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National – Please refer to “Conditions of Employment.” Click “Print” to review the entire announcement before applying. The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Treasury and its bureaus from requesting an applicant’s criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Treasury by email at, [email protected]. To learn more, please visit our page at: Treasury.gov/fairchanceact.