Intelligence Research Specialist - Vienna, United States - Department Of The Treasury

    Department Of The Treasury
    Department Of The Treasury Vienna, United States

    1 month ago

    Department of the Treasury background
    Full time
    Description

    Summary



    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.



    Duties


    This position is in the Global Threats Engagement Center of our Strategic Operations Division (SOD).

    The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. 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.

    As an Intelligence Research Specialist in the Case Management Section, you will:

    • Develop and maintain areas of expertise of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) issues by utilizing public sources, classified systems, domestic and international engagement, and other methods to stay current on AML/CFT challenges, emerging financial services/products, international economics and legal systems, and foreign policy objectives;
    • Serve as an expert liaison between domestic stakeholders, including law enforcement, regulators, private sector financial entities, and other government customers, to build and strengthen global cooperation with foreign counterparts on AML/CFT;
    • Independently manage and comprehensively coordinate all of FinCEN's daily information exchange operations as the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of the United States, leading efforts to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, combat money laundering, and promote national security;
    • Partner with law enforcement, components of FinCEN, and other agencies as appropriate to assist in high profile, priority financial investigations and facilitate time-sensitive cross-border requests for information and responses; and
    • Interpret, implement, and explain complex financial intelligence programs, policies, regulations, and data protection standards to a diverse customer set, including the senior leadership of international, interagency, state, and local organizations.