Loan Specialist (Transportation)

Summary

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.

This position is also being announced concurrently under Delegated Examining (DE) procedures vacancy number: D27-MJ-[redacted]-OBAF. Applicants who wish to also be considered under DE must apply to both vacancies separately.

Duties

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This position is in the Office of Board Authorized Finance (OBAF) and is assigned to the Transportation Division.

Positions are responsible for serving as a subject matter expert in underwriting transactions involving programs offered by OBAF. The incumbents develop strategies for supporting complex international portfolios of financial transactions during underwriting, and/or asset management (monitoring) as well as account relationship function.

At the full performance level, duties include, but are not limited to:

• Gathers and compiles financial information provided by borrowers, sponsors, lenders, or guarantors, and enters financial statements into standardized format for comparison purposes and establishes and maintains transaction files. When conducting financial analysis, the incumbent uses automated financial tools and current software

• Communicates regularly and routinely with customers and stakeholders to discuss the detailed issues regarding potential transactions, pending applications or operative transactions to foster the full and beneficial use of all of the bank's relevant products.

• Ascertains many and often obscure facts when analyzing all documentation and considering options: (a) structures transactions in accordance with international agreements, bank policies and guidelines with consideration of the borrower's financial condition, and general financing terms specific to the relevant sector or industry; and/or (b) reviews the financial documents related to the borrower's financial and operational structure, as well as the strategic plan and competitive environment, in each case with a view towards determining reasonable assurance of repayment for pending applications or operative transactions; and/or (c) with respect to existing transactions, offer recommendations of potential changes to structures to improve a borrower's performance and/or competitive circumstance.

• Serves as a Relationship Manager for borrowers, lenders, and exporters for moderately complex portfolios of transactions. Portfolios may be under development (pre-authorization) or in the operative stage.

• Compiles information and completes various reports based on transaction report requirements and/or transaction report preparation procedures. Reports can include credit memorandum, board memorandum, amendments, annual risk rating reports, and restructuring reports. Independently completes required reports with little to no supervision.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period
• Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume
• Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• May require financial disclosure of personal and immediate family financial holdings, outside positions, and interests.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-12: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:

• Experience assisting with the analysis of financial transactions;
• Experience analyzing financial statements and credit risk of borrowers;
• Experience analyzing country risk, industry conditions, financial structures, and/or technical information to support credit decisions; and
• Experience assisting with writing and presenting credit memos.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-12 grade level.

GS-13: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:

• Experience independently performing analysis of financial transactions;
• Experience analyzing financial statements and credit risk of borrowers;
• Experience analyzing country risk, industry conditions, financial structures, and/or technical information to support credit decisions; and
• Experience independently writing and presenting credit memos.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-13 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:

• http://www.naces.org
• http://www.fceatlanta.com

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by 10/23/2026, the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: The following links contain information on the eligibility requirements to be considered under a noncompetitive appointing authority:

• Career Transition (ICTAP/CTAP)
• Primary Appointing Authorities for Career and Career-Conditional Appointments
• Hiring Authorities for Veterans
• People with Disabilities

Benefits

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