Securities Disclosure Analyst

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Summary

This position is located in Division of Risk Management Supervision-Capital Markets, Accounting, and Policy Branch and serves as a subject matter expert responsible for evaluating complex legal securities disclosures and financial reporting filings of depository institutions and advising RMS senior management and staff on securities issuances, public securities filing, and related policy matters.

This job is open to

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Duties

Provides technical advice and recommendations to senior management and staff and depository institution management on securities issuances and public securities offerings at depository institutions.
Monitors developments in regulatory compliance requirements, accounting standards, Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, financial reporting practices, and emerging industry risks to assess the potential impact on the securities disclosure review processes and regulatory oversight activities.
Maintains knowledge of legal structures available to banks and the various conversion processes used that involve securities disclosures.
Conducts comprehensive analysis and evaluation of complex legal securities disclosures, including financial statements, reports, and supporting schedules of depository institutions, their subsidiaries, and other entities.
Meets with representatives of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, audit firms, and depository institution supervisory agencies, and other regulatory bodies to discuss the application of securities registration and disclosure laws and regulations.
Communicates with depository institution management and/or their representatives as necessary with respect to accounting, auditing, securities disclosure requirements, or related matters in order to obtain information and to resolve complex issues associated with filings.
Prepares related correspondence and file memoranda that communicate legal requirements.
Assesses the impact of changes in accounting, auditing, and securities disclosure requirements on depository institutions and on the Corporation's review and processing procedures for filings and prepares written guidance on these changes for distribution to registered depository institutions when necessary.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

U.S. Citizenship is required.
Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.
Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.
A probationary or trial period may be required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience is credited from private and public sectors, including paid and unpaid service (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps). Volunteer service builds competencies that translate to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience. See OPM's General Schedule Qualification Standards for details.

You must meet the basic qualifications and the minimum qualifications to qualify as described below:

Basic Qualifications:
Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology.
OR
Experience: Experience such as performing financial analysis and evaluation work requiring a comprehensive knowledge of (1) corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as public finance, securities, international finance, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and (2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of corporate and other organizations.

Minimum Qualifications:
CG-14: Applicants must complete one year of specialized experience equivalent to the CG-13 level or above in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

Reviewing and analyzing complex securities filings, for depository institutions or financial services entities, to determine compliance with federal and state securities laws and regulations, including 12 CFR Part 335;
Reviewing and interpreting complex legal, financial, and regulatory documents to identify deficiencies and communicate findings; AND
Reviewing accounting principles, auditing standards, and securities disclosure regulations to assess the accuracy, completeness, and fairness of financial statements and related disclosures for depository institutions or financial service entities.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligible applicants must earn 80 or higher on the online assessment to be determined "well qualified." For information, see, FDIC CTAP/ICTAP.

Resume Content Required for Qualification Determinations
For each position on your resume, include:

Employer name;
Title;
Series and grade (federal jobs only);
Start and end dates (month/year);
Hours per week;
Relevant experience supporting your specialized experience responses.
Education information
- Name of school/institution
- Completion date
- Degree type
- Grade point average (GPA)

Important: If your resume is missing these details, your application may be marked incomplete, and you might not be considered for this job.

Do not copy/paste duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume; that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for this position.

Additional information

Refer to these links for more information: Job Applicant Rights and Responsibilities; Selective Service System; Employment Conditions.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill identical vacancies that arise later.

Salary reflects a pay cap of $257,500.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (or 2-year trial period, if applicable) during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

your performance and conduct;
the needs and interests of the agency;
whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period (or trial period) your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

After we select a candidate, we may share the remaining list of qualified candidates with other federal agencies. You can opt-in if you want us to share your name, application material and assessment results for similar jobs with other agencies. There is no guarantee of further consideration, and you can continue to explore and apply to other job announcements.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

FDIC employees receive the standard Federal benefits and may be eligible for additional FDIC-specific benefits, at minimal cost.

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How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your application materials, questionnaire responses, and required assessments including a USAHire assessment and structured resume review. Cheating may result in removal from consideration.

Below are the competencies you will be assessed on:

Accounting Operations
Attention to Detail
Audit Reporting
Customer Service
Decision Making
Financial Regulations
Flexibility
Influencing/Negotiating
Integrity/Honesty
Interpersonal Skills
Learning
Oral Communication
Reasoning
Self-Management
Stress Tolerance
Teamwork
Written Communication

You do not need to respond separately to these competencies.

Structured Resume Review: Applicants who meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements will undergo a resume review by subject matter experts to determine how their knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies align with the duties of this position. Those found qualified will proceed to the next stage of the hiring process.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be assigned to one of three category levels-Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified-according to the degree to which their background and responses to the assessment align with the competencies identified for this position. Veterans' preference is applied within categories; eligible veterans are afforded priority consideration over non-veterans.

You may preview the application questionnaire for this vacancy here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13000213

Required Documents

For all applicants (please read carefully):

Two-page resume showing relevant work experience (paid and unpaid), duties performed, employer name, start/end dates (month/year), hours worked, series and grade (federal jobs only), and education/training (name of school/institution, completion date, degree type, GPA).

If applicable:

Veterans Documentation: DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member Copy 4 or 2), SF-15, VA letter, or certification of expected honorable discharge within 120 days. For more information on special hiring authorities for veterans, click here.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): Proof of eligibility if you are a displaced/surplus Federal employee under ICTAP. For more information, click here.
Education Documents: Education must be from accredited institutions. For a list of accredited educational institutions, click here. At the time of application and if selected, an official transcript is required. If you attended more than one school, combine multiple transcripts into one document.
Foreign Education: Foreign education must be evaluated by a private organization showing equivalency to accredited U.S. programs. For more information, click here.

How to Apply

To begin, click the "Apply" button and follow the prompts. If you haven't already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the "Apply" button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click "Submit Application" to complete the application process. You must apply online.

To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on "Applications" tab. Click on the "Position Title," and then select "Update Application" or "Additional Application Information" to continue.

You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date (07/16/2026) of this announcement to complete the application process.

Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: "Received". Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.

If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice.
Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials.
Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.
Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link.
Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused.

Agency contact information

Mitchell Desy

Email: mdesy@fdic.gov

Address: Division of Risk Management Supervision
550 17th St NW
Washington, DC 20429
US

Next steps

You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status."

The Fair Chance Act prohibits inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal history information unless the hiring agency has made a conditional (tentative) offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Human Resources Staffing Policy and Accountability team at FairChanceAct@fdic.gov.

For more information go to FDIC Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act.

Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Securities Disclosure Analyst Job in Washington, DC