Job Listing: Office Automation Assistant

Duty Locations

 1 vacancy - Vienna, VA

Become part of the team that safeguards the financial system from the abuses of financial crime.  At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 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.

Major Duties

 The position is for an Office Automation Assistant in the Office of Human Resources in the Management and Programs Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The incumbent performs office automation assignments to provide general office assistance in all aspects of Human Resources (HR) functions.  Assists in processing personnel actions for new hires, retirements, awards, separations, etc.  Establishes and maintains databases and paper files on a wide variety of human resources activities.  Develops forms and on-line formats and prepares correspondence.  Creates, maintains, files, and closes out HR records and documents.  Maintains databases of applicants for vacancy announcement.  Prepares notifications to applicants as whether the application was untimely or incomplete, non-selection, cancellation of announcement, failure to meet application requirements, etc. 

How to Apply

INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR OF-612, RESUME, OR OTHER WRITTEN APPLICATION FORMAT (Refer to “Applying for a Federal Job” (OF-510).  This is available at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/of0510.pdf.):

Job for which applying: Public Notice Number, title and the grade(s) for which you are applying.

Personal Information:

§        Full name, mailing address (with zip code) and day/evening telephone numbers (with area code).

§        Social Security Number.

§        Country of citizenship.

§        If ever employed by the Federal Government, please show the highest Federal civilian grade

              held, job series, and dates of employment in grade.

Education:

§        High School name, city, state, and zip code, date of diploma or GED.

§        Colleges and/or universities attended, city, state and zip code.

§        Major field(s) of study.

§        Type and year of degree(s) received.  If no degree received, show total credit hours received in

       semester or quarter hours.

Work Experience: for each paid or non-paid position held related to the job for which you are applying (do not attach job descriptions):

§        Job Title (include series and grade if Federal job).

§        Duties and accomplishments.

§        Number of hours worked per week.

§        Employer’s name and address.

§        Supervisor’s name and telephone number.

§        Starting and ending date of employment (month and year).

§        Salary.

§        Indicate if your current supervisor may be contacted.

Other Qualifications:

§        Job-related training courses (title and year).

§        Job-related skills (e.g., other languages, computer software/hardware, typing speed, etc.)

§        Job-related certificates and licenses.

§        Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments (e.g., publications, memberships in

              professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, performance awards, etc.). 

Applicants MUST provide the information required in the announcement, including sufficient information for evaluation of their qualifications and for determining whether they have had one year of relevant experience at the next lower grade to the grade for which applying.  Please do not submit your application package in a notebook or binder or in disk format; include extraneous information; or enclose documents related to the above unless specifically requested.
Mail your applications so it will be postmarked by the closing date.  If hand delivered, be sure your application is received by closing date.  Application materials should be mailed to:   

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Human Resources

Vacancy Announcement:  FINCEN/08-80545-SDS

P.O. Box 39

Vienna, VA  22183-0039

You may FAX your application including any required supplemental documentation (e.g., Evaluation Criteria, SF-50, DD-214, etc.) to (703) 905-5161.  It must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of this announcement, and you must indicate the announcement number for

which you are applying.  Feed all documents into your fax machine top first so that we receive them right-side up.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all materials are received by FinCEN on time and that the materials submitted are properly received and readable.  Your application will be considered incomplete and you will be found ineligible, if you fail to submit the required documentation as specified in the announcement or if the required documents for a complete application package are illegible.

NOTES:



All application materials MUST be sent to the mailing address shown above or faxed to (703) 905-5161. 

All materials and the envelope MUST include the vacancy announcement number. 

Email documents will not be accepted. 

Applications are not to be mailed in U.S. Government “For Official Use Only” postage and fees paid envelopes.  Individuals submitting materials using U.S. Government, “Official Use Only” postage and fees paid envelopes will not be considered for the vacancy. 

Applications will become part of the vacancy announcement case file and will not be returned to the applicant. 

Acknowledgment of receipt of the application will be sent to all applicants.  OTHER INFORMATION

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS DISPLACED FROM POSITIONS WITH THE FEDERAL CIVILIAN SERVICE:

Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles must also submit the following (all four are required):

An SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or other official documentation, which shows that you were declared displaced or surplus while serving as a career or career conditional competitive service employee, in tenure group 1 or 2, OR are a current or former Executive Branch agency employee in the excepted service serving on an appointment without time limit, at grades levels GS-15 or equivalent and below, and who has been conferred non-competitive appointment eligibility and special selection priority by statute for positions in the competitive service;

An SF-50, Notification  of Personnel Action, or other official documentation which shows the position you may be or are being separated from has the same or higher promotion potential as that of the vacancy;

CTAP eligibles:  a copy of your Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the local commuting area, Certificate of Expected Separation or other official notice indicating you are in a surplus organization or occupation or eligible for discontinued service retirement.

ICTAP eligibles: a copy of your RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the local commuting area, documentation showing you were separated as a result of a RIF or declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the local commuting area, or a letter from OPM or your agency documenting other priority consideration status as descried in 5 CFR 330.708(a)(2); and

A copy of a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or equivalent (required unless you are an ICTAP eligible due to compensable injury or disability retirement).Application mailed using government postage or through an internal federal government mail system will not be considered.


Contact Information:
Human Resources Office

Phone: 703-905-3904

Fax: 703-905-5161


Or write:
Department of Treasury
PO Box 39
Vienna, VA 22183

US

Fax: 703-905-5161


What To Expect Next:
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified of the outcome.