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Financial Analyst

Employee Benefits Security Administration [EBSA]

(CA / DC / MD / PA / Hybrid)

Open date: July 2, 2026

Closing date: July 9, 2026

Pay scale & grade: GS 14

Salary: $138,595 - $190,627 per year

Several vacancies in

Pasadena, CA

Washington, DC

Silver Spring, MD

Philadelphia, PA

Telework eligible? Yes, as determined by agency policy

Duties

The Financial Analyst plans and develops enforcement policies and strategies; manages the implementation of the civil programs (possible criminal enforcement when applicable); evaluates enforcement program effectiveness; provides investigative support for employees who investigates private-sector employee benefits plans to protect the interests of the plans' participants and beneficiaries. The Analyst initiates, executes, and coordinates primarily civil investigations of alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

The advertised salary reflects the minimum and maximum pay for the locations listed. Upon selection, the salary will be set in accordance with the selectee's assigned duty location.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Evaluate employee benefit plan financial activities to detect imprudent investments, improper or prohibited transactions, excessive fees, and other violations, and assess their impact on the plan's operations and financial condition.
• Use technology and data systems to collect and analyze financial information, identify connections among entities, review large transaction datasets, and evaluate complex assets such as real estate, derivatives, and private equity.
• Prepare comprehensive, well-documented reports, work papers, and in-depth financial analyses of plan financial activities.
• Produce written analyses and recommendations (including enforcement strategies) and reports on investigation targets using databases, case files, and intelligence information.
• Coordinate and collaborate with investigators, attorneys, government agencies, financial institutions, service providers, and industry partners to support and conduct technical investigations.
• Provide classroom instruction/training on financial analysis topics and represent the agency in meetings and conferences to gain information, share best practices, and resolve problems.
• Plan and carry out independent investigative and analytical work under broad policy direction.
• Evaluate enforcement program effectiveness and develop/enhance enforcement strategies, policies, procedures, and new financial analysis techniques.

Qualifications

You must meet the Basic Requirements AND the Specialized Experience to qualify for Financial Analyst, as described below.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS - Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):

• EDUCATION: Undergraduate AND Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position.

OR

• Experience: Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, you must also meet the specialized experience requirement listed below:

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13 in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Applicants must meet 4 out of the 5 examples of experience listed below. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience analyzing financial practices, transactions, and control systems to identify prohibited transactions, imprudent investments, excessive or improper fees/charges, prohibited loans, and other improper or illegal financial activities; determining their impact on plan operations and financial status.
• Experience preparing comprehensive, well-documented analytical work products (e.g., reports, work papers, charts, exhibits, and summaries) derived from voluminous financial records; creating demonstratives and supporting trial preparation.
• Experience providing litigation support, including in-depth analysis of financial transactions, assisting in the identification and preparation of testifying expert witnesses, and testifying as a fact witness.
• Experience performing valuation and analysis of technical and hard-to-value assets (e.g., real estate, closely held equity, debt securities, derivatives, swaps, hedge funds, private equity) and assessing portfolio construction, performance, and risk.
• Experience collaborating and communicating effectively with investigators, attorneys, law enforcement, private industry, banks, insurance companies, auditors, and other government agencies.

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