Financial Analyst ZA-1160-II (Investment Analyst GS-9/11 equivalent)

Summary

The Department of Commerce ranked top 5 in the 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government amongst large agencies for the 12th year in a row! This notice is issued under direct-hire authority in response to the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022 for which NIST has a critical hiring need. This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first 100 applications are received or 07/11/2024, whichever comes first.

Duties

The CHIPS Investments Division is looking for a Financial Analyst ZA-1160-II (Investment Analyst GS-9/11 equivalent) who is excited to work with a new, evolving team! As a new Financial Analyst ZA-1160-II (Investment Analyst GS-9/11 equivalent) on our team, you will: - Support due diligence, evaluation, structuring, negotiation, and execution of CHIPS grants and loans as part of Investment Office deal teams - Synthesize inputs from financial, technical, and policy experts to develop application assessments - Track and synthesize capital market trends and company level financial information to create ad hoc and company analyses - Prepare briefing materials and present CHIPS program application assessments and investment recommendations to CHIPS Program Office leadership - Engage with semiconductor company counterparts to gather information and understand the strategic value of proposed projects - Contribute to CPO working groups to develop investment theses for semiconductor industry - Implement CPO investment process work plans as part of a deal team

Qualifications

Individual Occupational Requirements 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, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology. 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. ZA-1160-II (Investment Analyst GS-9/11 equivalent): In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 (ZA-I at NIST) level. Specialized Experience is defined as: - Assisting with commercial financial analysis using spreadsheets, financial statements, and market research tools - Reviewing financial and commercial terms of commercial proposals - Drafting written assessments and briefing materials on commercial proposals OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR A combination of graduate education and specialized experience as defined in the additional requirements. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration