Loan Specialist (Agricultural)

Farm Service Agency; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Farm Service Agency Georgia State Office in Athens, Georgia manages farm loan programs, evaluates activities across Service Centers, and provides high-level technical support to staff on complex cases. The position also develops training on farm loan topics and creates guidelines, forms, and procedures used nationwide.

The role requires specialized experience with agricultural loans, a strong background in financial analysis, and the ability to review and approve or disapprove challenging

Qualifications

• Education requirements include undergraduate/graduate majors in finance, business, economics, accounting, insurance, banking and credit, law or related fields.
• Specialized experience in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other loan types is required.
• Time-in-Grade and federal experience considerations are specified for GS-12 level.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates farm loan program activities carried out by Service Centers.
• Provides technical advice and assistance to Service Center farm loan staff on the most complex loan cases.
• Develops and conducts training on farm loan program topics.
• Develops guidelines, forms, and procedures to be used.
• Reviews and recommends approval or disapproval of the more difficult loan cases through the State office.

Skills

Financial analysis

Loan experience

Training development

Education

Bachelor's or higher in finance/business/economics

Job description

This position is in the Farm Service Agency, Georgia State Office in Athens, Georgia. Evaluates farm loan program activities carried out by Service Centers; provides technical advice and assistance to Service Center farm loan staff on the most complex loan cases; develops and conducts training on farm loan program topics; develops guidelines, forms, and procedures to be used; and reviews and recommends approval or disapproval of the more difficult loan cases channeled through the State office.

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Individual Occupational Requirements GS-1165: 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 General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience that required gathering and analyzing facts and figures, and presenting the information or conclusions in clear oral and written language; or that provided a knowledge of the principles of financial analysis or of insurance laws, such as contract, property, life, casualty, or marine insurance.

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of loans. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing upon applications for agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans; servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association; performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes; appraising real estate to determine property valuation; or similar work.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement For the GS-12 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: experience working with agricultural loans by reviewing and passing upon applications for various kinds of agricultural operations representing all types of ownership (i.e., single owner, partnerships, and corporations, etc.); and servicing an agricultural loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association. In addition, my experience demonstrated a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the technicalities of farm financing and credit; farm operations, land use and value, production of various crops and livestock, and prices and markets in the farming area where loans are made and serviced.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. You must meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement.