Associate FCA Examiner

As an Associate FCA Examiner, you will perform analytical assignments and receive on-the-job and extensive formal training designed to provide practical experience in evaluating an institution's financial and lending operations, management, information technology, and compliance with federal regulations. You will:

• Work in a team environment to gather (research and investigate), organize, and analyze (draw conclusions and support the conclusions with facts) institution data (e.g., loan portfolio management, financial condition, policies and procedures).
• Determine institution compliance with laws and regulations as well as sound business practices, prepare written reports, and recommend corrective action.
• Conduct interviews with institution personnel to obtain relevant information.
• Monitor and analyze the financial condition and performance of assigned institutions for emerging risks and issues that could impact operations, condition, and performance.
• Use electronic and computer databases extensively.
• Participate in an intensive, four-year, on-the-job and formal classroom training to learn oversight and examination procedures and practices as well as knowledge of the Farm Credit System.

If selected, you will travel (during the weekday) up to 50% of the time and undertake a rigorous 4‑5‑year training program consisting of proficiency exams during the first 2 years and culminating with a Commissioning Test. You will spend the majority of the time analyzing the financial condition and performance of the financial institutions FCA regulates as well as evaluating individual credit risk, board governance, and management effectiveness.

You will document all analytical work with supporting facts and write external reports and present examination findings and conclusions to external parties.

• Must be a U.S. citizen at the time of application
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Must complete degree requirements by June 12, 2027
• Must be available for employment on or about June 27, 2027
• Serve a trial period for the duration of their excepted service appointment
• Must possess or be able to obtain a valid Driver's License prior to employment, due to frequent travel to remote locations
• All selectees must sign a Pathways Participant Agreement

All qualification requirements, including completion of education, must be met by June 12, 2027.

• To be eligible for this position, you must be a college graduate from a qualifying educational institution with an undergraduate and/or Master's degree (see required fields of study noted in 2 below), within 2 years of your application.
• Students scheduled to receive their qualifying degree (see required fields of study noted in 2 below) no later than spring 2027 are also eligible.
• Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree, due to military service obligation, have as many as six years after degree completion to apply.

Undergraduate and Graduate

Education:

Your Undergraduate major field of study must be one of the following:
Accounting, Agribusiness, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Finance, Agricultural Economics, Animal/Diary Science, Analytical Finance, Banking, Business Administration, Commercial or Banking Law, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Mathematics, - or areas of major study directly related to the position such as agricultural sciences, statistics, data analytics, management information systems, public policy.

If pursing a Master's degree, either your undergraduate or graduate major field of study must be one of the following noted above.