Careers in EPA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)

OCFO provides leadership in financial performance-based management to achieve a cleaner, healthier environment. Together with other EPA offices we help EPA achieve its mission to protect human health and the environment.

OCFO values personal integrity and accountability, high-quality customer service, open and clear communication, a skilled, diverse, and flexible workforce, productive partnerships and networks. Recent recruits have said, "Public service and protecting the environment are high callings, this is THE most attractive part of my job at EPA" and, "The general nature of the work lends itself to an appreciation for Agency-wide work and goals."

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Current Career Opportunities:

OCFO's job listings at USAjobs

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Working in OCFO: What we offer

Students Career Experience Program (SCEP) provides graduate and undergraduate students an opportunity to apply college studies to related assignments at a Federal Agency. (See office for qualification details).
Opportunities at all levels of OCFO (entry-level, summer internships, year around internships, part-time, full-time, senior staff, and management).
A birds-eye view of EPA's most important programs due to the cross-cutting nature of our work.
Opportunities in policy, budgeting, strategic planning, accounting, Environmental Finance and IT. Current OCFO staff includes program analysts, financial analysts, management analysts, scientists, accountants, IT specialists, and others!
OCFO has approximately 400 people in locations in DC, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, and Research Triangle Park, NC.
Flexible schedules with benefits.
Existing student networks

What OCFO's offices do

More information about EPA careers

EPA's Benefits:

Career development opportunities
Paid vacation, holiday, and sick leave
Flexible work schedules (e.g., alternating or concurrent with coursework, telework arrangements)
Shadowing and mentorship opportunities
Health insurance eligibility/coverage (permanent hires or SCEP program only)

EPA Background:

Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. EPA employs 17,000 people across the country, including our headquarters offices in Washington, DC, 10 regional offices, and more than a dozen labs. A large number of employees are legal, public affairs, financial, information management, and computer specialists. In addition, our staff are highly educated and technically trained; more than half are engineers, scientists, and policy analysts. EPA is led by the Administrator, who is appointed by the President of the United States.

OCFO's Mailing Address:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (MC-2710A)
Washington, DC 20460