About Your Career as an FCA Examiner
Responsibilities and Duties After conducting examinations, you will prepare written and oral reports to present to the institutions’ management and boards. Through contract work for other Federal agencies, FCA examiners also examine commercial and corporate lending entities. This work gives you the opportunity to broaden your skills. You will work as part of a team with other FCA examiners, conducting many examination activities from your office. Other examination activities will require you to travel to the institutions you are examining. Typically, an FCA examiner is on the road about 25 to 40 percent of the time. The Support FCA Provides Examiners We also provide extensive job training and career development opportunities. Our commitment to employees’ growth—both professional and personal—is one of the most valuable benefits of working for FCA. Academic and Skill Requirements Adaptability, teamwork, and superior communication skills are essential for success. You must be flexible enough to adapt to changing work locations and conditions. As the financial and agricultural lending industries change, you also must be able to adapt to the changing environment. For entry-level examiner positions, you do not need experience as an examiner. An extensive training program for new examiners—both in the classroom and on the job—ensures that you will be equipped to perform the job well. For some positions, however, we seek experienced examiners—those who have five to 15 years of experience in a bank, the financial services industry, or a regulatory agency. FCA often hires individuals with specialized expertise in an area such as asset management, capital markets, accounting, or credit. Job Training and Career Development for New Examiners Every examiner who completes the Examiner Commissioning Program will have taken formal training courses covering such subjects as credit analysis, financial management, computerized examination tools, effective writing, and effective presentations. Career Development for Commissioned Examiners To ensure that you continue to develop and improve skills throughout your career, FCA has developed the Career Path program, which enables commissioned examiners to acquire expertise in one or more specializations (capital markets, information technology, and credit). These specializations are not mutually exclusive—some developmental opportunities can provide overlapping skills and experiences.
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