This position is in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) and may be assigned to any branch. The OCFO has responsibility for all FSIS financial management budget performance and improvement activities, audit liaison activities, cost analysis and estimation activities, and managing the development of investment strategies in support of investment program initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Works with Agency program areas by applying a broad range of skilled knowledge and capabilities in economics, finance, budgets, cost estimation, and research to solve Agency problems.
- Works collaboratively with the senior analyst in the branch and Agency programs to assist in identifying areas for possible improvements, drafting and refining initial analyses to meet requirements for program-specific needs.
- Develops preliminary qualitative and quantitative analyses to validate appropriate cost estimates.
- Calculates initial return on investment and cost benefit analyses in support of the Agency's strategic and financial planning processes.
- Provides support in independent validation of program cost estimate methodologies, and leverages best practices in cost estimating.
Education
Degree: Bachelor's or higher in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.)
