Financial Institution Intern (Risk Management)

Financial Institution Interns will be assigned to the Division of Risk Management Supervision (RMS).  Interns will work directly on teams of experienced FDIC employees to evaluate bank operations, business planning, and risk management strategies.  These teams are responsible for assessing financial institutions to determine whether they are following safe and sound banking practices, maintaining effective internal controls and procedures, managing their institutions effectively, and complying with all applicable laws and regulations.  Under the direction and supervision of an Examiner or higher graded team member, the incumbent will participate in and/or independently perform the following:

Conducts review and assessments of the following:

• Consolidated Reports of Conditions and Income.
• Procedures and accounting for overdrafts, prepaid expenses, and other miscellaneous assets.
• Fixed asset accounts and assists in the assessment of the adequacy of related insurance coverage.
• Depreciation entries on both the general ledger and for income tax purposes.
• Adequacy of fidelity and other indemnity protection.

Assists in evaluating the adequacy of the insured depositor institution procedures and internal routines and controls.

Assists in the preparation of information requisite to a thorough analysis of the earnings of an institution.

Prepares drafts of schedules, exhibits, and comments for inclusion in the completed report of examination.

Participates in other phases of an examination as assigned.

Performs functions related to the insured depository institution examination work to include:

• Conducting audit test checks on income and expense accounts.
• Computing capital ratios.
• Reconciling Capital Accounts.
• Reviewing the liquidity including the analysis of fluctuations in loans, securities, deposits, and borrowings.
• Verifying securities and other investments borrowings and other liabilities, and assigned collateral, pledged assets, and safe keeping items.
• Reconciling cash.