The Market Participant Division (Division) leads the Commission’s efforts in protecting market participants and their funds by ensuring the financial integrity, fitness, and fair business conduct of derivatives market registrants. The Division oversees the registration and compliance of registrants and futures industry self-regulatory organizations, including U.S. derivatives exchanges and the National Futures Association (NFA).

Duties

This position is located in an assigned operating unit of the Examination Branch, Market ParticipantsDivision (MPD). The incumbent serves as an auditor and will participate in the execution of oversightand examination of swap dealers, major swap participants, futures intermediaries and other registrants,and futures self-regulatory organizations including a registered futures association, to assess and tomonitor then-compliance with requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act) and the Commission'sregulations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background/Security Investigation
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")ORCombination of education and experience - at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following: 1.Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. Specialized Experience:  In addition to these basic requirements, one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service is required. CT-12: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CT-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes professional knowledge of accounting concepts, principles, and methods sufficient to work independently using conventional procedures and practices that apply to most situations, such as: evaluating financial and industry data and its effects on FCMs, Swap Dealers, other futures market participants and the industry; applying financial and risk analysis techniques and methods to assess actual and potential impact on futures financial industry entities, the financial condition of commodity derivatives or related markets; presenting findings and recommendations relating to examinations, financial analysis and risk management activities CT-13: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CT-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience acquired in performing accounting or other back office support for futures financial intermediaries, including futures, swaps, or securities intermediaries, or participating in or conducting audits and examinations of futures self-regulatory organizations, futures, and swaps, intermediaries, or other futures, or swaps, market participants. evaluating financial and industry data and its effects on FCMs, Swap Dealers, other futures market participants and the industry; applying financial and risk analysis techniques and methods to assess actual and potential impact on futures financial industry entities, the financial condition of commodity derivatives or related markets; experience presenting findings and recommendations relating to examinations, financial analysis and risk management activities leading development of financial review of futures or swap products and recommendations and presenting findings to management.

Education

To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criterion, see www.ed.gov.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21 Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 200581 United States
• Name: Jenna Giles
• Phone: 202-418-5625
• Email: [email protected]