Financial Examiners

Job Description: Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

Financial Examiners spend a lot of their time Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards. They are naturally good at Deductive Reasoning, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, and Oral Comprehension. Financial Examiners are typically characterized as being Enterprising and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Mathematics, Economics and Accounting, and Clerical and are skilled at Critical Thinking and Reading Comprehension.

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Work Activities

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Getting Information
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Processing Information
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  

Abilities

Deductive Reasoning
  
Oral Expression
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Written Comprehension
  
Near Vision
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Written Expression
  
Number Facility
  
Information Ordering
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Speech Recognition
  
Originality
  
Category Flexibility
  
Speech Clarity
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Speed of Closure
  
Far Vision
  
Memorization
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Selective Attention
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Visualization
  
Time Sharing
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Auditory Attention
  

Interests

Enterprising
  
Conventional
  
Investigative
  
Social
  
Realistic
  
Artistic
  

Knowledge

Mathematics
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Clerical
  
English Language
  
Law and Government
  
Education and Training
  
Administration and Management
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Customer and Personal Service
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Communications and Media
  
Psychology
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Telecommunications
  
Production and Processing
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Geography
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Building and Construction
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Transportation
  
Physics
  
Design
  
Engineering and Technology
  

Wages

District of Columbia
$131,600  
 
Connecticut
$89,610  
 
New Mexico
$88,420  
 
New York
$87,790  
 
Illinois
$87,340  
 
New Jersey
$85,020  
 
North Carolina
$84,480  
 
Florida
$83,970  
 
Massachusetts
$78,720  
 
Pennsylvania
$77,690  
 
Delaware
$76,190  
 
California
$75,550  
 
Colorado
$75,500  
 
Missouri
$74,440  
 
Texas
$73,590  
 
Tennessee
$71,840  
 
Nevada
$71,330  
 
Georgia
$71,070  
 
South Carolina
$70,400  
 
Oregon
$70,240  
 
New Hampshire
$70,090  
 
Arkansas
$69,840  
 
Rhode Island
$69,230  
 
Virginia
$68,900  
 
Ohio
$68,200  
 
Minnesota
$67,460  
 
Iowa
$66,830  
 
Michigan
$66,430  
 
Oklahoma
$66,350  
 
Kentucky
$65,380  
 
Alabama
$65,280  
 
Vermont
$63,980  
 
Louisiana
$63,500  
 
Utah
$63,350  
 
West Virginia
$63,340  
 
Nebraska
$62,520  
 
Indiana
$62,370  
 
Wisconsin
$62,200  
 
Hawaii
$61,940  
 
South Dakota
$61,680  
 
Maryland
$61,430  
 
Washington
$61,100  
 
Kansas
$59,530  
 
Maine
$58,650  
 
Arizona
$57,120  
 
Montana
$56,480  
 
Alaska
$56,290  
 
Mississippi
$54,010  
 
Idaho
$52,190  
 
Puerto Rico
$42,320  
 

Skills

Critical Thinking
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Writing
  
Active Learning
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Speaking
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Time Management
  
Monitoring
  
Learning Strategies
  
Active Listening
  
Instructing
  
Systems Analysis
  
Coordination
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Mathematics
  
Persuasion
  
Service Orientation
  
Negotiation
  
Operations Analysis
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Programming
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Science
  
Technology Design
  

Work Values

Independence
  
Relationships
  
Achievement
  
Working Conditions
  
Recognition
  
Support
  

Work Styles

Integrity
  
Attention to Detail
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Cooperation
  
Dependability
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Independence
  
Persistence
  
Initiative
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Concern for Others
  
Leadership
  
Self Control
  
Innovation
  
Social Orientation
  

Work Context

Telephone
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Contact With Others
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Letters and Memos
  
Time Pressure
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Degree of Automation
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Level of Competition
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Public Speaking
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Consequence of Error
  
Physical Proximity
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Work Schedules
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  

-Every day-

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Telephone
  
Electronic Mail
  
Time Pressure
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Letters and Memos
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Limited freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  

-Never-

In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Public Speaking
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Electronic Mail
  
Letters and Memos
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Public Speaking
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Time Pressure
  
Letters and Memos
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Frequency of Decision Making
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Time Pressure
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Electronic Mail
  
Telephone
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Public Speaking
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Public Speaking
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Letters and Memos
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Very important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  
Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  
Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  
Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation.
  
Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  
Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  
Review applications for mergers, acquisitions, establishment of new institutions, acceptance in Federal Reserve System, or registration of securities sales to determine their public interest value and conformance to regulations, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  
Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  
Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  
Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  
Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  
Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Review applications for mergers, acquisitions, establishment of new institutions, acceptance in Federal Reserve System, or registration of securities sales to determine their public interest value and conformance to regulations, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  
Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  
Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  
Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  
Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  
Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Review applications for mergers, acquisitions, establishment of new institutions, acceptance in Federal Reserve System, or registration of securities sales to determine their public interest value and conformance to regulations, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  
Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  
Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  
Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  
Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  
Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  
Review applications for mergers, acquisitions, establishment of new institutions, acceptance in Federal Reserve System, or registration of securities sales to determine their public interest value and conformance to regulations, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
  
Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  
Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  
Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  
Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  
Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  
Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation.
  
Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  
Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Review applications for mergers, acquisitions, establishment of new institutions, acceptance in Federal Reserve System, or registration of securities sales to determine their public interest value and conformance to regulations, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  
Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  
Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  
Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  
Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  
Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Review applications for mergers, acquisitions, establishment of new institutions, acceptance in Federal Reserve System, or registration of securities sales to determine their public interest value and conformance to regulations, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  
Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  
Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation.
  
Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  
Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  
Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  
Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  
Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  
Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  
Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  
Review applications for mergers, acquisitions, establishment of new institutions, acceptance in Federal Reserve System, or registration of securities sales to determine their public interest value and conformance to regulations, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
  
Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  
Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various levels of management.
  
Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  
Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  
Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their impact.
  
Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  
Review applications for mergers, acquisitions, establishment of new institutions, acceptance in Federal Reserve System, or registration of securities sales to determine their public interest value and conformance to regulations, and recommend acceptance or rejection.
  
Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  
Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  
Confer with officials of real estate, securities, or financial institution industries to exchange views and discuss issues or pending cases.
  
Verify and inspect cash reserves, assigned collateral, and bank-owned securities to check internal control procedures.
  
Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  
Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

None or short demonstration
  
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Some College Courses
  
Bachelor's Degree
  
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master
  
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession