Dept Banking - Financial Examiner VII: Examination Procedure and Policy Liaison

Job Description

Working Title: Financial Examiner VII: Examination Procedure and Policy Liaison State Classification: Financial Examiner VII Class No. / Sal Grp: U1112; EE00 Monthly Salary: $11,977.00 - $13,466.00 (Salary commensurate with experience) Location: Austin HQ FLSA Status: Exempt Overnight Travel: Less than 10%

Mission:

The mission of the Texas Department of Banking is to ensure Texas has a safe, sound, and competitive financial services system.

General Description:

Assists in development of examiner support reference material and memorandums and guidance issued to the banking industry. Maintains bank and trust examination procedures and examiner related information on DOBIE. Conducts special research projects of various complexities covering a wide range of agency topics. Research includes gathering and analyzing the applicable data and formulating a narrative response. Assists in editing policies and producing correspondence and other narrative comments related to examinations. Provides support to liaison for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), including providing regulatory reports as required by these agencies. Responsible for training staff on legislative monitoring and identifying bills, issues important to the Department, and tracking their status during the legislative session. Assist with providing bill status information to Department staff tracking bills. May assist with other agency related projects. Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Job Duties:

• Works in conjunction with Bank and Trust staff to ensure examination procedures, related tools, bulletins, and resource materials for examination staff.
• Researches laws, regulations and industry standards/practices. Drafts (or assists) examination and administrative policies/procedures/guidances to assure applicability, effectiveness and consistency with Departmental goals, objectives and strategies. Circulates drafts for comments, oversees publication, distribution and tracking of final policy/procedure statements. Maintains documentation on changes to policies/procedures.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends to identify potential impact(s) on examination policies/procedures and recommends changes to examination policies/procedures when appropriate.
• Assists with coordinating efforts of the Examiners' Council and maintains all documents issued through this group.
• Serves as backup Liaison to FinCEN and OFAC. May provide quarterly and annual reports to FinCEN, and the IRS. Reports provided to OFAC as needed.
• Assists with overseeing use of the FinCEN BSA Portal and serves as backup for BSA data retrievals for Bank and Trust, Corporate, and Non-Depository Supervision Divisions. Monitors data security for BSA data.
• Assists with monitoring and evaluating the identification of important legislative issues during the legislative session. Utilizes Texas Legislative Services to identify new bills that are relevant to the Department's affairs, tracks the status of identified legislation through the legislative process, assists with updates and alerts designated Departmental staff about these issues and develops bill summaries for internal use. Coordinates periodic reports for Departmental staff and Finance Commission members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Requires Minimum Qualification:

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in finance, accounting, business administration, economics or an equivalent discipline.
• A graduate degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or job-related field may substitute for an undergraduate degree that is not business related.
• Eight years of successful and progressively responsible experience in regulation, examination, and analysis of financial institutions, and/or related industry.

Preferred Experience:

• Recent supervisory experience regarding commercial bank safety and soundness work procedures and issues.

Copy of official college transcripts must be submitted with The State of Texas Application for Employment.

Special Requirements:

• Must possess or obtain within 90 days a valid Texas driver's license. Satisfactory driving records are required for driving any vehicle to conduct agency business. Final applicants must certify that personally owned vehicles used for agency business have Texas minimum liability coverage and a valid state inspection.
• This position requires that the incumbent demonstrate strong personal financial responsibility and integrity.
• Final applicants may be subject to an employment credit check, driving record check, and criminal background check.
• Selected applicant will be required to provide documentation of prior training completed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the Texas Legislative Process.
• Knowledge of bank operations and industry regulation policies and procedures.
• Advanced skill in organizing.
• Advanced skill in communication enabling one to express issues logically and persuasively, both verbally and in writing. Writing and speaking skills include the use of proper grammar, clarity and flow while maintaining accuracy. Speaking skills include conducting effective presentations.
• Skill in effectively communicating moderately complex issues and disseminating the results of analysis in an organized and concise manner.
• Skill in research and analysis.
• Skill in project management and in detailed record keeping.
• Skill in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to interpret departmental policies and procedures, legislation and regulations.
• Ability to be self-motivated and exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Ability to lead and implement team building concepts effectively.
• Ability to analyze regulatory issues, draw valid conclusions, make recommendations and to prepare concise reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with management, supervisors and co-workers.

Physical Requirements and/or Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are represented of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires the incumbent to primarily perform sedentary office work; however, mobility (standing and walking) is routinely required to carry out some duties. It requires extensive computer, copiers, printers, telephone, and client/customer contact. The job also requires normal cognitive abilities requiring the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies. It requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions. Marginal or corrected visual, speech and auditory requirements are required for reading printed materials and computer screens and communicating with internal and external customers.

This position requires:

• Regular and punctual attendance.
• Frequent use of personal computer, copiers, printers, and telephones.
• Frequent sitting.
• Frequent work under stress, as a team member, and in direct contact with others.
• Travel less than 10% with possible overnight stays.

How to Apply:

To submit your application for employment, select Apply Online. Create and/or Login to your on- line applicant profile and electronically submit your State of Texas Application for Employment.

All applications must contain complete job histories, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.

Applications Submitted through Work in Texas: Applicants may submit applications through Work in Texas (WIT), however applicants must complete the supplemental questions in CAPPS Recruit to be considered for the position. In order to complete the supplemental questions, please register and/or login to CAPPS Recruit and access your profile. Go to CAPPS Recruit to Sign In (Link: https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en) .

Transcripts:

If education is used to meet the minimum requirements of the job posting, a copy of college transcript(s) issued from the registrar must be uploaded in CAPPS for your application to be considered complete. Foreign education credentials must be evaluated by a NACES or AICE member credential evaluation service. Please contact jobs@dob.texas.gov immediately if you are having difficulty uploading transcripts to your application.

Military Crosswalk: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_AccountingAuditingandFinance.pdf

Remarks:

State law prohibits any employee of the Department from being or becoming "directly or indirectly indebted to, or financially interested in an entity supervised or regulated by the Banking Commissioner." See Texas Finance Code, Section 12.107.

Those selected for an interview will be contacted by telephone. Final male applicants between the ages of 18 to 26 will be required to furnish proof of registration or exemption from registration with the selective service system.

E-Verify:

This organization participates in E-Verify. This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

The Texas Department of Banking is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, age or disability in employment or the provision of services. A disabled individual requiring reasonable accommodation shall not be denied opportunity due to the disability. The applicant should contact Human Resources if reasonable accommodation is required during the application process at (512) 475-1345.