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Financial Examiners
District Of Columbia

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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.

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Currently Employed: 502

Yearly Projected Openings: 20

Typical Hourly Wage: $45.13 - $79.13

Typical Annual Salary: $93,900 - $164,600

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Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: None

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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typical job duties

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  • 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.
  • Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  • 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.

tools & technology


Tools:
  • Adding machines
  • Desktop computers
  • Notebook computers
  • Personal computers

Technology:
  • Compliance software
  • Financial analysis software
  • Project management software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software