Senior Examiner, Large Financial Institutions, CG-0570-14 - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Summary This position is located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision, Atlanta Region, Glen Allen, VA Field Office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of large and complex financial institutions, serving as a key management representative and recognized technical authority responsible for planning and directing the supervisory efforts of one of the nation's largest and most complex financial institutions. Responsibilities Directs and/or conducts bank supervision and examination functions, with a view toward assessing risk, as well as strengthening and improving the condition of the assigned organization, as appropriate. Maintains an informed position on the assigned organization and analyzes financial or other information filed or reported in accordance with regulatory requirements or from other sources. Conducts ongoing analysis and evaluation of the financial condition, business initiatives, and future prospects of the assigned organization and its affiliates to assess the potential risk to the Deposit Insurance Fund. Reviews all developments applicable to insured financial institutions and their affiliates in the assigned organization, including accounting, reporting, and regulatory changes, as well as new activities and products. Prepares written reports summarizing the results of analyses, and communicating findings, recommendations, and related supervisory action. Communicates with financial institution management, and effectively responds to or resolves their questions, complaints, and inquiries in line with FDIC protocols. Initiates, conducts, or acts as lead in conferences or meetings with other supervisory agencies and bank officials. Maintains cooperative relationships with the appropriate state, Federal, and international supervisory agencies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required. Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required. An employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs. As a best practice for banking regulators, the FDIC requires that the Examiner-in-Charge (EIC) spend no more than five years in any single institution. After five years, the EIC will be given a new assignment. Qualifications Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious/spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here. To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG/GS-13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing review of supervisory matters or examining large, complex or troubled financial institutions applying credit appraisal procedures and techniques. Applicants must be Commissioned Risk Examiner in the FDIC. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement. Education There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position. Additional Information Selectees(s) for this position will be required to report in person to an FDIC office or financial institution. If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. Financial Institution Examiners must maintain the highest personal ethical standards as provided in Part 336 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations, (Employee Responsibilities and Conduct). Financial Institution Examiners must comply with Section 3201.102 of Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for FDIC Employees (5 CFR Part 3201), which, in part, prohibits them and their immediate families from accepting certain credit from State nonmember banks. All Financial Institution Examiners are prohibited from the following: 1. Obtaining a loan or a line of credit from any insured state nonmember bank or its subsidiaries. Any extensions of credit held by the Examiner, the Examiner's spouse, or any dependent children are direct or indirect extensions of credit to the Examiner. Exceptions: a. Loans for a primary residence are permissible. The Examiner must not participate in any examination of that institution with which he holds the primary residence loan, and a "cooling off" period is required before negotiating a loan for a primary residence from any institution the Examiner has examined. b. No restrictions on obtaining credit cards issued under the same terms and conditions available to the public from an insured state nonmember bank either within or outside of their field office of assignment. 2. Participating in any examination, or other matter, involving an insured depository institution or any person with whom the Examiner has an outstanding loan or line of credit. 3. Performing any service for compensation with any bank, or for any officer, director, or employee thereof, or for any person connected therewith. 4. Disclosing any confidential information from a bank examination report except as authorized by law. 5. Soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or because of the Examiner's official position.