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Examiner (Commissioned Compliance Examiner)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Summary

This position is available in the Northeast Region, Southeast Region, Midwest Region, and the West Region in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Division of Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending, Office of Supervision Examinations. The incumbent develops and implements supervision plans that are technically sound (appropriately address work scope and content) for regulated entities under the supervision of the Bureau.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
05/23/2023 to 06/06/2023
Salary
$107,271 to - $209,636 per year
Pay scale & grade
CN 53
Location
7 vacancies in the following location:
Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)
Remote job
Yes
Telework eligible
Not applicable, this is a remote position.
Travel Required
76% or greater - All Examiners will be required to perform extensive overnight travel. It is expected that Examiners may travel outside of their regular duty location for 76% or more of their regular work schedule or 11 or more nights per month.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
53
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
23-CFPB-203-P
Control number
727347200

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

U.S Citizens or U.S. Nationals; No prior federal experience is required.

Duties

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As an Examiner (Commissioned Compliance Examiner), you will:

  • Conduct and lead complex supervisory work. Evaluate adequacy of compliance management systems and programs at regulated entities, assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations and potential impact on consumers, and conduct reviews to determine that the regulated entity does not have unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. Identify more complex potential violations, issues, or discriminatory acts or practices and linkages between practices and consumer protection statutes. Develop, present and discuss examination and supervisory activity findings, recommendations, and required corrective actions with regulated entities' senior management or board of directors, as well as Bureau senior leaders. Conduct necessary follow-up activities.
  • Assess risk of regulated entities. Evaluate and review various product lines, information technology programs, audit reports, institution training materials & records, other key institution documents, and consumer complaint data to assess risk levels at regulated entities.
  • Serve as a technical expert. Apply an extensive practical knowledge of regulated entity's operations, the regulations under the Bureau's jurisdiction, accounting and finance principles, and the financial industry landscape.
  • Assist Field Managers with the communication needs stemming from supervisory activities.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

These positions are located in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Office of Supervision Examinations, Northeast Region, Southeast Region, Midwest Region and West Region. There are multiple openings. The function of the office is to conduct consumer protection supervision and examinations at a wide variety of depository financial institutions and non-depository financial services. Work will primarily be conducted on-site at these companies. When not on-site conducting examinations, work will be performed out of your duty location, which will be your home address. All Examiners will be duty stationed at their home address and will be affiliated, for reporting purposes, with the either the Northeast, Midwest, or West regional office. Travel to the assigned regional office will be required when necessary. CFPB defines the regions as follows: (Map of our regions).

Please Note: Examiners will be home duty-stationed. To be considered for this position, applicants MUST reside within 90 minutes commuting time to an approved airport within the contiguous 48 states having daily flight options to three frequented destination airports within the examiner's assigned region. You must be willing to adhere to the parameters outlined above.

The pay employees receive will depend on their grade level and assigned duty location which will be their home address. An employee's pay may include a geographical pay differential depending on the duty location. The pay shown for this job depicts the range covering the LOWEST LEVEL WITH geographical pay differential up to the HIGHEST LEVEL INCLUDING the highest geographical differential.

Note: For CN-52 and above, you must have been commissioned by CFPB; OR commissioned from a qualifying regulatory agency (see qualifications section for specifics).


Key Requirements:

  • Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
  • A one year probationary period may be required.
  • Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Selective Factor: You must have been commissioned by CFPB; OR commissioned from one of the following: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve Banks System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); National Credit Union Association (NCUA); or the former Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS).

AND

Specialized Experience: For the CN-53, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the CN-52 grade level in the Federal service. (For qualification purposes, the CN-52 is broadly equivalent to the GS-12). Specialized Experience for this position includes:

  • Researching, analyzing and interpreting financial regulations, laws, practices or procedures; AND
  • Conducting reviews or analyses and developing recommendations; AND
  • Training, developing or mentoring others; AND
  • Communicating legal, regulatory or technical financial subjects to senior management through both oral presentations and written reports.
Candidates must also complete a written assessment exercise and be scored by the SMEs at or above the passing grade of 4.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Key Requirements:

  • Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
  • A one year probationary period may be required.
  • Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
  • Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
  • Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
  • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
  • File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 23-CFPB-202-MP. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

OTHER INFORMATION:

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
  • This is a bargaining unit position. The Union that represents CFPB employees is the National Treasury Employees Union ("NTEU"), Local Chapter 335.
  • We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
  • Bureau employees are subject to government-wide ethical standards of conduct, financial disclosure requirements, and post-employment prohibitions, which applicants may review at www.oge.gov. In addition, employees must comply with the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (5 CFR 9401), which, among other things, prohibit an employee or the employee's spouse or minor child from owning or controlling a debt or equity interest in an entity supervised by the Bureau. Regulations also impose restrictions on the outside activities of certain Bureau employees, including examiners and attorneys. Applicants may review the Bureau ethics regulations and a summary of the regulations at www.consumerfinance.gov. Questions regarding these requirements and prohibitions should be directed to the Bureau Ethics Office at EthicsHelp@cfpb.gov.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer, it is important that your resume fully reflects all of your work experience. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau determines the salary offer for each selectee based primarily on three key factors:
  • The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position
  • The selectee's overall experience in a particular industry or area
  • The salaries of other Bureau employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

We also take the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range as listed in this vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum of the salary range to the midpoint of the salary range. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that band level. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure.

Our comprehensive benefits are among the most generous in the federal government. They include:- Challenging and rewarding work benefiting American consumers - Opportunities for development and advancement- Comprehensive Federal health, vision, dental, life, and long-term care insurance programs- Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201706_cfpb_benefits.pdf

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your résumé and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Qualifications and Rating: If you meet the eligibility and specialized experience requirements, you will be further required to participate in a written assessment exercise to determine qualifications and ranking. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category). An Assessment Specialist from the Bureau's Office of Human Capital will email you at the email address associated with your USAJobs account, therefore it is important that you provide a good email address. Once you receive the written assessment information, you will have at least 48 hours to submit your written assessment response back to the CFPB_Assessments@cfpb.gov inbox. It is advised to routinely check your "junk mail"/SPAM folders within your email to ensure you do not miss an email from the Assessment Specialist. You may request reasonable accommodation to complete the exercise through your Assessment Specialist. Your submitted written assessment response will be reviewed and assessed by a panel of trained Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to determine your level of proficiency in the following competencies:

  • Work Management: Plans work, prioritizes tasks, adjusts work approaches in response to obstacles, and completes assignments within deadlines.
  • Written Communication: Prepares written materials that are accurate, clear, concise, organized, and responsive to requests; adheres to appropriate style, format, and guidelines/requirements.
Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.

Referral: If you are scored by the SMEs at or above the passing grade score and among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in one or more selection interviews.If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must receive a score in the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

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