State of Louisiana
Department of Civil Service

 

07/01/08
166870
Last Effective Date 03/03/03

 

 

COMPLIANCE EXAMINER 2

 

 

FUNCTION OF WORK:
Examines the accounting systems and financial status of financial service providers or insurance companies to ensure financial solvency and fair consumer practices.

 

LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced.

 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from a Compliance Examiner Assistant Manager, Compliance Examiner Manager, or other higher -level supervisor.

 

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Project basis over other Compliance Examiners when acting as assistant examiner-in-charge or examiner-in-charge.

 

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Compliance Examiner 3 by working under the close supervision of a senior examiner when serving as examiner-in-charge on a project basis.

 

Differs from the Compliance Examiner 1 by performing the full range of examination tasks with less supervision and by serving as assistant-in-charge on a rotating basis.  May serve as examiner-in-charge of a less complex financial institution under the close supervision of a senior examiner.

 

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE.  PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

 

Conducts field examinations of financial service providers institutions and insurance companies such as banks, residential mortgage lenders, pawnshops, credit unions, and HMOs to determine compliance with state and federal laws, policies, rules, and regulations.

 

Examines records of assets such as cash and accounts due from institutions, investments, loans, real estate, and equipment to verify accuracy and composition of data provided in financial statements.

Examines records of liabilities such as deposit accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, taxes, debts, loans, other borrowed money, and accrued expenses; reviews records of stockholder's equity such as common stock, preferred stock, capital surplus, retained earnings, and subordinated debt to determine accuracy of and composition of data in financial statements.

 

Prepares reporting schedules on numerous detail tasks areas, including concentrations of assets in a particular area, rate sensitivity analysis, liquidity and funds management, and premises and equipment. 

 

Confers with executive officers and members of the board of directors to discuss findings, summary, and recommendations of the examination report.

On a rotating basis, will serve as an assistant-in-charge or examiner-in-charge for examinations of lesser complexity.

 

Attends and successfully completes intermediate and advanced financial examiner schools.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree with twelve semester hours in accounting and an additional twelve semester hours in accounting, economics, finance, insurance, statistics or money and banking plus one year of professional level experience in accounting, auditing or financial analysis.

 

SUBSTITUTIONS:
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTION FOR THE REQUIRED TWENTY-FOUR SEMESTER HOURS OF SPECIALIZED COLLEGE COURSEWORK.

 

Eight years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree only.

 

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree only, as follows:

 

A maximum of 90 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

 

15 to 29 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 44 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
45 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 74 semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
75 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for five years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 or more semester hours credit will substitute for six years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

 

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of six years full-time work experience. Candidates with 90 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree only.

 

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies:  the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.