9/7/2017 Financial Examiners at My Next Move

Financial Examiners
Also called: Credit Union Examiner, Examining Officer, Principal Examiner, Supervisory Examiner

What they do:

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.
On the job, you would:
Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions
and operations or financial solvency.
Prepare reports, exhibits and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness,
compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.

Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
English language

Business
accounting and economics
management

Safety and Government

law and government

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Skills
Basic Skills
reading work related information
listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving
noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one

Abilities
Verbal
read and understand what is written
communicate by speaking

Ideas and Logic

notice when problems happen

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use rules to solve problems

Math
choose the right type of math to solve a problem
add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Visual Understanding
see hidden patterns

Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:

Integrity Dependability
Analytical Thinking Self Control
Attention to Detail Stress Tolerance

Technology
You might use software like this on the job:

Financial analysis software

ACL Analytics
Financial transaction analysis software

Compliance software
NILS INSource
ODEN Insurance Services State Rules & Regulations

Project management software

Microsoft Project
Microsoft SharePoint

Education

bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed

Job Outlook
New job opportunities are likely in the future.

$79,280
per year, on average

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Logisticians
Treasurers & Controllers

You might like a career in one of these industries:

Finance & Insurance
Government
Management

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