Financial Institutions Examiner (Regulatory Examiner) - Southern California

Regulatory Examiner

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) protects consumers and oversees financial service providers and products. The DFPI supervises the operations of state-licensed financial institutions, including banks, credit unions and money transmitters. Additionally, the DFPI licenses and regulates a variety of financial service providers, including securities brokers and dealers, investment advisers, payday lenders and other consumer finance lenders. The DFPI offers benefit packages, competitive salary, a robust training program and opportunities for advancement.

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is recruiting for one, Permanent, Full-time Financial Institutions Examiner (FIE) position within the Division of Corporations and Financial Institutions, Financial Services Office. This position is to be located in the Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or San Diego office. This recruitment may be used to fill subsequent vacancies of these positions within the next 180 days.

Under the general supervision of a Financial Institutions Manager, the FIE performs examinations individually or as part of a team, of California Financing Law lenders, brokers, program administrators, and the California Deferred Transaction Law licensees in accordance with the applicable State and Federal laws and regulations.

Final Filing Date : 12 / 23 / 2025

Applicants will need to take and pass the online FIE exam / assessment to be eligible to apply for FIE positions. Please visit : https : / / calcareers.ca.gov / CalHrPublic / Exams / ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1606

Minimum Qualifications :

• Either I
• Education : Equivalent to graduation from college with a specialization in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, or a related business / management specialization.
• Or II
• Completion of a prescribed professional accounting curriculum given by a residence or correspondence school of accountancy, including courses in elementary and advanced or intermediate accounting, auditing, cost accounting, and business law.
• Or III
• Completion of the equivalent of 16 semester hours of professional accounting courses given by a collegiate-grade residence institution, including courses in elementary and advanced or intermediate accounting, auditing, and cost accounting; and three semester hours of business law.

Consider a rewarding and challenging career with the DFPI!