Senior Bank Examiner

Senior Bank Examiner Position

This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department of Corrections. Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section. We are now accepting applications for a Senior Bank Examiner position in Region 3. The successful candidate must live in (or be willing to move within a reasonable time to) Region 3. We currently plan to hold interviews June 23-24. If any other senior-level positions become open in R3 before December 31, 2026, we may select someone for that position without conducting additional interviews if the remaining candidate pool is the same. This position is open only to current IDOB employees.

What are we looking for in a Senior Examiner? To be considered for a Senior promotion, an individual must first be a solid bank examiner. In addition, we want a Senior Examiner to be able to work closely with the Regional Manager in the overall administration and direction of the examination team. This will include providing assistance on the schedule, ensuring report quality, serving as a resource and mentor to others, evaluating employees and determining associated training needs. The successful candidate should also provide leadership in ensuring positive team collaboration and exhibit an eagerness to take on additional responsibility. We believe individuals who demonstrate the following list of key competencies will be best suited to fulfill the expectations for a Senior Examiner position.

• High quality work product
• Exhibit leadership on the team
• Assist with training
• Help address team issues in RM absence
• Resource to others
• Challenging assignments
• Assist RM with schedule, ensuring report quality, evaluating employees
• Eagerness to take on additional responsibility

Requirements for the position and additional duties and responsibilities are outlined in the DAS description for Bank Examiner Senior which can be found at: Job Class Description - 00408. The selected candidate will receive a raise when their promotion becomes effective. The raise will be the higher of the minimum salary for the Bank Examiner Senior (currently $112,985.60) or a 5 percent raise over the examiner's current salary. The selected individual will be eligible for a Merit raise 12 months after his/her promotion takes effect.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in accounting, banking, business, real estate, administration, economics, finance, information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field, and experience equal to five years of full-time work in accounting, auditing, banking, budgeting, assessment or computation of taxes, examining financial institutions, financial regulatory compliance, or closely related financial functions (e.g., treasurer, comptroller, accountant, auditor, budget analyst, etc.).
2. A total of nine years of education (as described in number one) and/or full-time experience, where one year of full-time experience in accounting, auditing, banking, budgeting, assessment or computation of taxes, examining financial institutions, financial regulatory compliance, or closely related financial functions (e.g., treasurer, comptroller, accountant, auditor, budget analyst, etc.) equals thirty semester hours of education.
3. All of the following (a, b, and c): a. Three years of full-time work experience accounting, auditing, banking, budgeting, assessment or computation of taxes, examining financial institutions, financial regulatory compliance, or closely related financial functions (e.g., treasurer, comptroller, accountant, auditor, budget analyst, etc.); and b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in accounting, banking, business administration or finance equals one year of full-time experience.
4. Graduation from an accredited law school, and experience equal to two years of full-time work in accounting, auditing, banking, budgeting, assessment or computation of taxes, examining financial institutions, financial regulatory compliance, or closely related financial functions (e.g., treasurer, comptroller, accountant, auditor, budget analyst, etc.).