Duties

This announcement is for Compliance Examiners in the West, Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast Regions. These career-ladder positions are located within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Office of Supervision Examinations. 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. You will rotate through the Bureau's examinations and supervisory activities under a designed development plan to gain exposure to, and participate in, depository financial institutions' and non-depository consumer financial services companies' (regulated entities) examination and supervision activities and programs.

The duties of the position require you to work on-site at regulated entities in order to conduct supervisory activities. This on-site work generally includes, but is not limited to: accessing, testing and or reviewing entity work materials, transactions, and systems that are not portable or available offsite; interviewing entity personnel; observing entity operations and transactions; and conducting meetings with entity senior leadership. The following are duties at the full performance level of this position, CN-52 (equivalent to the GS-12 level). If you are selected at a lower level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Develop and implement supervision strategies for regulated entities being examined.
• Evaluate adequacy of Board and/or management oversight of the compliance program.
• Evaluate adequacy of the regulated entity's compliance program, including policies, procedures, controls, staff expertise and training.
• Assess risk and prepare Risk Profile of the entity and affiliates.
• Examine the entity's audit procedures, including resource materials.

• West - Regional Headquarters in San Francisco: California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam.
• Midwest - Regional Headquarters in Chicago: Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
• Northeast - Regional Headquarters in New York: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Island, and Puerto Rico.
• Southeast - Regional Headquarters in Atlanta: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US citizen.
• You may be required to complete a trial/probationary period.
• You must complete a Public Trust background investigation.
• You must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• You must meet all the requirements of the Examiner Commissioning Program (ECP). Completion of the ECP within 7 years of entry on duty, or within 5 years of promotion to CN-51 is required to reach the full performance level of this position, CN-52.
• You must meet all qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

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• Required Documents

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  To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

  • Your Resume showing complete information for each job entry: company or agency name, beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year), total hours worked per week, position title, duties performed, and, if the position is/was Federal, pay plan-series-grade level; Cover Letter optional.

  • Other Supporting Documents, if applicable:
    • Transcripts, if qualifying based on education. If you do not submit transcripts, as outlined in the Education section, we will not use your education when determining if you are qualified for the position.
    • Veterans' Documentation, if you are claiming preference and/or special hiring authority for veterans eligibility,you must submit official documentation of service and separation from active duty under honorable conditions. The member 4 copy of your DD214 is preferred. If claiming preference and/or eligibility as a disabled veteran, you must also submit official documentation of service-connected disability; and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
      • Active Duty Service Members expecting to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days may be granted tentative preference and/or special hiring authority for veterans eligibility by submitting a "certification" document in lieu of a DD214. This "certification" is any written document from the armed forces that certifies you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the certification. For more information on veterans' preference and special hiring authorities for veterans click here.
    • Any other Supporting Documentation required for verification as described in the announcement.

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  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

  Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. You must submit a complete Application Package by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/24/2023 to be considered. The application process is as follows:

  • To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button.

  • Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.

  • Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date.

  • After submitting an online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message will be delivered to you via email notification. The email may be routed to your "Spam" or "Junk" folder.

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  • Note, set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can re-use the URL sent to you via email and also found in your USAJOBS account under the Track this application link for the corresponding application.

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  Agency contact information

  Midwest Services Branch

  Phone

  816-426-5706

  Email

  kansascity@opm.gov

  Address

  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  1700 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20552
  US

  Next steps

  Based on your application and your responses to the application questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.
  
  To be considered for the position, you must meet all qualifications, including meeting or exceeding the cut score on the required assessments. Your assessment results will be kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments.

• Fair and Transparent

  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents