Job Description

Working Title: Chief Trust Examiner

Division: Bank & Trust

State Classification: Financial Examiner VIII Class No. / Sal Grp: U1114 / EE00

Monthly Salary: $14,583.00$17,670.00 FLSA Status: Exempt

(Salary Commensurate with Experience)

Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio or Lubbock

Overnight Travel: Approximately 2550 %

General Description:
Acts as chief trust examiner and supervisor of a team of trust specialists. Assists the Deputy Commissioner of Bank & Trust Supervision in meeting trust company and trust department examination priorities and goals and prepares examination schedules for trust specialists. Works closely with the agency's Director of Examination Support Activities and Regional Directors to ensure that trust department examinations are planned and performed in conjunction with safety and soundness examinations and examination findings are incorporated into the assessment of the risk profile of the banking organization. Performs review of trust examination reports to ensure that supervisory findings and related support documents adequately support the findings. Makes appropriate recommendations for administrative and enforcement actions. Represents the agency at meetings with industry representatives, board of directors, and agency staff. Works extensively with federal regulators to ensure that examination activities are conducted in a wellcoordinated manner. Supervises, performs appraisals, and conducts and ensures appropriate training of trust specialists. Ensures that agency databases are updated with current information relating to trust companies and trust departments. Responsible for the preparation of the agency budget regarding trust revenue and expenses and provides quarterly variance analysis reports.

Will act as examinerincharge or participate in examinations, including large, complex, and/or severe problem institutions. A portion of work duties could include conducting supervisory reviews of Bank Secrecy Act / AntiMoney Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance, and Market / Liquidity Risk (including Private Capital Investments) of Large Banking Organizations (LBO).

Other responsibilities include keeping abreast of industry and entity activities along with regularly communicating with headquarters staff regarding the ongoing operations and needs of the supervised entities and the agency's staff. Works under the direction of the Director of Examination Support Activities. Performance measures include enhancing management skills; providing guidance to ensure proper application of regulatory policies, procedures, laws and regulations; and enhancing communication between trust company and bank management and department personnel.

Job Duties:
Recommends appropriate corrective action for identified problems and maintains thorough and ongoing communication with bank and trust company management.
Ensures proper application of departmental policies and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations.
Represents the Department at board meetings of financial institutions of any size or complexity.
Works closely with regional directors and federal regulatory agency personnel to ensure effective supervision of trust departments of banking organizations.
Performs report review function of trust examinations.
Prepares schedule of supervisory examinations and allocates personnel effectively to meet the agency's examination priorities. Coordinates examinations of outofstate trust organizations.
Supervises a team of trust specialists, performs periodic performance appraisals, establishes a training program for trust specialists, and provides handson training.
Prepares the agency budget regarding trust revenue and expenses and provides quarterly variance analysis reports.

Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited fouryear college or university with major course work in finance, accounting, business administration, or economics with a minimum of six hours in accounting, to include basic and intermediate accounting.
Must be a current or former bank examiner commissioned by the FDIC, Federal Reserve, OCC, Texas Department of Banking, or another approved state banking authority
Current or recent trust regulatory experience required.
Possess and exhibit a thorough working knowledge of trust company and bank trust department operations and trust laws.
Ten years progressively responsible experience in the regulation, examination, and analysis of trust companies or bank trust departments.

Copy of official college transcripts must be submitted with The State of Texas Application for Employment.

Preferred Qualifications:
Work experience with a trust financial institution.
Completion of the Cannon Financial Institute's Trust School I, II and III, or an equivalent school.
Member of the Fiduciary & Investment Risk Management Association (FIRMA) or an equivalent designation.
Possess and exhibit excellent personnel supervisory skills including one to three years' current experience in management and supervision.
Bilingual in Spanish and English with the ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing.

Special Requirements:
Position requires approximately 2550% overnight travel.
Must possess or obtain within 90 days a valid Texas driver's license. Satisfactory driving records are required for driving any vehicle to conduct agency business. Final applicants must certify that personally owned vehicles used for agency business have Texas minimum liability coverage and a valid state inspection.
This position requires that the incumbent demonstrate strong personal financial responsibility and integrity.
Final applicants may be subject to an employment credit check, driving record check, and criminal background check.
Applicants selected for an interview may be asked to complete a work style profile.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience indicates working knowledge of personal computers, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
Knowledge of statutory requirements, business operating procedures and reporting techniques.
Skill in reviewing and auditing financial data and records.
Skill in preparing evaluations, recommendations, and reports.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, team members, regulated entity employees and the public.
Ability to be selfmotivated and exercise initiative and independent judgment.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.

Physical & Cognitive Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires the incumbent to frequently perform sedentary office work; however, mobility (standing and walking) is routinely required to carry out some duties. It requires extensive use of a personal computer, copiers, printers, telephone and client/customer contact. The job also requires normal cognitive abilities requiring the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies. It requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions. Marginal or corrected visual, speech and auditory requirements are required for reading printed materials and computer screens and communicating with internal and external customers. Position requires frequent work under stress, as a team member and in direct contact with others. Travel is at least 2550 % with overnight stays.

How to Apply:
To submit your application for employment, create and/or login to your online applicant profile and electronically submit your State of Texas Application for Employment.

All applications must contain complete job histories, which include job titles, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.

Transcripts:
If education is used to meet the minimum requirements of the job posting, a copy of college transcript(s) issued from the registrar must be uploaded in CAPPS for your application to be considered complete. Foreign education credentials must be evaluated by a NACES or AICE member credential evaluation service. Please contact [email protected] immediately if you are having difficulty uploading transcripts to your application.

Applications Submitted through Work in Texas:
Applicants may submit applications through Work in Texas (WIT), however applicants must complete work history, education and the supplemental questions in CAPPS to be considered for the position. In order to complete the supplemental questions, please register and/or login to CAPPS Candidate Gateway and access your profile.

SAO Military Crosswalk: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_AccountingAuditingandFinance.pdf

Remarks: State law prohibits any employee of the Department from being or becoming "directly or indirectly indebted to or financially interested in an entity supervised or regulated by the Banking Commissioner." See Texas Finance Code, Section 12.107. Those selected for an interview will be contacted by telephone. Final male applicants between the ages of 18 to 26 will be required to furnish proof of registration or exemption from registration with the selective service system.