BANK EXAMINER

Job Information

State of Tennessee, Department of Financial Institutions, Davidson County.

Position:
Bank Examiner – Lead Class (Examiner in Charge)

Opening Date/Time: 07/02/2026 12:00 AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time: 07/15/2026 11:59 PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly): $6,544.00 – $10,363.00

Salary (Annually): $78,528.00 – $

Job Type: Full‑Time

Location:

Nashville, TN;
Davidson County

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid (In office and Remote)

Travel:
In‑state and some out‑of‑state travel required.

Mandatory License:
Valid motor vehicle license.

Application Requirement:
Upload of higher education transcripts required.

Background Check:
Criminal background check required.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, banking or a business‑related field and a minimum of nine semester hours of accounting and/or finance; and experience equivalent to four years of full‑time professional bank examination work with a federal or state agency.

• Must demonstrate satisfactory completion of the FDIC Introduction to Examination School, or equivalent training provided by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors or Federal Reserve.
• Must demonstrate satisfactory completion of the FDIC Financial Institution Analysis School, or equivalent training provided by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors or Federal Reserve.
• Must demonstrate satisfactory completion of the FDIC Asset Liability Management School, or equivalent training provided by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors or Federal Reserve.
• Must demonstrate satisfactory completion of the FDIC Loan Analysis School, or equivalent training provided by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors or Federal Reserve.
• Must demonstrate satisfactory completion of the FDIC Examination Management School, or equivalent training provided by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors or Federal Reserve.
• Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle license.

Under general supervision, responsible for professional bank examination work of considerable difficulty, and performs related work as required. This is the lead class in the Bank Examiner sub‑series. An employee in this class is responsible for serving as the Examiner in Charge (EIC) for a team of subordinate bank examiners in directing and conducting examinations of large, complex and/or troubled state‑chartered financial institutions.

Work involves examining bank and other financial institution records and financial statements and preparing reports to ensure that bank operations and financial conditions adhere to the banking laws, rules and regulations of the state.

• Lead:
  For the examination of complex, troubled, and satisfactorily rated institutions, serve as Examiner‑in‑Charge leading the examination team, serve as Asset Manager overseeing the examination team’s evaluation of loans, other real estate, and investments, and serve as Operations Manager overseeing the team’s evaluation of capital, earnings, liquidity, interest‑rate risk, and internal controls. Risk‑focused examination procedures and employ a regulatory balance approach to all examination activities.
• Make Decisions and Solve Problems:
  Determine initial CAMELS ratings, determine initial loan ratings, assess and determine if the financial institutions’ overall risk‑management policies and procedures are sufficient and effective in averting risk, and interpret regulatory statutes, guidelines, policies, and procedures for internal and external customers to ensure that financial institutions are meeting all state and federal guidelines.
• Analyze Data or Information:
  Review and analyze loans to determine credit quality, potential risk of loss to capital. Review appropriateness of Allowance for Credit Losses. Examine and analyze the capital position, earnings profile, liquidity position, sensitivity to market risk posture, other real‑estate portfolio, and Bank Secrecy Act / Anti‑Money Laundering program.
• Organize, Plan, and Prioritize Work:
  Complete examination pre‑planning and scoping assignments, manage and prioritize multiple work assignments, and organize, plan, and oversee meetings with…