Senior Financial Institutions Examiner - San Francisco

Senior Financial Institutions Examiner

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is California's financial regulator, working to protect consumers by examining and licensing financial activities and taking action against unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices. We oversee state-chartered banks, credit unions, student loan servicers, and more. The DFPI has office locations in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco. 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 Senior Financial Institutions Examiner position within the Division of Financial Institutions' Banking Unit. This position is to be located in the San Francisco 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 Senior Financial Institutions Examiner (SFIE) is responsible for participating in the examinations of State licensed banks, foreign banking organizations, and trust companies conducted in accordance with the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and the applicable State and Federal laws and regulations. The SFIE may be assigned as either a team member or lead examiner and is responsible for reporting their conclusions in a memorandum of their assigned area or in a Report of Examination.

Final Filing Date: 7/14/2026

Applicants will need to take and pass the online Senior Financial Institutional Examiner exam/assessment to be eligible to apply for Senior Financial Institutional Examiner positions. Please visit:

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

One year of experience in California state service performing the duties of a class at a level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Financial Institutions Examiner, Range

C. Or

Experience:

Four years of increasingly responsible experience in professional auditing or examination of financial institutions, business firms, or services. (Experience in California state service applied toward this requirement must include two years performing the duties of a class at a level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Financial Institutions Examiner, Range

C.) and

Education:

Equivalent to graduation from college with a specialization in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, or a related business/management specialization.

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