Employment Opportunities
Paralegal
Job Summary:
The position of paralegal reports directly to the General Counsel and requires an associate’s degree in paralegal studies or similar legal educational background. The paralegal will assist the General Counsel and all OSBC legal staff on legal matters arising in the agency, which includes banking, consumer credit, mortgage lending, technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions, and money transmission. The paralegal will also serve as a backup to the Consumer Affairs division and will assist consumers that file consumer complaints with our office.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Draft, proofread, and file administrative law and court documents, including Summary Orders, Consent Orders, and Memorandums of Understanding.
- Assist attorneys with trial preparation, discovery, witness, and exhibit coordination.
- Maintain cases on case management software, including opening, updating notes, and notifying staff of changes.
- Keep up to date with banking, CML and MT news and notify staff of relevant news articles.
- Track Kansas legislation affecting the agency.
- Under the direction of an attorney, conduct legal research, assist with Kansas Open Records Act requests, and assist with subpoena responses.
- Update law books.
- Create and update legal templates.
- Scan, save, and notify staff of bankruptcy and class action filings.
- Keep department compliant with document retention schedule.
- Assist Consumer Affairs with complaints filed against our companies under our regulatory jurisdiction.
- Assist Administration Department as needs arise.
- Other Duties- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Minimum Requirements:
- Ability to work in an office five days a week.
- Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent research, writing and communication skills.
- Ability to understand and analyze laws, regulations, policies and interpretations enforced by the agency, and to address related questions.
- Ability to be a team player.
- Ability to work with confidential materials and to preserve confidentiality
Preferred Requirements:
- Three years of experience as a paralegal.
- Work experience in an administrative agency, banking, consumer credit, mortgage lending, technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions, or money transmission company.
- Strong background in customer service and communications.
- Fluent in Spanish
Required Education:
Paralegal or legal studies degree or certificate. Substantial paralegal experience, as deemed by the OSBC to be sufficient qualification to perform the assigned work, may be substituted for the required degree/certificate.
Travel Requirements:
- Less than 10% travel.
- Valid Driver’s License.
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Financial Examiner – Banking (Wichita)
Job Summary:
The Banking Financial Examiner I (BFEI) is an entry level position where the examiner learns the basic bank examination techniques and procedures. The BFEI’s primary duties will be learning Kansas banking regulations and statutes that are common to most community banks. The BFEI will receive substantial oversight while learning how to properly assess basic bank operations, including, but not limited to, tasks of Call Report review, assessment of liquidity and sensitivity to market risk positions, and review of other assets. The BFEI will become familiar with the CAMELS rating system. The BFEI’s knowledge is expected to increase as job duties are added and expanded. The person must successfully complete the first stage of core examiner training (both formal and informal) and demonstrate sufficient abilities of the role to complete responsibilities.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Completion of required bank examination training courses (internal and external).
- Participate in bank examinations to assess the safety and soundness of the institution.
- Analyze/review bank reports and financial data for accuracy.
- Prepare written comments for bank reports that relay examination findings to bank management.
- Become familiar with Kansas and Federal banking laws.
- Present examination findings verbally to bank management, Examiners-in-Charge, and other OSBC staff.
- Become familiar with software used to prepare reports of examination.
- Other Duties- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Minimum Requirements:
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Personal mobile device capable of utilizing multi-factor authentication applications as necessary.
Preferred Requirements:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to self-motivate.
Required Education:
A four-year college degree, preferably in a business-related field of study.
Travel Requirements:
- Ability to travel overnight (in-state and/or out-of-state). Overnight travel to examinations and training is not expected to exceed 20 percent.
- Valid driver’s license.
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Trust Financial Examiner (Lenexa)
Job Summary:
The Trust Financial Examiner (TFE) is a professional examiner requiring specialized knowledge in the oversight and regulation of fiduciary entities and serves as a subject matter expert on trust topics. TFEs work under the supervision of the Trust Regional Manager (TRM) in the examination and evaluation of assigned trust companies and trust departments in order to satisfy regulatory responsibilities of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) and the federal government. The TFE’s role is to independently conduct and/or lead examinations at trust companies and bank trust departments.
As a fiduciary, the trust entity’s primary duty is the management and care of property for others, and to preserve and make productive trust property decisions. With these responsibilities comes risk and it is the examiner’s responsibility to assess the risk, including the entity’s management ability to monitor and control risk. Risks include operating, transaction, strategic, legal, compliance, credit, settlement, market, liquidity, and reputation risk. Trust entities are rated using the Uniform Interagency Trust Rating System.
Examiner Duties:
- Analyzes the department or company’s earnings, including levels and trends.
- Reviews and analyzes capital adequacy at trust companies.
- Reviews compliance with industry accepted fiduciary principles and standards.
- Determines compliance with state and federal statutes, regulations and policy guidelines.
- Reviews and analyzes all operations, internal routines and controls, and the audit(s) for compliance with prudent fiduciary procedures and agency guidelines.
- Analyzes the corporate side of the company including, but not limited to, officer and company expenses, capital investments, corporate audit, loans, and Board of Directors’ minutes.
- Reviews the Customer Identity Verification Program requirements.
- Arranges meetings with management to discuss any exceptions noted during account review and obtains management responses and commitments.
- Reviews account exceptions with the EIC prior to the exit meeting.
- Prepares write-ups for those accounts with exceptions and provides to the EIC.
- Prepares the scope of accounts that are reviewed prior to the exit meeting.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience as determined by the agency.
- The employee must enroll and pass CSBS Trust Examiner Day one Training.
- The employee must achieve the Certified Fiduciary Investment and Risk Specialist (CFIRS) designation. This is a three-class certification process that should be started within one year of hire.
- The employee must attend the MOKAN Midwest Trust and Financial Services Conference or KBA Trust Conference annually.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Personal mobile device capable of utilizing multi-factor authentication applications as necessary.
Preferred Requirements:
- Trust certifications or prior experience at a fiduciary entity.
- Juris Doctorate.
- Oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with co-workers, trust providers, and the public.
- Interpersonal abilities to work cohesively within a team, including a positive attitude.
- Knowledge of state and federal trust laws and regulations.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to self-motivate.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience as determined by the agency.
Travel Requirements:
- In-state/out-of-state, overnight travel several days a month.
- Valid driver’s license.
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Trust Financial Examiner (Topeka)
Trust Financial Examiner (TFE) is a professional examiner requiring specialized knowledge in the oversight and regulation of fiduciary entities and serves as a subject matter expert on trust topics. TFEs work under the supervision of the Trust Regional Manager (TRM) in the examination and evaluation of assigned trust companies and trust departments in order to satisfy regulatory responsibilities of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) and the federal government. The TFE’s role is to independently conduct and/or lead examinations at trust companies and bank trust departments.
As a fiduciary, the trust entity’s primary duty is the management and care of property for others, and to preserve and make productive trust property decisions. With these responsibilities comes risk and it is the examiner’s responsibility to assess the risk, including the entity’s management ability to monitor and control risk. Risks include operating, transaction, strategic, legal, compliance, credit, settlement, market, liquidity, and reputation risk. Trust entities are rated using the Uniform Interagency Trust Rating System.
Examiner Duties:
- Analyzes the department or company’s earnings, including levels and trends.
- Reviews and analyzes capital adequacy at trust companies.
- Reviews compliance with industry accepted fiduciary principles and standards.
- Determines compliance with state and federal statutes, regulations and policy guidelines.
- Reviews and analyzes all operations, internal routines and controls, and the audit(s) for compliance with prudent fiduciary procedures and agency guidelines.
- Analyzes the corporate side of the company including, but not limited to, officer and company expenses, capital investments, corporate audit, loans, and Board of Directors’ minutes.
- Reviews the Customer Identity Verification Program requirements.
- Arranges meetings with management to discuss any exceptions noted during account review and obtains management responses and commitments.
- Reviews account exceptions with the EIC prior to the exit meeting.
- Prepares write-ups for those accounts with exceptions and provides to the EIC.
- Prepares the scope of accounts that are reviewed prior to the exit meeting.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience as determined by the agency.
- The employee must enroll and pass CSBS Trust Examiner Day one Training.
- The employee must achieve the Certified Fiduciary Investment and Risk Specialist (CFIRS) designation. This is a three-class certification process that should be started within one year of hire.
- The employee must attend the MOKAN Midwest Trust and Financial Services Conference or KBA Trust Conference annually.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Personal mobile device capable of utilizing multi-factor authentication applications as necessary.
Preferred Requirements:
- Trust certifications or prior experience at a fiduciary entity.
- Juris Doctorate.
- Oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with co-workers, trust providers, and the public.
- Interpersonal abilities to work cohesively within a team, including a positive attitude.
- Knowledge of state and federal trust laws and regulations.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to self-motivate.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience as determined by the agency.
Travel Requirements:
- In-state/out-of-state, overnight travel several days a month.
- Valid driver’s license.
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