Investigator, Ns

Preferred Qualifications
- The incumbent will be designated as a peace officer and must be a United States citizen, reside in New York State and maintain New York State residency during employment, as well as meet all other requirements related to peace officer status.

**Duties Description**

The New York Department of Financial Services seeks to build an equitable, more transparent and resilient financial system that benefits New Yorkers and supports business. Through engagement, data-driven regulation, and operational excellence, DFS is responsible for empowering consumers and protecting them from financial harm; ensuring the health and stability of the financial entities we regulate; and driving economic growth through responsible innovation.

- Performs a wide variety of enforcement, regulatory and licensing investigative activities, pursuant to the Banking, Insurance and Financial Services Laws and the Department’s regulatory obligations, in order to gather information and report facts;
- Reviews assigned cases or complaints from the public;
- Plans the scope and method of an investigation based on office policy, accessibility of information and importance of a case;
- Meets with and interviews witnesses, complainants, proprietors, prospective licensees and others to obtain information relating to an investigation and take statements from individuals in an appropriate format, taking care to include a full description of the facts needed to support an investigation;
- Develops leads and informants and conducts surveillance and engages in undercover work often using a camera, recording device, or other equipment to document findings;
- Obtains and safeguards evidence according to agency procedures and legal requirements;
- Confers with law enforcement and other entities to convey and obtain information relevant to an investigation and to develop and maintain rapport to ensure mutual cooperation in the conduct of an investigation;
- Participates in joint agency operations targeting patterns of non-compliance or violations by regulated entities;
- Prepares factual written reports of information gathered during an investigation and discusses investigative findings and recommendations with supervisors and program specialists;
- Recommends an appropriate course of action consistent with findings and agency policy and practices;
- Assists with witness preparation and fact and evidence development during trials;
- Testifies at administrative proceedings or in court regarding the details of investigations and related conclusions; and
- Other appropriate and occupationally related duties as assigned.

**Additional Comments**

Appointment Status: This is an appointment to a position in the exempt jurisdictional class.

Appointment to this position is pending Governor Appointment’s Office and Division of Budget approval.

Positions located within the New York City metropolitan area, as well as Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland, and Westchester Counties, are also eligible to receive an additional $3,400 annual downstate adjustment.