This is securities investigation work. Work involves responsibility for investigating business entities or individuals and conducting field audits to ascertain facts and to gather evidence pertaining to allegations of illegal financial dealings or material non-compliance with federal and state securities laws, rules, and regulations.
Work also involves serving warrants, making arrests and testifying in court.
Employees at this level usually receive a general outline of the work to be performed and are generally free to develop their own sequences and methods within the scope of established policies. New, unusual, or complex work situations are almost always referred to a superior for advice. Work is periodically checked for progress and conformance to established policies and requirements. Duties which require a high degree of concentration because of the many factors which must be considered and weighed before a decision can be reached. Usually positions that require planning, developing, and coordinating programs and directing fairly large groups of people fall into this category.