Senior Asset Liability Associate - Interest Rate Analytics

Job Description:

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Job Description:

Principal subject matter expert responsible for forecasting the firms balance sheet and net interest income and/or monitoring and reporting on the firms interest rate sensitivity. Leverage and oversee Senior Asset Liability Analysts to deliver a dynamic, accurate and disciplined forecast by product, LOB and Legal Entity under baseline and stress scenarios. Responsible for quality assurance and controls around pertinent external regulatory reporting and risk limits.

Balance Sheet Management (BSM) is a division within the CFO Group responsible for providing executive management with accurate and timely analysis of the balance sheet, net interest income (NII), and non-interest income across Actuals and Forecast. Information generated by this team provides the framework which allows the company to position its balance sheet consistent with its risk appetite and expectations for changes in interest rates. BSM maintains close partnerships with various groups across the enterprise, providing key input to critical processes and strategic decisions. Coordination with Global Risk, Model Risk, Funding Managers, and other Treasury teams facilitates strategic ALM decisions within a controlled framework.

The Interest Rate Analytics (IRA) team is responsible for daily, monthly, and quarterly monitoring of the bank’s balance sheet positioning as well as ad hoc analytics to support decision making across Treasury. The IRA team starts with the Bank’s spot data position and baseline forecast, then applies a variety of interest rate shocks – both parallel and non-parallel – to quantify and report the Bank’s IRR. The interest rate scenarios are largely focused on +/-100 basis points (bps) shocks, however, larger, and smaller shocks are also modeled, analyzed, and reported. The Bank has established risk limits for each metric across the various interest rate shocks, both at the Risk Appetite and non-risk appetite levels.

Responsibilities:

• Interest Rate Risk measurement and analysis for the banking book
• Multiple tools covering earnings and capital at risk on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Partners with Risk to establish risk appetite and monitor different risk appetite statements and non-risk appetite limits
• Performs routine assumption sensitivity analysis ranging from static balance sheet, securities prepayment and reinvestment, deposit rate paid and mix, EVE truncation, etc.
• OCI forecasting for stress testing

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in data analytics with emphasis on design, testing, and implementation of calculations related to net interest income, cash flows, or risk analytics
• Finance/Accounting knowledge – experience in balance sheet management, forecasting, or other Corporate Treasury functions
• Understanding of financial market dynamics, interest rates, accounting, and financial products
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a time sensitive environment
• Ability to work across multiple teams in a collaborative environment
• Proficient in MS Office tools, especially Microsoft Excel & SQL skills
• Inquisitive, willing to challenge the status quo and strive to improve processes

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Business, Accounting, Quantitative, or Economics preferred
• Experience analyzing fixed income securities, interest rate derivatives
• Technical Business Analyst skills (SQL, VBA, Python)
• Prior experience with Model Risk Management

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Adaptability
• Regulatory Compliance
• Reporting
• Risk Analytics
• Scenario Planning and Analysis
• Benchmarking
• Business Acumen
• Business Analytics

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40