Job Description As a valued colleague on our team, you will provide expert advice and guidance to the team responsible for applying mathematical models, advanced tools or techniques (such as R, SAS, SQL), and financial industry knowledge to business or financial data, including model results. Your efforts will enable the team to analyze or report on business performance, solve business questions, or inform business decisions. Work will include developing metrics from model outputs to achieve these goals.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Financial Analyst Lead Associate role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:
Develop approach to processing or analyzing large amounts of data efficiently using advanced financial engineering tools and techniques. Determine customer's intended uses for a financial analysis or model.
Lead financial analysis or forecasting, which may include scenario or sensitivity analysis, stress testing, or attribution analysis.
Execute models and/or interpret model results. Translate the results from the analysis or models for the customer into understandable conclusions.
Work directly with model builders to vet new models, suggest changes to existing models, or analyze model performance data.
Perform advanced data and systems analysis, validation, and regression testing.
Qualifications THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM
Minimum Required Experiences
4 yearsDesired Experiences
Bachelor degree or equivalentSkills
Programming including coding, debugging, and using relevant programming languages
Expertise in using statistical methods, including: developing and testing hypotheses, using experimental design, and running linear and logistic regressions
Experience forecasting, predicting, and monitoring financials with an understanding of key accounting concepts and principles.
Knowledge or experience of fixed income, accounting, and corporate finance
Skilled in presenting information and/or ideas to an audience in a way that is engaging and easy to understand
Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions
Communication skills including communicating in writing or verbally, planning and distributing communication, etc.
Relationship Management including managing and engaging stakeholders, and customers
Business Insight including advising, designing business models, interpreting model results and market events, forecasting, benchmarking, etc.
Working with people with different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal
Skilled in the graphical representation of information in the form of a charts, diagrams, pictures, and dashboards with programs and tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Power BI
Ability to frame ideas as systems and analyzing the inputs, outputs, and process
Experience identifying measures, or indicators of system performance, and the actions needed to improve or correct performance to achieve desired outcomes
Influencing skills including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict
Tools
Skilled in R Language Programming
Skilled in SAS
Skilled in Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings, development, and networking platforms
Skilled in RStudio to develop programs in R
Skilled in Excel
Fannie Mae is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, personal appearance, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the application process, email us at [email protected].