Financial Risk Management Intern

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

About the Internship Program: Every year, FHLBank Atlanta welcomes undergraduates and graduates from the country’s leading universities to our nine-week, paid internship program. In addition to gaining real-world business experience in the financial services industry, interns can also take advantage of mentoring opportunities, participate in community involvement projects, and enjoy other benefits the Bank has to offer. Internship duration: June 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026 About the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) is a cooperative bank that offers competitively priced financing, community development grants, and other banking services to help member financial institutions make affordable home mortgages and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities. Our products, services, and programs help financial institutions manage daily liquidity, fund mortgages originated for sale in the secondary market, fund loans and investments held in portfolio, improve their asset/liability management, meet community credit needs profitably, cover temporary deposit outflows, and reduce the funding cost of asset growth. FHL Bank Atlanta also serves the economic and housing needs of communities by providing local financial institutions with flexible options for community development initiatives. We contribute 10 percent of our annual net income to the Affordable Housing Program. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Research quantitative methods and financial theory to broaden the scope of current reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Management Committee, and Bank committees such as the Asset/Liability Committee. Design and develop ETL/ELT data pipelines using the QRM Framework, QRM Management Repository (MR), Python, and SQL Server to source data from the Enterprise Data Warehouse into QRM testing and production environments. Perform data analysis and root cause analysis on data quality issues, working with business stakeholders to implement corrective measures. Develop new reporting structures to enhance the clarity and accuracy of management reports. Research improvements in the risk management software, develops and codes extensions of the software, or use of the software. Research valuation methods and approaches for whole loan valuation, identify and develop data pipelines for sourcing loan details, develop data cleaning and validations to support valuation initiatives.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Master’s Degree in Quantitative Finance / Financial Mathematics/ Financial Engineering / Computational Finance / Data Analytics / Data Engineering or a similar major.
• Advanced skills in the use of Microsoft Excel, SQL, Oracle, option pricing models, Python, Power BI, other quantitative or data analysis software, and an understanding of interest rate modeling.
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and data architecture principles.
• Understanding of relational databases, including data modeling and data visualization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Attention to detail.
• This individual must reside within commuting distance from our Atlanta, GA office.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Bloomberg terminal is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research quantitative methods and financial theory to broaden the scope of current reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Management Committee, and Bank committees such as the Asset/Liability Committee.
• Design and develop ETL/ELT data pipelines using the QRM Framework, QRM Management Repository (MR), Python, and SQL Server to source data from the Enterprise Data Warehouse into QRM testing and production environments.
• Perform data analysis and root cause analysis on data quality issues, working with business stakeholders to implement corrective measures.
• Develop new reporting structures to enhance the clarity and accuracy of management reports.
• Research improvements in the risk management software, develops and codes extensions of the software, or use of the software.
• Research valuation methods and approaches for whole loan valuation, identify and develop data pipelines for sourcing loan details, develop data cleaning and validations to support valuation initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern