Junior Securities Portfolio Analyst (Melville, NY)

BankUnited, Inc. • Melville, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Junior Securities Portfolio Analyst is part of a group that manages the fixed income securities portfolio for BankUnited. This position supports the Chief Investment Office in creating periodic reporting and quantitative analysis designed to monitor and analyze the performance of the Bank's investment portfolio. The role will work closely with the Investment Office and will also interact with the Credit, Operations, and Technology teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Econometrics, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, Computer Science or related quantitative field required
• 0-3 Years of work experience required
• Strong quantitative skills
• Comfortable using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc
• Ability to speak, read and write in the English language
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; and compute rate, ratio, and percent; and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work under pressure and ability to make decisions according to established guidelines; work unsupervised and to accomplish tasks accurately and on a timely basis; prioritize work; strong organization skills.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with structured products a strong plus
• Experience with CAS and or Intex a plus
• Experience working with data using Python (NumPy, Pandas, etc...) strongly preferred
• Excel VBA experience preferred
• Familiarity with AWS Cloud Services, such as EC2, Lambda, Athena, Glue, and Redshift a plus
• Spanish (or other languages) helpful.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain portfolio reports using database management and analytical tools including Python, AWS, SQL, Bloomberg, CAS, Tableau, and Intex
• Perform and document investment analysis, credit stress scenarios, and interest rate shocks on fixed income securities purchases and sales
• Assist Portfolio Managers in managing quarterly securities portfolio valuation process
• Work closely with Portfolio Managers on portfolio construction, investment strategy, and performance assessment utilizing data, statistical, and computational analysis
• Participate in special projects for Portfolio Managers which includes computational and quantitative analysis skills
• Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to anti-money laundering (i.e. Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, etc.).
• Adheres to Bank policies and procedures and completes required training.
• Identifies and reports suspicious activity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level