Market Risk Intern

Federal Home Loan Bank • Irving, TX

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About The Position

FHLB Dallas actively pursues dedicated and hardworking individuals to be a part of our professional team. Positions are offered on an as-needed basis for all departments. Are you interested in learning how banks identity, analyze and control their market risks? Do you have a passion for using advanced market risk management models, data analytics and reporting to measure exposure to market risks? Our Market Risk Internship is a unique opportunity to enhance your knowledge in financial risk management/market risk.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, finance, statistics, information technology or related field, with a GPA of 3.25 or better.
• Demonstrated strong conceptual, analytic and information technology skills appropriate to financial risk measurement and related accounting practices.
• Knowledge in VBA, SQL, PowerBI and MS Office Suite, with the ability to develop queries and macros from scratch to automate data manipulation and reporting process. (Emphasis on Excel/VBA automation and PowerBI reporting, with the ability to develop advanced, dynamic Power BI dashboards and reports).
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to plan, coordinate, and execute multiple project assignments.

Responsibilities

• Assist with providing accurate, reliable and timely measurement of the Bank’s exposure to market risk appropriate to management and policy decisions and Federal Housing Finance Agency regulations.
• Prepare periodic reports and in-depth analyses of the Bank's risk exposure and impacts of tactical and strategic alternatives for managing those exposures.
• Assist in maintaining the Bank’s income forecast process and framework, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data inputs, EUC applications, modeling processes, and reports.
• Assist with identifying and gathering market information, validating data with multiple independent market sources.
• Assist in optimizing and enhancing existing Power BI reports and datasets to improve performance, scalability, data visualization, and ease of use.
• Research intrabank data to ensure data consistency and perform ad hoc analysis in support of overall risk management strategies.
• Collaborate with partners in Information Technology, Treasury, Financial Operations, Accounting, Credit, Lending, and other Bank areas to coordinate project assignments and support cross‑functional initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree