Quantitative Financial Analyst III - Treasury

Flagstar Bank

About The Position

The Quantitative Financial Analyst III is a key member of the Treasury team, advancing Flagstar’s understanding of its customers, balance sheet, and risk exposures. The Quantitative Financial Analyst III uses advanced quantitative and technical skills to produce insightful reporting, analysis, and recommendations that enables sound and profitable risk management and strategic decisions. The Quantitative Financial Analyst III may have assignments related to interest rate risk measurement and management, liquidity risk measurement and management, asset valuation, asset profitability analysis, loan and deposit product pricing, and hedging portfolio performance analysis.

Requirements

Undergraduate Degree (4 years or equivalent) in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering (Computer, Systems, Electronics, Electrical), or similar.
3+ Years mastery of quantitative fixed income and financial concepts, programming and financial modeling, bank balance sheet modeling or risk management.
Excellent analytical skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills, a clear, concise expository style, and advanced interpersonal relations skills.
Strong project management skills.
Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively, prioritize and multi-task within in a team- oriented and fast-paced environment.
Mastery of finance concepts.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree (or Postgraduate equivalent) in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or similar.
Solid understanding of statistics and quantitative methods preferred.
Understanding of fixed income securities and analytics preferred.
Proven experience with object oriented and/or relational database programming preferred.

Responsibilities

Development and maintenance of quantitative financial models used in risk measurement, income simulations, balance sheet management, or asset valuations.
Analysis of model output, synthesis of information, and communication of conclusions and recommendations in a clear and concise manner to senior managers, executives, and the Board.
Testing of established models, including back-testing, benchmarking, sensitivity testing, and scenario analysis.
Develop automated solutions to simplify challenging and repetitive processes.
Uses independent judgement and discretion to make decisions.
Analyzes and resolves problems.
Performs special projects, and additional duties and responsibilities as required.
Consistently adheres to regulatory and compliance policies and standards linked to the job as listed and complete required compliance trainings.
Accountable to maintain compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Demonstrates a strong ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders by communicating clearly, engaging in proactive collaboration, and leveraging cross functional insights.
Aligns relationship building efforts with enterprise goals to accelerate performance and drive strategic results.
Builds trusted client relationships, whether internal or external, by identifying needs and delivering tailored solutions to enhance the overall client experience.
Fosters or supports a positive work culture and productive work environment, displaying importance of effective relationships with customers and stakeholders.