Senior Consultant Financial Risk Management
Washington, DC  / Arlington, VA 
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Posted 11 days ago
Job Description

For more than 20 years, financial institutions in the Federal,privateand public sectors have called on FI Consulting to address complex and high-stakes analytical challenges that are closely scrutinized by executives, auditors,regulatorsand stakeholders. We help clients succeed by applying our core strengths in business applications of Data Management, Analytics, Modeling, and Business Architecture to gain insight, increase performance, manage risk, and improve operations.

FI Consulting is a fast-moving, high-growth firm withhuge potential. FI offers variety, challenge,responsibilityand the opportunity to realize your leadership potential.

FI's FinancialRisk Managementrole encompasses the methodologies, tools, and approaches thathelp ourclient'sprotect their portfolios.The primary responsibility of this individual is to process and analyze datafor risk management purposes, e.g.,stress testing,risk reporting,acquisitions, loan origination, credit modeling, account maintenance, collections.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyzing and interpreting complex data sets in various software packages using statistical and financial techniques

  • Work closely with model owners, business lines, andCFO organizationto improve models and analytics throughdata

  • Collect data from various sources, build models and/or dashboards,perform analysis and interpret results toassistin making impactful businessdecisions

  • Assistin data strategy and governance, data quality, and data architecture and modelingprojects

Required qualifications:

  • BS/BAdegree in aquantitative discipline such asfinance, engineering, physics,statistics,ormathematics

  • 3+ years of riskmanagement (DFAST) and credit modeling experience at a financial institution

  • 3+ years of experience in capturing, manipulating, and analyzing largedatasets

  • Knowledge of data structures, data warehouse concepts, and data modeling

  • Knowledge of methods for preparing data for statistical models and/or Machine Learning models

  • Experience developing and automating extraction, transform, and load (ETL) processes including using enterprise data integrationtools

  • Experience using enterprise database platforms (Oracle, IBM, SAP HANA, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)and cloudplatforms

  • Experience writing SQL and programming knowledge in Python or R

  • Familiarity with data visualization tools and techniques

  • Ability to articulate highly technical information in a simple, concise, clear, and understandablemanner

Preferred qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in aquantitative discipline such asfinance, engineering, physics, statistics,or mathematics

  • Experiencewith Single Family credit modeling
  • Experience withGovernment Sponsored Enterprises(GSEs)

  • Prior consulting experience

  • CFA, FRM or similar professional certifications

Successful candidates willpossess:

  • Desire to deliver exceptional value to FI's clients and teammates and take the necessary steps to enable theirsuccess

  • Proactive and innovative approaches to problem solving and solutiondevelopment

  • Drive to always look for ways to improveprocesses

  • Reliability, trustworthiness, honesty, and commitment

  • Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly, and to take on a broad range of analytical and managementtasks

  • Excellent communication, organizational, and technical writing skills

  • Ability to confidently interact with all levels of our clients'organizations

  • Desire to work in a fast-paced and demandingenvironment

Whatit'sreally like to work for us:

You will work with a team of smart, talented people in a culture that is simultaneously driven, collegial, and supportive.We set high expectations for employees in the areas of project delivery excellence, building trusted client relationships, and continuous improvement.We insist on teamwork and collaboration.

As part of our meritocratic culture, we strongly encourage each of our employees to remain committed to "stretching" the levels of their most current professional strengths to continuously adapt, grow and expand their subject matterexpertisefor the benefit of adding value to our clients. The emphasis onstretchstarts at the very top of our organization and is promoted throughout to all members of our team. The desire of our employees to stretch is critical to effectively, and with greater flexibility, plan project assignments andsubsequentlyposition our people and the company for future success.

Who We Are:FI Consulting is a 70+ person professional services firm that helps government and commercial financial institutions solve hard problems in data, analytics, modeling, and technology. Our professionals are specialists withexpertiseacross a range of fields, for example:

  • Financial and economic modeling

  • Data analytics & visualization

  • Financial products and markets

  • Economics and statistics

  • Business process management and re-engineering

Our Company Values &Operateson:

  • A Commitment to Creating Value for our Clients and our Employees

  • A Flat Management Structure that is Still Led by one of the Original Founders

  • An Emphasis on Teamwork and Cooperation

  • Employee Development and Career Growth

  • Continuous Improvement

  • An Entrepreneurial Culture that Rewards Finding, Developing, and Owning Business

Security Requirements:

  • Authorized to work in the United States as a US Citizen.We are not able to accept permanent resident or sponsor or accept any VISA Holders at this time including OPT, H1B, EAD.

  • All job applicants willbe requiredto successfully complete a background investigation, which will include a pre-employment drug screen and a credit check.

  • Secure and protect company and client data and information and preventits improperdisclosure.

FLSA Designation - This is an exempt position.FI Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.FI Consultingparticipatesin E-Verify.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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