Home Lending Modeling & Strategic Forecast Senior Associate

Join our team to lead the development and enhancement of advanced forecasting models for Home Lending Finance driving strategic decisions and regulatory compliance through high-quality analytics and cross-functional collaboration.

As a Senior Associate in Home Lending Planning and Analysis (P&A) you will lead the development and enhancement of advanced forecasting models that drive strategic decision-making and regulatory compliance. Youll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality analytics and implement innovative technologies. This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth and impactful contributions to the organizations financial and operational objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Develop refine and maintain qualitative and quantitative models including time series forecasting econometric and machine learning models in alignment with firms model risk guidelines and regulatory requirements.

• Lead statistical model enhancements and perform in-depth analysis including evaluation of look-back time frames alternative methodologies and optimization of model assumptions.

• Assist with issue resolution for model-related challenges ensuring timely identification escalation and closure of issues. Prepare and maintain model documentation for regulatory submissions and senior management reports ensuring accuracy completeness and compliance.

• Support model assumptions and methodologies in technical documentation and during discussions with Model Risk Governance and Review and other stakeholders.

• Interface with multiple stakeholders including Home Lending leadership business finance technology risk to communicate findings resolve issues and drive process improvements.

• Conduct business and process due diligence to develop functional requirement documents and support user acceptance testing (UAT) including test planning execution and training documentation.

• Evaluate introduce and deploy new tools and technologies to the Home Lending team developing use cases and leading technology transformation initiatives.

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Masters degree requiredin Finance Accounting Economics Analytics Engineering Mathematics Statistics or a related quantitative field.

• 5 years of experience in finance management consulting analytics risk or financial planning & analysis roles.

• Advanced quantitative analytical and problem-solving skills with hands-on experience in econometric modeling (e.g. OLS time series) and familiarity with machine learning techniques.

• Proficiency in Python (required) SQL and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.

• Experience with analytical and database platforms such as Essbase Tableau Alteryx and Databricks.

• Project management experience with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deliverables simultaneously.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear and concise documentation and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels including governance forums.

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• PhD degree preferredin a quantitative field.
• CFA/FRM certification a plus.
• Experience in mortgage banking regulatory reporting and model risk management.
• Data science AI/ML and automation experience.
• Understanding of macroeconomic and business environments.