What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Quantitative Financial Analyst position at Bank of America?
Job Description:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
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At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
Job Description:
This job is responsible for conducting auditing activities of model risk management across the company and for specific business units or control functions. Key responsibilities include leading the audit assessment of effectiveness of controls supporting the model life cycle including model governance, development, validation, on-going monitoring, and model change management. Job expectations may include the ability to influence management’s strategic direction and actions to strengthen the model risk control environment.
Responsibilities:
Leads audit assessment of effectiveness of controls supporting the model life cycle including model governance, development, validation, on-going monitoring, and model change management.
Performs review of model development analysis and on-going model performance testing to assess the conceptual soundness of the model methodology, reasonableness of the model assumptions and the completeness and accuracy of the model testing.
Conducts review the model validation analysis to assess the effectiveness of the model validation process. Assesses the completeness and reasonableness of the model assumptions, limitations and independent model testing.
Provides insightful challenges to management, identifies control deficiencies or enhancement opportunities, conducts root cause investigation, documents and reports audit findings.
Works closely with teammates from multiple internal audit teams to ensure a comprehensive coverage of model uses across the various lines of business of control functions.
Works closely with model stakeholders and senior management with regard to communication of audit assessment outcomes.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or above in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Science
5 years of industry experience relating to financial modelling and model uses
5 years of experience in interest rate risk management and/or liquidity risk management
Desired Qualifications:
Master's degree or above
Prior auditing background preferred
Experience of development and validation of models used for interest rate risk management and/or liquidity risk management
Skills:
Critical Thinking
Quantitative Development/Validation
Risk Analytics
Risk Modeling
Technical Documentation
Collaboration
Problem Solving
Risk Management
Data Modeling and Trend Analysis
Written Communications
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:
40
