Financial Performance & Market Risk Analytics Senior (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

Position Overview:

Freddie Mac’s Finance division is currently seeking a Financial Performance & Market Risk Analytics Senior to be part of the Investments and Capital Markets CFO department! The candidate will be responsible for reporting on the trade activity of the Capital Markets business, through daily and monthly performance analytics and forecasting. The position is focused on developing insightful analysis and reporting on the market risk, performance, and activity of Freddie Mac’s Retained Portfolio.

Our Impact:

• The Investments and Capital Markets CFO department is responsible for financial accounting and reporting, portfolio risk and profitability analysis, pricing and valuation activities and financial planning & analysis for Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets activities

• Our team helps ensure the Retained Portfolio adheres to Management, Board, and FHFA Limits through our daily and monthly reporting.

• We are responsible for developing and monitoring performance and return metrics for eligible Retained Portfolio investments.

• We partner and build relationships with the different Capital Markets trading desks to understand their needs and provide reporting and analysis to support their roles

• The team performs ad hoc business analysis per request of management and independently develops new beneficial analytics to help make better business decisions

• We create balance forecasts used to project the comprehensive income of the firm under various scenarios, including the annual Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST)

Your Impact:

In this role, you will be an integral part of managing the firm’s liquidity risk, and will be expected to contribute by developing enhanced analytics and reporting.

• Interacting with portfolio managers within the Investments and Capital Markets division on portfolio activities, market conditions, and results

• Analyzing and explaining Mortgage-Related Assets (e.g. Agency MBS, CMOs, and Un-securitized Single-Family Loans) return on equity and shareholder value added

• Analyzing new and existing retained portfolio activities and investment strategies

• Preparing portfolio and financial forecasts

• Preparing analysis and reporting on portfolio activity and profitability

• Preparing presentations delivered to senior management and the Board of Directors

• Reviewing work prepared by peers or junior-level staff

• Independently creating new analytics and improving existing processes

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in fixed income, financial services, and/or financial analysis

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related degree

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and the ability to learn other software

• Strong independent problem-solving capabilities

• Experience working with and analyzing large complex datasets

• Experience writing basic SQL queries preferred

Key to success in this role:

• Deep curiosity to learn about fixed income markets and desire to keep up to date on market conditions

• Strong consultation and communication skill

• Ambition to suggest improvements and come up with new ideas

• Creative and analytical problem-solving ability

• Ability to work with and collaborate across the team and where silos exist

• Ability to use data to help inform strategy and direction

This role requires heavy critical thinking and the ability to independently develop new analytics and enhancements to support the business. To be successful, it requires a passion for constant learning and ability to translate data and knowledge into actionable items. Possessing good technical aptitude to work with trade and position data and build summary analysis.

The team operates in a fast-paced environment so a successful candidate will be able to balance multiple competing tasks and adhere to short deadlines. Given the analytical nature of the role, the candidate is encouraged to take high level requests or objectives and have the capability to independently determine what is required to build or produce the analysis. A fundamental understanding of fixed income fundamentals and calculations (i.e. mortgage-backed securities, interest-rate derivatives, corporate debt) will be required to be effective in the role.

At Freddie Mac, our inclusive and diverse culture drives our success and makes us a stronger company. Collectively, we are both leaders and collaborators who work together to meet our mission of Making Home Possible for families across the U.S.

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Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $104,000 - $156,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.