Hybrid opportunity in Miami Lakes, FL.
SUMMARY: A Junior Investment Analyst has knowledge in evaluating financial and investment information within the Finance Department. The role involves assisting the Sr. Accountant Investment Analyst with the compilation of financial information and responsibility for the preparation of various reports, preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of accounts, as well as performing analysis of financial data related to the Bank's bond portfolio.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.
- Prepare daily, monthly and quarterly journal entries.
- Prepare reconciliations of the Bank's investments to the general ledger.
- Perform daily investment accounting operations.
- Prepare financial reports, analyses, work papers or schedules relating primarily to the Bank's investments.
- Assist with interpretation of cash flow assumptions, payment streams, yields etc. for complex bond structures.
- Assist with analytical review of performance of large complex bond portfolio considering prepayment speeds, vectors, etc.
- Work with Sr. Accountant Investment Analyst on application of prospective vs. retrospective accounting and its impact on accounting results.
- Participate in investment projects as assigned.
- Assist with preparation of one or more financial statement disclosures and related disclosure checklists for the Bank's investments.
- Independently stay current with respect to applicable investment rules, accounting standards and banking regulations.
- Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to anti-money laundering (i.e. Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, etc.).
- Adheres to Bank policies and procedures and completes required training.
- Identifies and reports suspicious activity.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance.
EXPERIENCE
- Exposure to investment security accounting and/or operations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- High proficiency in Excel, emphasis on discounted cash flows, IRR and NPV calculations, etc.
- Strong numeric skills.
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
- Must be able to work independently with limited supervision.
- Must be proficient with investment analysis software applications, Excel and Word.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Candidates residing in locations within BankUnited's footprint may be given preference.
What We Do
BankUnited, Inc., with total consolidated assets of $35.2 billion at March 31, 2021, is a bank holding company with one wholly owned subsidiary, BankUnited. BankUnited, a national banking association headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida, provides a full range of banking services to individual and corporate customers through banking centers in Florida and New York. The Bank also provides certain commercial lending and deposit products on a national platform. Here at BankUnited, we endeavor to provide, through experienced lending and relationship banking teams, personalized customer service and offer a full range of traditional banking products and services to both commercial and retail customers.
