Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.
Job Description
As a valued colleague on our team, you will contribute to supporting the team in applying mathematical models, advanced tools or techniques (such as SAS, Python, and R), and financial industry knowledge to business or financial data, including model results. Your efforts will enable the team to analyze or report on business performance, solve business questions, or inform business decisions. Work may include developing models or prototypes to achieve these goals, but is not the core focus in the role. You will also support Capital Markets Finance forecasting and analysis, helping translate market, portfolio, and business drivers into financial insights and forward-looking expectations.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Senior Associate, Capital Markets Finance – Forecasting & Analytics role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:
- Collaborate on processing or analyzing large amounts of data efficiently using advanced financial engineering tools and techniques.
- Determine customer's intended uses for a financial analysis or model.
- Conduct financial analysis or forecasting, which may include scenario or sensitivity analysis, stress testing, or attribution analysis.
- Support the development and analysis of financial forecasts, including evaluating key market, portfolio, and business assumptions and explaining changes in forecasted results.
- Execute models and/or interpret model results.
- Translate the results from the analysis or models for the customer into understandable conclusions.
- Analyze actual and forecasted financial performance, identify key drivers and trends, and communicate insights to Finance and Capital Markets stakeholders.
- Work directly with model builders to vet new models, suggest changes to existing models, or analyze model performance data.
- Perform data and systems analysis, validation, and regression testing.
THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM
Minimum Required Experiences:
- 2 years of relevant experience
- Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work
Desired Experiences:
- Bachelor degree or equivalent
- Experience in financial analysis, forecasting, financial planning and analysis, capital markets, or a related finance function.
- Knowledge of capital markets products, financial instruments, valuation concepts, or market risk and their impact on financial results.
- Experience analyzing financial results and explaining key forecast, actual, or period-over-period drivers to business partners and senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency working with large financial datasets and analytical tools such as Python, SAS, R, SQL, Excel, or similar tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial or quantitative analysis into clear business insights.
Capital Markets CFO - Financial Engineering - Senior Associate
Target Pay Range: $109,000 - $142,000 a year
#LI-Hybrid #LI-ME1
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at Fanniemae.com/careers.
For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.
Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.
The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.
Requisition compensation:
109000to
142000Skills Required
- At least 2 years of relevant experience
- Curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience in financial analysis, forecasting, financial planning and analysis, capital markets, or a related finance function
- Knowledge of capital markets products, financial instruments, valuation concepts, or market risk and their impact on financial results
- Experience analyzing financial results and explaining forecast, actual, or period-over-period drivers to business partners and senior stakeholders
- Proficiency with large financial datasets and analytical tools such as Python, SAS, R, SQL, Excel, or similar tools
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial or quantitative analysis into clear business insights
Fannie Mae Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fannie Mae and has not been reviewed or approved by Fannie Mae.
-
Retirement Support — Employer 401(k) contributions are highlighted as a standout, alongside programs like student‑loan repayment and financial‑wellness resources. These offerings signal strong long‑term savings support.
-
Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and backup caregiving options are part of the package. These benefits demonstrate robust support for growing families and caregivers.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, sick leave, paid holidays, and paid volunteer time are emphasized. This breadth supports work‑life balance and schedule flexibility.
Fannie Mae Insights
What We Do
Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders, providing access to affordable mortgage financing in all markets at all times. Our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans. We also help make possible the popular 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, which provides homeowners with stable, predictable mortgage payments over the life of the loan. Our tools and resources help homebuyers, homeowners, and renters understand their housing options. We put our customers and partners at the center of everything we do. We apply our experience and expertise to deliver innovative solutions to help our customers succeed. At Fannie Mae, our people pour their hearts into everything they do. Because we know it makes a real difference in others’ lives. We are committed to moving forward with our partners to build a stronger, safer, more efficient housing finance system. Join us to help shape the future of housing: http://fanniemae.com/careers.






