Analyst Job at FI Consulting in Arlington
FI Consulting, Arlington, VA, United States
FI Consulting is seeking a full-time Analyst Consultant to work in our Arlington, VA headquarters and throughout the Metro DC area on client projects.
For more than 20 years, financial institutions in the Federal and private sectors have called on FI Consulting to address complex and high-stakes analytical challenges closely scrutinized by executives, auditors, regulators, and stakeholders. We help clients succeed by applying our core strengths in Data Engineering, Analytics, Modeling, and Business Architecture to gain insight into finances, loans, performance, risk management and business operations.
FI Consulting is a fast-moving, high-growth firm with huge potential. FI offers variety, challenge, responsibility, and opportunity to realize your leadership potential.
What it's really like to work for us:
You will work with a team of smart, talented people in a culture that is simultaneously driven, collegial, and supportive. We set high expectations for employees in the areas of delivering project excellence, building trusted client relationships, and improving continuously. Teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of what we do.
Responsibilities include:
- Partnering with client staff at peer level to understand issues and needs while working to solve challenges through the development of specific analytical tools.
- Developing and validating financial models and analytical tool(s)/software used for portfolio management, valuation/pricing/costing, financial reporting, budgeting, and strategic decision-making.
- Defining functional requirements and designing testing strategies for analytical software applications.
- Analyzing and interpreting complex data sets in various software packages using statistical and econometric techniques.
- Clearly communicating complex, technical concepts to technical and non-technical clients
- Planning and executing project tasks.
- Working closely with internal Project Managers and teammates to facilitate project support.
- Actively seeking out opportunities for FI to expand the solutions we offer to our clients.
- Securing and protecting company and client data and information and prevent its improper disclosure.
- Bachelor's Degree: Economics, Finance, Accounting, Math or other applicable quantitative or technical field.
- 0-2 years' experience working in financial services.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint
- Familiar with at least one of the following programming or similar languages; VBA, SAS, SQL, Python, Stata, MATLAB, or R.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
- Able to work in a fast-paced, demanding, deadline-driven, project-based environment, where the schedule can be unpredictable.
- High attention to detail and ability to ensure high quality work.
- Team player - willingness to contribute to all tasks needed to accomplish team goals.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly, and to take on a broad range of analytical tasks.
- Excellent organizational, and written and oral communication skills.
- Strong interest in technology.
- Ability to work independently and within a team.
- Authorized to work in the United States as a permanent resident or US Citizen.
- We are not able to sponsor or accept any visa holders including H1B and OPT.
- Successfully pass a background investigation and drug screening.
- Reside in the DC Metro area within 30 days of hire.