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FI Consulting

Senior Consultant Quantitative Modeler

FI Consulting, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201


For more than 20 years, financial institutions in the Federal, private and public sectors have called on FI Consulting to address complex and high-stakes analytical challenges that are closely scrutinized by executives, auditors, regulators and stakeholders. We help clients succeed by applying our core strengths in business applications of Data Management, Analytics, Modeling, and Business Architecture to gain insight, increase performance, manage risk, and improve operations.

FI Consulting is a fast-moving, high-growth firm with huge potential. FI offers variety, challenge, responsibility and the opportunity to realize your leadership potential.

FI’s Senior Consultant Quantitative Modeler role encompasses the methodologies, tools, and approaches that transform client data into an asset. As a valued colleague on our team, you will apply extensive knowledge, advanced techniques and theory to provide expert advice to, and lead team in, analyzing market, government, and business data in conjunction with monitoring and interpreting economic trends. In this role, you will forecast economic (and other) variables relevant to our clients, market participants, and policy makers. You will conduct and review research to understand important issues in the mortgage finance business, including mortgage products, securities, borrower and lender behavior, housing prices and interest rate, as well as coordinate team efforts to present findings and recommendations through reports, research papers, and presentations to advise internal and external business partners, policy makers or other audiences.

Responsibilities

Support the development and ongoing improvement of mortgage forecasts, indices, and business scenarios to provide business insights relevant to our clients, policymakers, and the mortgage industry.

Collaborate within research teams and with Model Risk functions to ensure our models are accurate, of the highest operational quality, and in compliance with all applicable regulations and rules.

Support model compliance activities by producing the established model documentation and tracking and reporting on model and forecast performance.

Working with other members of the team and model risk functions, support the embedding of model risk controls into our processes.

Required experiences

5+ years of related professional experience

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or similar fields

Demonstrated experience in economic analysis modeling and forecasting, working with both technical and non-technical partners

Demonstrated ability to perform quantitative analysis utilizing computation packages such as Python (numpy and pandas), R and SAS

Knowledge of relational Databases/SQL

Demonstrated experience in financial services/banking industry, including awareness or experience of standard model management processes; mortgage industry preferred

Preferred experiences

Analytic engineering mindset with experiences in GenAI, Git/Version Control, JIRA and SDLC

Experience with Cloud-based data analytics

Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously to meet outcomes within desired timelines

Skills:

Experience in data analysis or related projects

Skilled at executing workstreams and projects to ensure successful and timely project completion

Excellent verbal communication skills and ability to explain results to a broad audience

Relationship management including engaging stakeholders, partners, customers, and vendors, and building relationship networks

Influencing including negotiating, persuading others, and resolving conflict

Working with people with different functional expertise and backgrounds respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal

Knowledge of economics, statistics and data analysis

Technical ability with statistical software packages including coding, debugging, modeling and economic analysis with relevant programming languages (Python, R, SAS, SQL, etc...)

Expertise in visualizing data, including experience with Excel, Tableau, R Shiny or similar to identify, summarize and explain observed data patterns

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to conduct analysis to address complex economic or business problems

Security Requirements:

Authorized to work in the United States as a US Citizen. We are not able to accept permanent residents or sponsor or accept any VISA Holders at this time including OPT, H1B, EAD.

Able to show proof of COVID 19 or exemption.

Our Company Values & Operates on:

A Commitment to Creating Value for our Clients and our Employees

A Flat Management Structure that is Still Led by one of the Original Founders

An Emphasis on Teamwork and Cooperation

Employee Development and Career Growth

Continuous Improvement

An Entrepreneurial Culture that Rewards Finding, Developing, and Owning Business

FLSA Designation - This is an exempt position.

FI Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

FI Consulting participates in E-Verify.

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