Senior Quantitative Financial Analyst

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

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At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for conducting auditing activities of model risk management across the company and for specific business units or control functions. Key responsibilities include leading the audit assessment of effectiveness of controls supporting the model life cycle including model governance, development, validation, on-going monitoring, and model change management. Job expectations may include the ability to influence management’s strategic direction and actions to strengthen the model risk control environment.

Responsibilities:

• Leads audit assessment of effectiveness of controls supporting the model life cycle including model governance, development, validation, on-going monitoring, and model change management.

• Performs review of model development analysis and on-going model performance testing to assess the conceptual soundness of the model methodology, reasonableness of the model assumptions and the completeness and accuracy of the model testing.

• Conducts review the model validation analysis to assess the effectiveness of the model validation process. Assesses the completeness and reasonableness of the model assumptions, limitations and independent model testing.

• Provides insightful challenges to management, identifies control deficiencies or enhancement opportunities, conducts root cause investigation, documents and reports audit findings.

• Works closely with teammates from multiple internal audit teams to ensure a comprehensive coverage of model uses across the various lines of business of control functions.

• Works closely with model stakeholders and senior management with regard to communication of audit assessment outcomes.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or above in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Science

• 5+ years of industry experience relating to financial modelling and model uses

• 5+ years of experience in interest rate risk management and/or liquidity risk management

Desired Qualifications:

• Master's degree or above

• Prior auditing background preferred

• Experience of development and validation of models used for interest rate risk management and/or liquidity risk management

Skills:

• Critical Thinking

• Quantitative Development/Validation

• Risk Analytics

• Risk Modeling

• Technical Documentation

• Collaboration

• Problem Solving

• Risk Management

• Data Modeling and Trend Analysis

• Written Communications

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - 114 W 47TH ST (NY8114)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range$154,000.00 - $206,500.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.