Modeling and Analytics Lead Bond Administration (MBS)

Key Responsibilities: Support development of a new bond administration application Calculate and validate bond payments Help ensure bond cashflow models are accurate

Required Experience: Mortgage-backed securitization (MBS) industry knowledge Bond administration or bond payment experience Experience in calculating or validating bond payments

Preferred Skills (Big Plus) Intex software / relevant experience (cashflow or mortgage modeling) Bond/cashflow modeling tools experience Technical Skills SQL, Excel and VBA (Must have) C++ (nice to have) Need someone who can start quickly and contribute immediately

The Modeling and Analytics Lead is a dynamic, self-motivated individual, able to work as a collaborative member of the Modeling and Analytics team to support the development of a Bond Administration application. This will include the maintenance of bond payment models, troubleshooting of bond payment differences, and providing requirements for application defects and enhancements.

Key Job Functions:

• Reverse engineer and maintain deal level pay rules used to calculate multi-class securitization factors and payments
• Onboard securities/deals to facilitate bond administration, bond disclosure and IRS tax calculations and reporting
• Participate in status meetings with clients and other key stakeholders
• Collaborate with product owners and key stakeholders to identify and implement system and process improvement opportunities
• Develop queries, analyses, or reports from applications for operations or management staff of assigned business unit(s), or develop specifications for such queries or analyses to be performed by others

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Finance, technical discipline, or industry related experience

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years with 3 years of related experience in the Mortgage-backed Securities industry.
• Knowledge of MBS and the housing finance industry
• Strong analytical and technical skillset (e.g. SQL, VBA, C++) including Excel formulas and functions
• Experience with Intex or related software a plus
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Strong team player and has the capacity to work collaboratively and effectively with cross functional teams in a fast-paced environment
• Lead/participate in testing and acceptance of newly developed platform functionality

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, problem solving skills
• Strong ability to work independently and manage one s time
• Process improvement knowledge, risk management knowledge
• Data Reporting knowledge, Mortgage-Backed Securities Knowledge