Financial Analyst (Middle Office Trading Desk)
U.S. Bank · Minneapolis, MN · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$65k–$76k/yrFull-time
Job Description
The Middle Office Derivative (MO) Financial Analyst supports front office derivative desks in the execution and confirmation of transactions, including but not limited to interest rate swaps, xVa swaps, and cross-currency trades. The analyst collaborates with various stakeholders to facilitate both new and existing transactions.
Responsibilities
- Provide any ad hoc reporting needed for various transactions
- Implement any necessary controls
- Build, enhance, and maintain reporting analysis tools utilizing Power BI, Excel, SQL and Python
- Support monitoring and ad-hoc reporting requests by internal risk partners (Audit, Compliance, Asset Liability Management)
- Respond to various inquiries
- Leverage quantitative and analytical skills and partner with Operations to identify control improvement and process flow
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Typically less than one year of related experience
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity middle office environments, funding and liquidity
- Knowledge regarding loan structures, derivatives, and securitizations
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Python, VBA, SQL and other programming skills & experience is a plus
- Experience designing dashboards and their related data models in Power BI
- Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in applicable field
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
Pay Range
$64,855.00 - $76,300.00