Senior Financial Risk Analyst

About the Role

The Senior Financial Risk Analyst will manage existing customer account programs, focusing on risk performance and overall profitability. The role involves deep-dive analysis at the program level, ad-hoc analyses, and identifying opportunities to enhance program performance or increase volume without negatively impacting profitability. The analyst will also develop and manage delinquency and profitability forecasting models.

Responsibilities

• Analyze program-level historical P&L performance to identify revenue opportunities and risk factors such as roll rates and delinquent buckets at an early stage.
• Communicate trends and findings to team members, upper management, and stakeholders via monthly and quarterly PowerPoint presentations.
• Forecast future performance of existing customer programs using Excel-based and/or SAS-based P&L forecast models, assessing variances between forecasted vs. actual results.
• Optimize strategies to grow the company’s bottom line, including testing various fees, credit line increases, and convenience check amounts.
• Develop ad-hoc historical reports to assist with financial analysis as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 5+ years of work experience in Finance, Risk, Analytics, or a similar role in a professional corporate environment.
• 5+ years of advanced use of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, SAS, or SQL.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritize projects, work independently, handle ambiguity, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience analyzing large data sets, developing recommendations, and simplifying findings for presentation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with various departments and teammates.
• Constant desire to learn and grow.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or Mathematics.
• 5+ years of advanced use of Microsoft Excel VBA.
• Experience in the consumer credit card industry.