Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Sr Financial Institution Policy Analyst, FMI Oversight- RBOPS (Finance)
Position Requirements:
A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public policy, economics, or another related field and a minimum of 4 years of related experience, or a master's degree in a related field and 3 years of related experience.
Senior Financial Institution and Policy Analysts must be able to immediately contribute to the success of work requiring the following competencies and be able to serve as an advisor to provide insight in their application:
Reviews and Examinations: The ability to participate in or lead reviews and/or examinations of Reserve Banks or other financial institutions
Risk Management: The ability to utilize risk management principles to evaluate and mitigate potential risks
Knowledge of Financial Markets and Institutions: The ability to apply an understanding of how financial markets and institutions are impacted by changes in regulations and policy and vise-versa
Knowledge of Relevant Policy: The ability to interpret, apply and recommend changes as needed to policies specific to areas of responsibility
Knowledge of Relevant Law and Regulation: The ability to interpret and apply law and regulations related to areas of responsibility; evaluate the impact of changes in law and/or regulations
Financial Analysis: The ability to conduct financial analyses to identify patterns, trends, or themes in financial or operational data
Remarks:
This position will primarily be responsible for conducting the Federal Reserve Board's oversight of systemically important Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) including central counterparties, payments systems, and securities settlement systems. These FMIs are critically important to the functioning of the US financial system and span a wide range of asset classes including securities (equities, Treasuries, mortgage-backed securities, etc.) and financial derivatives (options, futures, swaps, etc). The Senior Financial Institution Policy Analyst will assess the financial and operational risk management practices at the FMIs and will interact directly with other analysts in the Federal Reserve system, staff at other US and international regulatory authorities, and senior management at the FMIs.
Past experience in one of the following areas is a plus: Financial Market Infrastructure or bank supervision, policy or analysis; capital markets or trading; financial risk management including stress testing, value-at-risk modeling, derivative pricing, counterparty credit risk management; or operational risk management.
A writing sample may be requested. This position is located in Washington, DC and will not be a full time remote role.