Quantitative Investment Risk Analyst

Job no: 494190

Work type: Full Time Regular

Location: Nebraska

Categories: Banking, Finance/Accounting

At the direction of management, analyze and evaluate the effects of key risk factors and general market forces on the values of the Company’s portfolios. Develops expertise in quantitative risk analysis and provides such input to interested parties throughout the organization as to contribute to the financial strength of the Company. Assists in the process of disseminated “official” fair values to various parts of the organization. Helps ensure proper valuation of investment portfolios in order to maintain credibility with internal / external auditors, rating agencies and regulators. Supports the measurement and reporting of the Company’s Economic Capital and asset / liability management processes.

Essential Job Functions:

• Learns and becomes familiar with the risk factors and related market prices / benchmarks that determine market values for fixed income securities. Develops financial and technical expertise to calculate fair values for all of the Company’s fixed income securities and mortgages, with oversight and direction from Investment Management officers. Understands structured security deal structures, monthly payment distributions and performance triggers. Perform stress testing on certain issues owned. Quickly identifies the most important structured credit risks associated with a particular investment.
• Provides information to the Asset Valuation and Distressed Assets committees. Records the implementation and documentation of the committee’s decisions regarding fair values.
• Reports and provides input on the impact of various market forces on fair values, cash flows, investment income and other financial measures, both as an explanation of past events and as an analysis of risks to Company’s fixed income portfolios under different economic scenarios. Analyze fixed income portfolio exposure to tail credit default risk and assign capital requirements. Conducts investment performance experience studies.
• Develops solid understanding of the Company’s asset classes as well as its insurance liability product offerings, and serves as a liaison between investment and actuarial professionals. Incorporates liability cash flow information to analyze asset / liability management (ALM) risks, and other market risks related to enterprise value. Supports regulatory risk-based and economic required capital modeling.
• Prepares data and information to use in discussions with various parties, both inside and outside the Company. Internal parties include actuaries, portfolio managers, securities analysts, internal auditors, accountants and information services professionals. Outside parties include external auditors, regulators, rating agencies, and technical staff of software developers.
• Develops and implements computerized solutions to various risk management, valuation, and reporting requirements. This includes the use of Microsoft Office (including Visual Basic for Applications), complex databases and specialized products such as Bondedge Intex, and QRM. Utilize relational databases to retrieve and perform computations on large data sets. Provides requested information to users both inside and outside of Investment Management in a form appropriate to their needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in mathematics, actuarial science, finance or another field with similarly rigorous mathematical requirements.
• A basic understanding of mathematical underpinnings of security pricing, including interest theory, bond pricing, duration and convexity analysis, option pricing, economics and capital markets.
• The ability to work with highly sophisticated computer modeling software and to use Microsoft Office products to analyze, manipulate, and form recommendations based on large data sets.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, ability to work as part of a team in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to travel up to 5%.
• Special Background and Criminal Check (required for all new hires
  
  and internal applicants)
• Credit Check
• This position requires sitting over 66% of the time.
• This position requires Visual Acuity at 20 inches (or less) over 66% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completion of Level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst program.

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Advertised: Feb 8, 2018 09:00 AM Central Standard Time

Applications close: Feb 26, 2018 11:55 PM Central Standard Time