Valuation Control/Data Analytics-Vice President

You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in valuation control. You have found the right team.

As a Vice President in our Valuation Control Group (VCG), you will spend each day defining, refining, and delivering set goals for our firm. You will lead the Analytics book of work, which involves analyzing business requirements, designing, constructing, testing, and generating data insights and visualizations. Additionally, you will produce operational reports to aid in managerial decision-making and conduct ad-hoc analysis to cater to the needs of all internal partners, utilizing a range of data sources.

Our Valuation Control Group (VCG) is organized along business lines, including Corporate & Investment Bank (Macro Products, Credit, Equities, Securitized Products, IB Risk), CIO, Treasury & Corporate (CTC), Asset Management, Consumer & Community Banking (CCB), and Commercial Banking (CB). Clients of the group include senior management, business heads, regulators, and both internal and external audit.

Job responsibilities

• Ensure compliance by performing price verification and benchmarking of valuations, calculating valuation adjustments, and accurately reporting in financial statements, adhering to VCG standards, accounting, and regulatory standards.
• Analyze data by performing data mining and analytics to solve problems and deliver high-quality data insights and visualizations.
• Build sophisticated tools by utilizing advanced statistical tools and algorithms for data analysis to enhance the accuracy and depth of insights, supporting informed decision-making and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Operations by analyzing business requirements to design, build, test, and implement new capabilities.
• Manage data by understanding and utilizing appropriate data sources while ensuring adherence to team standards.
• Mitigate risk through proactive engagement in continuous process improvement, root cause analysis, and collaboration with VCG Product Owners, working as part of an agile team.
• Engage in continuous learning of new tools and technologies, and contribute to value-added projects related to Business, Risk, and Finance initiatives.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience and Education: Over 8 years of experience in a similar role, with a graduate degree in finance, engineering, mathematics, statistics or data science. 
• Technical Proficiency: Experience in SQL, Python, Databricks, Cloud or other enterprise technologies, along with advanced knowledge of MS Excel and  MS PowerPoint
• Communication and Analytical Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, coupled with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to provide sound recommendations to management.
• Complex Product Understanding and Valuation Knowledge: Ability to understand complex products, analyze transaction and process flows, and possess an understanding of valuation concepts related to financial products and derivatives, along with basic accounting knowledge.
• Task Management and Prioritization: Demonstrated ability to efficiently prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Business Intelligence and Data Analysis: Expert knowledge of Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau, Databricks and Python, enhancing data analysis and visualization capabilities.