Associate, Financial Institutions Adivsory at Berkeley Research Group, LLC – Washington, District of Columbia

BRG is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Position Title: Associate, Financial Institutions Adivsory

Location: Washington, DC

Position Type: Full time

Requisition ID: JR100678

Description: We do Consulting Differently

BRG’s Financial Institution Advisory practice specializes in helping commercial banks, consumer finance companies, credit unions, mortgage banks, capital market participants and insurance companies solve pressing business issues. The group brings a mix of functional experts—including CPAs, CFAs, CROs, CRCMs, FRMs, former regulators, financial modelers, technologists, former bankers, and longtime consultants—to address immediate risks and drive tangible benefits.

The team of experts are looking for highly energetic, junior level financial professionals who are eager to build on their experience working in financial services and the banking industry. This person will use their solid analytical ability and strong organizational skills to solve complex problems. The work will involve both execution and oversight of engagement work streams that may be either qualitative or quantitative in nature, and responsibilities include: business process reviews, current state assessments, developing roadmaps to improve operations, compliance or control, assisting clients with technology enablement and dashboard reporting, financial and accounting reviews, management of junior staff, design of statistical and financial analysis, modeling of financial data and markets, quality control, development and presentation of client deliverables, management of existing client relationships, industry research, and expansion of business.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with senior professionals to execute various financial institution advisory projects related to financial risk management including credit risk, valuation, capital planning, and stress-testing, liquidity, resolution planning, and model risk management. Functional areas of work encompass regulatory, risk and controls; finance and accounting; technology enablement; and business process optimization.
• Works on data intensive projects, including analytics, governance, and manipulation, to support a variety of financial risk initiatives.
• Plan and manage all aspects or certain aspects of client engagements depending on their size and complexity.
• Delegate assignments to staff, instruct and monitor progress, and review work product for completeness and accuracy.
• Develop analyses and financial models using transactional data and/or financial data.
• Generate client deliverables and make valuable contributions to expert reports.
• Manage client relationships and communicate results and work products as appropriate.

• Demonstrate creativity and efficient use of relevant software tools, analytical methods and computer models to develop solutions.

• Participate in group practice meetings, contribute to business development initiatives and office functions such as staff training and recruiting.
• Prioritize assignments and responsibilities in order to meet goals and deadlines.

Financial Industry / Product Knowledge

Prior work experience with Financial Institutions involved with the following activities is required:

• Banking (community / regional / money center / international / international branch)
• Mortgage (originators, servicers, secondary marketing, GSEs)
• Auto Finance
• Student Loans
• Commercial Loans
• Equipment Finance
• Deposits
• Capital Markets
• Derivatives
• Structured Products
• Insurance
• Capital Planning
• Liquidity Planning

Functional Capabilities

Prior skills or experience working in the following topical areas is highly preferred:

• Risk and Control Assessments;
• Process mapping/flows;
• Assessment of compliance with consumer regulations (CFPB / OCC / Federal Reserve / State Law Requirements);
• Business process remediation;
• Consumer compliance testing and financial harm analysis;
• Business analysts (user requirement development / user acceptance testing);
• Credit risk management;
• Financial risk management;
• Quantitative analytics;
• Valuation of financial instruments;
• Project / program managers;
• AML / BSA / KYC / OFAC;
• BCBS 239;
• Capital planning and stress testing;
• Capital markets compliance; and / or,R, SAS, Python and/or SQL programmers.
• RPA, current knowledge of AI used for segmentation, pricing/complaint analysis.

Basic Qualifications

• A degree (e.g., BS, BBA, with a focus in business) in accounting, finance, economics, statistics, or a related field.
• Prior work experience with a focus on financial services.
• Strong PowerPoint presentation skills/techniques. Ability to create decks and agendas that provide robust transparency as to project status.
• Proven capability with MS Excel. A desire to expand those capabilities is required, as is the ability to train others to use such tools.
• Desire and ability to manage processes and other more junior staff, as necessary.
• Commitment to producing high quality analyses and attention to details.
• Keen interest in economic or financial analyses and research.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Desire to work within a team environment.

Salary Range: $80,000-$90,000

About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise purpose-built for agility and connectivity, which sets us apart—and gets you ahead.

At BRG, our top-tier professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of proven real-world experience to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges for organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives that, when paired with our global reach and resources, make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen.

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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