Senior Business Analyst, Credit Loss Forecasting

capitalone; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Business Analyst in Credit Loss Forecasting to review and challenge forecast models across lines of business. You will influence quarterly allowances and annual stress testing with rigorous analysis and strategic thinking.

In this role you will partner with Capital One Credit Risk Management, Finance, and other teams to develop robust loss frameworks, perform pressure tests, and communicate findings clearly to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience performing analysis.
• Bachelor's or Master's in a quantitative field by start date.
• Proficiency in financial analysis and risk forecasting.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify explicit and implicit assumptions, limitations and weaknesses of credit loss estimation frameworks and raise conceptual or tactical challenges to pressure test the appropriateness of the loss projections.
• Support step-change improvements in credit loss estimation frameworks by connecting drivers of future consumer credit trends to historical behavior, creating risk models, and testing hypotheses using rigorous monitoring and analysis.
• Help to develop, enhance and implement sustainable processes to identify, communicate, and document challenges to the loss estimation approaches and their resolution.
• Work closely with colleagues across Capital One Credit Risk Management, Finance and other teams to drive effective oversight of loss forecasts.
• A proven track record of problem solving based on analytics and strong quantitative orientation.
• Be able to prioritize among competing priorities while bringing a healthy, diligent, yet empathetic approach to the oversight function.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Quantitative skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in quantitative field

Master's in quantitative field

MBA with quantitative concentration

Tools

SQL

Job description

Senior Business Analyst, Credit Loss Forecasting

As a Senior Business Analyst in Liquidity Market Capital Risk Oversight (LMCRO), you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to review and challenge the credit loss forecasts for our various lines of business that inform the Company’s quarterly allowance and annual stress testing estimates. And you will do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to take on new responsibility, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Analysis: Identify explicit and implicit assumptions, limitations and weaknesses of credit loss estimation frameworks and raise conceptual or tactical challenges to pressure test the appropriateness of the loss projections
• Managing Credit Risk: Support step-change improvements in credit loss estimation frameworks by connecting drivers of future consumer credit trends to historical behavior, creating risk models, and testing hypotheses using rigorous monitoring and analysis
• Execution: Help to develop, enhance and implement sustainable processes to identify, communicate, and document challenges to the loss estimation approaches and their resolution
• Partnership: Work closely with colleagues across Capital One Credit Risk Management, Finance and other teams to drive effective oversight of loss forecasts
• Strategic & analytic orientation: A proven track record of problem solving based on analytics. Conceptual thinking skills must be complemented by a strong quantitative orientation, given that a large part of the role is based on rigorous analytic credit risk management
• Strong judgment, leadership and integrity: Be able to prioritize among competing priorities while bringing a healthy, diligent, yet empathetic approach to the oversight function
• Strong communication skills: Great written and oral communication credentials, coupled with strategic influencing skills and the ability to drive agreement through intellect, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Clear results orientation: Display an intense focus on achieving both short and long term goals. He/she should be able to drive and execute an agenda in an uncertain and fluid environment
• Successful track record of thriving in a fast paced, and dynamic environment.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of professional experience performing analysis
• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date:
  • A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer engineering, Software engineering, Mechanical engineering, Information Systems or a related quantitative field)
  • A Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical engineering, Information Systems or a related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Business or quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Physical Sciences, Math, Statistics, Engineering
• 1+ years of experience in Statistical model building
• 1+ years of experience in market research
• 1+ years of experience in SQL querying
• 2+ years of experience in business analysis
• 1+ years of experience in consulting

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $111,200 - $126,900 for Sr. Business Analyst

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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