Sr. Analyst, Capital Markets & Analytics

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Sr. Analyst in the Derivatives Middle Office to support corporate treasury and commercial banking through derivatives trade support, risk monitoring, and reporting. The role emphasizes automation, data integrity, and process improvements within a regulated framework.

The candidate should demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills, with knowledge of financial products, treasury/operations, and experience with SQL/Python for automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Military experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in Financial Services.

Responsibilities

• Trade affirmation of Corporate and Commercial OTC derivative activity and P&L validation.
• Hedging checks and reconciliations to support ALM strategy.
• Daily reporting and record retention to comply with Swap Dealer regulations.
• Liaison with counterparties for portfolio reconciliation and discrepancies remediation.
• Monitor derivative clearing and settlement processes.
• Maintain market-data integrity in the system of record.
• Identify opportunities for process and modeling efficiencies, cost reduction, and controls.
• Maintain daily automation controls coded in SQL and Python.
• Create and enhance dashboards using BI tools.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Economics

Tools

Bloomberg

Excel

SQL

Python

Job description

Sr. Analyst, Capital Markets & Analytics The Derivatives Middle Office team, under Capital Markets and Analytics, services the Corporate Treasury and Commercial Banking line of business through derivative trade support for products intended to provide protection against interest rate and FX exposures. The team is responsible for trade maintenance, monitoring of life cycle events and reporting in compliance with Swap Dealer regulations. The Sr. Associate for Derivatives Operations should have financial product or Treasury/Bank Operations knowledge. The candidate should be able to demonstrate solid analytical skills and excellent communication skills. The candidate should also have the initiatives to improve the efficiency of existing processes to support the business needs.

Major Responsibilities

• Trade affirmation of Corporate and Commercial OTC derivative activity, including validating commercial profit & loss
• Perform hedging activities checks and reconciliations to ensure hedge effectiveness of ALM strategy programs
• Execute daily reporting and record retention controls to ensure team adheres to Swap Dealer regulations
• Liaison with counterparties to perform portfolio reconciliation and remediate trade and valuation discrepancies
• Perform and monitor derivative clearing and settlement
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of market data parameters in the system of record that drive model and trade valuations
• Identify opportunities for process and financial modeling efficiencies, cost reduction, and enhanced controls
• Maintain and enhance daily automation controls coded using SQL and python
• Utilize Business Intelligence tools to create and enhance dashboards showcasing relevant trade metrics

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Military experience
• At least 2 years of experience in Financial Services

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Economics
• 2+ years of banking experience within a treasury function, middle office, back office, or a combination
• 2+ years of experience in the use of Bloomberg, Excel, SQL, Python or a combination
• 1+ year of experience in Capital Markets Operations
• Experience with system implementation and user acceptance testing
• Strong problem-solving skills

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new 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. Analyst, Capital Markets & Risk 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.

Benefits and Compensation

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

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.