IFC – International Finance Corporation Looking for Financial Analyst at Washington, DC Full Time

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2023, IFC committed a record $43.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

IFC Treasury Valuation and Analytics is seeking a dynamic and motivated Financial Analyst to provide Treasury Middle Office support. The Financial Analyst will work in maintaining and managing selected data in relevant Treasury systems in addition to supporting the calculation and daily or periodical reporting of performance calculation, attribution and risk reporting. In addition, the analyst will also provide support to the valuation functions of the team and support the team in activities such as: leveling activities for IFC issued bonds and reconcile MTM between IFC and its counterparties.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain and implement automated internal portfolio’s benchmark capture.
• Static data maintenance.
• Ensure and adopt the appropriate data quality standards within the functions the unit performs or oversees.
• Run daily market data downloads, perform validation, troubleshoot errors, maintain manual curves.
• Monitor, check quality of the data, investigate anomalies and react on various processes for report generation within the scope of the team’s mandate.
• Support the daily and period-end performance and attribution calculation.
• Support activities related to the performance calculation.
• Provide as needed support specific to the valuation function, including but not limited to the valuation and pricing calculation, Bond Price Verification, Leveling, valuation reconciliation.
• Prepare and maintain documentation of individual and group work.
• Implement productivity enhancing utilities and application.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and reporting to clients.
• Perform guidelines compliance monitoring.
• Reconcile MTM between IFC and counterparties.
• Categorize IFC issued bonds into different levels.
• provide bond valuation through market quote or internal models.
• Work on process automation.
• Keep abreast of the industry’s standard processes and technologies used.
• Assist in additional projects as needed within TVA.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Finance, Business, Engineering, or another quantitative subject area) with at least 2 years of relevant market experience or an undergraduate degree in a quantitative field with at least 4 years of relevant work experience in finance and investments such as portfolio management, market or credit Risk, or investment performance.
• Knowledge of fixed income mathematics, financial derivatives and information technology.
• Strong analytical skills.
• High degree of motivation to improve productivity and efficiency using computer system.
• Careful attention to details and reliability of the output.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Self-motivated and able to work in an international team.
• Excellent communication skills to explain the logic behind the analysis.
• Dedication to the daily production of accurate reports.
• College degree from a quantitative field such as Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Physics and/or experience in fixed-income analysis will be preferred.
• Proficiency in Python is highly preferred. Exposure to additional languages including VBA, C++, Oracle (or other RDBMS), SQL and Excel in order to maintain and improve existing reporting applications will be a big plus.
• Ideal candidate would have hands-on experience with Python frameworks such as Django and Flask as well as front-end development tools such as HTML, CSS and JS.
• Knowledge of data visualization tools such as PowerBI and Tableau.
• Experience with Data science including machine learning and AI applications.
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters, Summit (Misys) will be an advantage.

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The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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