Financial Services Risk Management, Structured Finance - Transactions, Staff

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.  At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.  

Primary location for this role is in NY.

 

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management and Insurance. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team!  

 

The opportunity 

The Structured Finance group, is a group within FSO that specializes in addressing varying needs of market participants in the securitization marketplace across asset classes, including asset- backed securities (ABS), commercial mortgage- backed securities (CMBS), residential mortgage- backed securities (RMBS) and collateralized loan obligations (CLO). The securitization market is a dynamic marketplace, continuously evolving with new regulations and technological advances every day. This a great opportunity to work in this fast-paced environment, support diverse engagement teams and work with a wide variety of clients on strategic and global priority accounts.  

 

Your key responsibilities 

The Structured Finance Valuation Analysis and Pricing (VAP) Team provides an array of services to the firm's audit clients in the analysis of their portfolios of fixed income investments, including ABS, CMBS, RMBS and CLOs.

• Supporting engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
• Leveraging market knowledge and third party technology platforms in order to provide in depth analysis on structured product securities
• Creating cashflow models for securitized products and discussing modeling methodologies and assumptions with clients and audit teams
• Establishing relationships with client personnel
• Remaining current on new developments in consulting services capabilities and industry knowledge

 

Skills and attributes for success
Strong leadership, teaming, technical and relationship- building skills and integrity. These skills along with having a consistent commitment to delivering only the highest quality of work products to your clients, will allow you to easily integrate into the Structured Finance VAP team and reach your professional development goals. 

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree and approximately 2 years structured finance experience or Master's degree and approximately 1 years structured finance experience.  Degree in finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, engineering or a related discipline; MBA or MS preferred
• Highly organized, detail oriented and excellent prioritization skills with a commitment to meeting deadlines with minimal supervision
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Modeling and valuation experience with fixed income securities
• Flexibility and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary to meet client deadlines; valid driver's license and passport to meet travel requirements
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Bloomberg, Intex, Moody's Wall Street Analytics, Citigroup Yieldbook and transparency tools of pricing vendors
• Strong communication skills 

 

Ideally, you'll also have

• Prior structured finance exper