Responsibilities
Assist with or initiate the development, implementation and interpretation of complex financial analysis projects to support the division's needs in the areas of market research and portfolio analytics. Research publicly available government demographic and industry data, purchased commercial real estate operating and market data, and performance data from our loan portfolio to analyze relative to benchmarks, identify trends, and summarize results. Identify and research new sources of data. Identify and resolve data integrity issues. Administer and manage new and existing contracts with data providers. Monitor activity by external technical real estate consultants. Coordinate presentation techniques for effective reporting to include hard copy and web media. Prepare market ratings for major U.S. cities on a quarterly cycle. Report monthly on project status for construction loans. Provide timely response to ad hoc reports needed to support various groups within the Division. Participate in special projects involving teams from within and without the work group. Job requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills may be acquired; three years experience in a financial analysis environment.
Additional Specifications
Additional Information:
Work on leveraging developed Java frameworks to improve research development and implementation of prototype financial models and applications.
Additional Skills:
· Good Java (J2SE, JAXB, JDBC) programming skills.
· Good understanding of RDMBS platforms, preferably Sybase and DB2 UDB.
· Basic understanding of UNIX/Linux Operating Systems and Shell scripting.
· Experience with SQL (performance tuning/optimization) a plus.
· Background/knowledge of Finance, Economics, and/or Fixed Income a plus.
· Must be a team player striving for high quality with the ability to work independently.
Conditions of Employment
Freddie Mac will consider applicants who require H-1B sponsorship, but only if the applicant has at least three years of H status remaining out of the original six years of permissible H status. In order to be considered for permanent residence sponsorship, the individual must be employed with the company for 12 months and meet or exceed annual performance objectives established by their management team. This is a minimum requirement for sponsorship. The decision whether to sponsor an individual for nonimmigrant or immigrant status rests exclusively with Freddie Mac.
Closing Statement
Freddie Mac is a shareholder-owned Fortune 500 company with an important public mission: to make home possible for more of America's families. To do this, we need smart, creative people from diverse backgrounds who want to make a difference in other people's lives as well as their own. We demonstrate our commitment to employees by providing a comprehensive Total Rewards Program. Freddie Mac is an equal opportunity employer who firmly supports and recognizes the value of diversity. EOE, M/F/D/V.
