Secondary Marketing Analyst

About Us:
ALM First Financial Advisors is a leading, trusted strategic partner for depository institutions, offering an array of financial advisory services. Since 1995, our expertise in asset liability management, fixed income portfolio management and hedging, has allowed us to deliver deeper insights into financial institutions’ balance sheets, strengthening their financial performance and building efficiencies. With more than $75 billion of investments under management. ALM First is an SEC-registered investment advisor, acting as an unbiased third party, offering commission-free, fee-based services to over 350 financial institutions nationwide.

Job Summary:
This position will help optimize the hedging, pricing, sale, and management of mortgage loans in the secondary market.  By analyzing market trends, investor demands, regulatory compliance, and loan characteristics, you will help assist in mitigating risks associated with interest rate risk movement, while helping to ensure the maximum profitable return.  This role will also support Lock Desk functions for clients.

Location: Remote (candidates must currently reside in the Pacific Time Zone)

Responsibilities:
•  Balance mortgage pipeline exposure through the efficient execution of TBA MBS trading to offset the interest rate risk associated with hedging a mortgage pipeline.
•  Collaborate with clients to align loan sales strategies. Execute loans sales while utilizing a best-execution strategy.
•  Regularly review, scrub, and analyze the mortgage pipeline at a loan level to ensure maximum profitability from a pipeline level.
•  Stay updated on secondary market trends, interest rate movements, and economic indicators that affect mortgage-backed securities (MBS) pricing. Adjust strategy as demand permits.
•  Provide detailed reporting and analysis on loan sales, interest rate risk, profitability, hedge strategies, and investor activity.
•  Executing Lock Desk responsibilities for clients.

Qualifications:
•  1-2 years of experience in secondary marketing exposure and interest rate risk.
•  Strong written and verbal communication skills. Excel knowledge, SQL experience, and financial modeling preferred.
•  Understanding of the secondary market, loan sales, MBS structuring, and investor behavior.

•  Attention to detail is critical. Ability to analyze large sets of data and maintain accuracy in reporting and analysis.

Minimum Education Qualification
•  None. Determination to produce best possible results for clients while working in peak team cohesion is the baseline of expectation.

ALM FIRST STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
ALM First believes deeply in equality and strongly supports diversity and inclusion. We will continue our commitment to financial inclusion for all Americans as we serve the clients providing critical financial resources to the communities that need them most. We are always looking athow we can improve our own policies and practices to encourage diversity through the use of our designated committee.

Equal Employment Opportunity: ALM First has a commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: ALM First values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. ALM First provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [email protected] or via telephone at +1 800 752 4628 (U.S.).