Investor Relations Lead

Investment & Capital Markets Finance Team Lead

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The Investment & Capital Markets (I&CM) Finance team is responsible for the accounting, business decision support, financial results analysis, forecasting, profitability and performance analysis, capital reporting, and budgeting and expense management support for the Investments and Capital Markets division.

The corporate capital and financial planning (C&FP) team is responsible for corporate level aggregation of segment financial planning, forecasting and analysis. The team is also responsible for resolution planning, investor relations, capital management and reporting under the enterprise risk capital framework, and internal and external stress testing (including our annual regulatory stress testing as required under the Dodd Frank Act (DFAST)).

Our team's central role is to be a close and reliable partner to senior management, providing a variety of insights from regular business and market updates to ad hoc strategic and financial analysis. This includes producing executive dashboards, comparative peer and competitor analysis, and reporting on the company's performance against its corporate goals. In addition, we support Freddie Mac's earnings release process and are responsible for preparing presentations for senior management.

The investor relations lead role will be supporting the investor relations function, management reporting and financial analysis. The ideal candidate will have an advanced understanding of financial forecasting, modeling and analysis techniques with experience in creating financial and valuation models based on earnings, balance sheet and capital. The hired incumbent will also be responsible for supporting financial analysis and management reporting.

Develop and maintain a comprehensive financial model to forecast and analyze the firm's earnings and financial valuation from an external perspective with capability to run earnings and valuation sensitivities based on multiple drivers.

Analyze the drivers of valuation and provide insights for enhancing business performance and valuation.

Support preparation of presentation materials and back-up documentation for earnings releases, investor and rating agency messaging, etc. partnering with the business finance and corporate communications team.

Monitor and analyze market trends, peer performance, and industry developments to highlight potential impacts on Freddie Mac to senior management.

Perform benchmarking reviews of all aspects of investor communications and provide findings and recommendations.

Implement investor relations related process enhancements based on external benchmarking.

An undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration or another related field is required. Advanced degree or professional certification, such as CPA MBA or equivalent preferred.

Minimum of 8 years of related full-time work experience.

Strong business acumen and analytical skills with prior work experience in areas related to investor relations, ratings, financial analytics, management, investment banking, and / or capital management.

Experience in developing external-facing financial valuation model using advanced Excel and / or other tools.

Experience with financial reporting and forecasting in an FP&A environment, including analyzing financial statements and corporate results.

Knowledge of the secondary mortgage market, financial statements and business practices, Dodd Frank Stress Testing (DFAST), and the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (ERCF) and / or Basel capital framework is preferred.

Ability to think critically, analyze problems and develop creative and practical solutions.

Ability to collaborate, build and maintain relationships. Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and interact effectively across different levels in the organization superiors, peers and subordinates.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to develop presentations and management dashboards.

Proactive and adept at working within a highly complex environment in a timely manner with limited supervision.

Strong communication skills

Team player

Proactive

Ability to solve complex and unstructured problems

High degree of organization and efficiency with demonstrated attention to detail while delivering against tight deadlines

Comfortable with ambiguity and working in a fast-paced environment

Must be able to adjust and adapt to changes in the current processes in order to meet management / company's changing needs

Time management skills are essential