BECU

Quantitative Financial Analyst

BECU$106K — $130K *
US-Anywhere
+ 10 other locationsRemote
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or PhD in Financial Engineering or related quantitative field.
  • Expertise in quantitative and financial modeling with experience in developing and applying models.
  • Strong knowledge of fixed income, interest rate risk, and portfolio risk management concepts.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python and Excel/VBA for analytics and automation.
  • Ability to independently solve complex problems and challenge assumptions.

Responsibilities

  • Apply quantitative analysis to aid Treasury and business leaders in decision-making.
  • Support analysis across key metrics like NII sensitivity and stress testing.
  • Enhance and improve existing financial models based on business needs.
  • Develop new quantitative models to address arising business challenges.
  • Modernize pricing models and analytics within the Snowflake environment.
  • Apply fixed income valuation concepts to balance sheet hedging activities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to explain models and enhance governance.

Benefits

  • 401(k) company match up to 3% and annual 4% contribution by BECU.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families.
  • Paid time off (PTO) and a flexible Exchange Program.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education.
  • Volunteer time off and donation matching through BECU Cares.
Full Job Description

PAY RANGE

The Target Pay Range for this position is $106,600.00-$130,100.00 annually. The full Pay Range is $82,900.00 - $154,000.00 annually. At BECU, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, experience, and education or training. Should an offer for employment be made, we will consider individual qualifications. In addition to your salary, compensation incentives are available for the hired applicant. Incentives are performance based and targets vary by role.

BENEFITS – because people helping peoplestarts with supporting you

  • 401(k) Company Match (up to 3%)

  • 4% annual contribution to your 401(k) by BECU

  • Medical, Dental and Vision (family contributions as well)

  • PTO Program + Exchange Program

  • Tuition Reimbursement Program

  • BECU Cares volunteer time off + donation match

To join our dynamic team, we require candidates to be residents of WA,OR,ID, AZ, TX, GA, NC, VA, CA, or SC.Ifyourelocatedin Washington state and within a reasonable driving distance from Tukwila, we arerequestingthat you come into our HQ on Tuesdays & Wednesdays. For those candidates that live outside the commute distance of TFC and in any of our approved remote work locations, this role will be remote. Remote or onsite, we are committed to ensuring you are fully engaged and included in our collaborative environment.

IMPACT YOULL MAKE

As aQuantitative Financial Analyst,youllbring quantitative thinking, financial modeling, and technology together to help BECU make smarter Treasury and balance sheet decisions.

Youllapply your understanding offixed income, interest rate risk, financial modeling, and codingto complex challenges across Asset Liability Management (ALM), mortgage and balance sheet hedging, pricing, profitability, and portfolio risk. Youwontsimply produce reportsyoulldig into the models and assumptions behind them,identifyopportunities to improve how we measure risk and performance, and turn quantitative analysis into insights leaders can act on.

Youdontneed to come in knowing every aspect of Treasury or mortgage hedging.Werelooking for someone with a strong quantitative foundation, curiosity, and the ability to independently solve complex problems and quicklylearnthe business behind the models.

WHAT YOU4LL DO

  • Turn Quantitative Analysis into Decisions:Apply financial modeling and quantitative analysis to help Treasury and business leaders understand interest rate risk, profitability, portfolio behavior, and balance sheet opportunities.

  • Advance ALM & Risk Analytics:Support analysis across NII and Economic Value/EVE sensitivity, duration and convexity, scenario and stress testing, deposit behavior, loan prepayments, and other balance sheet risk measures.

  • Enhance Financial Models:Understand existing Treasury models, challenge assumptions, recommend improvements,maintainmodel parameters, and extend analytical capabilities as business needsevolve.

  • Build New Solutions:Develop quantitative models and analytical applications when new questions arise, translating ambiguous business problems into structured analytical solutions.

  • Modernize Pricing Analytics:Support the transition of pricing models to Snowflake and help build stronger attribution and sensitivity analytics supporting offset center P&L and profitability insights.

  • Support Portfolio & Hedging Decisions:Apply fixed income valuation, derivatives, duration, convexity, and risk-management concepts to mortgage portfolio and broader balance sheet hedging activities.

  • Automate & Scale:Use Python and Excel/VBA to automate processes, improve analytical workflows, and create more efficient and scalable solutions.

  • Partner Across the Business:Collaborate with Treasury, Enterprise Risk Management, Credit Risk, Product, and portfolio leaders to explain models, support validation, and helpestablishmeaningful guardrails and guidelines.

  • Strengthen Model Governance:Maintainmodel documentation, assumptions, and parameters while navigatingappropriate modelgovernance and validation processes.

Thisisn4tjust about buildingmodels.It4sabout understanding what the numbers mean, asking the right questions, and using quantitative analysis to influence decisions that strengthen BECU.

WHAT YOU4LL GAIN

  • Hands-on exposure to ALM, interest rate risk, fixed income, mortgage hedging, pricing, and balance sheet strategy

  • Opportunities to build, enhance, and modernize quantitative models that directly support Treasury decision-making

  • Experience applying advanced analytics to real-world financial and portfolio challenges

  • Opportunities to work across Treasury, Risk, Credit, Product, and portfolio management teams

  • Exposure to modern analytical environments, including Python, Snowflake, automation, and AI-assisted development

  • The opportunity to deepen your Treasuryexpertisewhile bringing fresh quantitative thinking to complex business problems

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master4s degree or PhD in Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Physics, or a closely related quantitative field.

  • Quantitative and financial modelingexpertise, withdemonstratedexperience developing, applying, or enhancing financial or statistical models; strong knowledge of fixed income, interest rate risk, valuation, duration, convexity, derivatives, and portfolio risk management; and advancedproficiencyin Python and Excel/VBA.

  • Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex and ambiguous problems, challenge assumptions, improve analytical approaches, and translate quantitative findings into clear insights for diverse audiences, with the curiosity and learning agility to quickly build knowledge across Treasury and financial concepts.

Desired Qualifications

  • Applied experience with Asset Liability Management (ALM), Treasury analytics, FTP, capital management, balance sheet strategy, or profitability analytics.

  • Experience with NII/EVE sensitivity analysis, deposit behavioral modeling, loan prepayment modeling, scenario analysis, or stress testing.

  • Experience with mortgage hedging, fixed income portfolio management,derivativesanalytics, rates/trading support, investment analytics, or other interest-rate hedging environments.

  • Experience building quantitative models from scratch through professional experience, internships, or graduate-level projects.

  • Experience with Snowflake, Git/GitHub, or similar modern data and development environments.

  • Experience using AI-assisted development or AI pair-programming tools as part of an analytical or coding workflow.

  • Experience within a bank, credit union, mortgage company, financial services organization, or consulting environment is helpful but notrequired.

JOIN THE JOURNEY

Ready to put your quantitative skills to work on financial decisions that matter?

At BECU,youllhave the opportunity to go beyond producing analysis.Youllchallenge assumptions, improve models, solvenew problems, and help leaders understand what the numbers mean for our balance sheet, our business, and our members.

Whether your experience comes from Treasury, fixed income, quantitative finance, consulting, graduate research, or another analytical environment, if you bring a strong quantitative foundation, curiosity, and the drive to solve complex financial problems, we want to hear from you.

Embrace the opportunity to grow with us. Apply now, bring yourexpertiseto the table, andlet4sachieve excellence together at BECU. Your journey of influence, innovation, and impactful contribution starts now.

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About BECU

BECU is a credit union originally established to serve employees of The Boeing Company. Today, it is the largest credit union in Washington State and the fourth largest in the United States. BECU offers a range of financial services including checking and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, and investment services. The credit union is committed to giving back to the community and has donated millions of dollars to local organizations and causes.
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