Job Description:

Senior Data Analyst - Capital Markets

Job Locations

US-CO-Greenwood Village

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits offered by CoBank

Careers with a purpose-stand for something!
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive


• Benefits Packages, including: Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance


• CoBank University robust curriculum -associate training and development, including higher education tuition reimbursement


• Outstanding 401k - up to 9% matching!


• Time-Off Packages - Vacation 15+ days, 10 Paid Sick Days, and 10 Paid Holidays


• Community Impact - United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution


• Associate Resource Groups - creating a culture of diversity and inclusion


• Recognize a fellow associate with "GEM" awards, including a monetary value


• Remote day(s) available


• On-site Fitness Center and Cafe


• ECO transportation pass provided to every Denver associate

Job Description

At CoBank, our Senior Data Analyst-Capital Markets partners with, specializes in, and assists the Capital Markets team to provide perspective on the data related opportunities or solutions relevant to business' products / services (e.g., loans, leases, finance). Serves as the liaison between the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) team and Capital Markets to facilitate discussions regarding strategies, opportunities and challenges. Supports the Capital Markets team across various data management capabilities (e.g., governance, quality, usage, reporting, and analytics) and integrates across various projects and internal and external initiatives by bringing focus relevant to their business group and/or functional area. Functions as a data management subject matter resource, and promotes and implements data management established standards and best practices by embedding them within projects and programs supporting the business group and/or functional area.

Essential Duties

• Interfaces directly with the designated IT and EIM representatives on Capital Markets data and technology strategy, opportunity identification, prioritization and planning sessions.


• Partners with EIM and IT capability design team to ensure that requirements relevant to Capital Markets technology and data needs are captured as part of the business process design and to assess data requirements (reporting, analytics, and tools, platforms) to create solutions that allow for a scalable, more efficient long term strategy.


• Deconstructs, prioritizes and partners with IT and EIM as Capital Markets liaison and business process subject matter expert to propose workable solutions to solve complex business problems using approved capabilities, standards, tools, enablers, and technologies.


• Examines current Capital Markets data, process, tools and systems to identify opportunities to drive growth and opportunities for efficiencies and improvement, including current capital markets database integration with Enterprise Data Warehouse, creation of a sustainable, scalable comps database, buildout of an automated syndication strategy solution and other divisional priorities.


• Leads efforts to partner with other team members, functions (FCBG, Finance, Lending Divisions), or external resources to support business process improvement or technology projects. Coordinates with and leads other Capital Markets associates and key stakeholders to solve and execute on projects.


• Collaborates within EIM, IT and the other business stakeholders to prioritize and rationalize initiatives, creating a strategic roadmap for Capital Markets technology solutions.


• Works with EIM and IT delivery teams' as subject matter expert on impact analysis to identify the need to build new, or leverage existing, solutions.


• Partners with Capital Markets leaders to identify and define new business terms and key performance indications (KPI).


• Serves as an advisor for both peers and project teams on the solutions for which they are responsible.


• Assists management on key decisions through recommendations based on expertise in assigned areas.


• Prepares detailed financial analyses, reports, and recommendations concerning the Syndicated/Sold transactional volume, including the enhancement of existing Tableau dashboards.


• Mines CoBank specific data sets and system-wide data, such as ACBS, CoStar, MDM, CDM and the Loans2 database, to extract and model both buy and sell side activity and impacts on contribution margin between CoBank and System and commercial partners, and periodically update progress towards predetermined goals.


• Utilizes internal CoBank reporting tools to develop models and create reports on Capital Markets profitability and capital and expense allocation, and to assist in the analysis and development of capital plans. Enhance the Capital Markets P&L to deliver historical trend analysis.


• Contributes to the development and maintenance of the Capital Market's business and financial plan, budget and forecast reporting systems.


• Provides transaction support to senior capital markets officers and capital markets team leader. Assists in the marketing and support of capital markets products, including loan syndications, and assists in the development of new products.


• Executes sales and marketing efforts on syndications and loans to be sold to Farm Credit System and commercial bank investors.


• Processes amendments, waivers, and communication with bank groups.


• Drafts offering memoranda and marketing presentations, and performs analytical work involving capital structure and pricing determination.


• Provides competitive pricing and structure analysis, including peer comparisons.


• Participates in special projects, and performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, credit, data management, information technology, or other relevant discipline.


• Eight (8) or more years of relevant experience in finance, credit, business analysis, data management, or information technology; or an appropriate combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the financial services industry, preferably serving in the commercial banking area and/or agricultural industry, strongly preferred.


• Ability to develop a roadmap and vision materials, and facilitate large group discussions for planning, requirements, design and training/implementation phases. Demonstrated knowledge and success facilitating rollouts for business and functional solutions.


• Extensive knowledge of the Farm Credit System and Farm Credit Administration (FCA) statutes and regulatory environment, including the composition of CoBank's affiliated Associations' loan portfolios and credit quality, and Association producer lending.


• Expert knowledge of complex lending, financial structuring and credit arrangements, and bank products.


• Expert knowledge of credit and financial analysis, including cash flow analysis, balance sheet analysis, profitability, liquidity, and solvency analysis and budgeting, forecasting and management reporting of large commercial financial institutions.


• Knowledge of financial reporting systems, with the ability to research and compile data from various CoBank systems, computerized databases, and other research sources. Advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, banking trends and techniques, and their applications.


• Advanced skills performing technical analysis utilizing spreadsheets, database and other technical functions, including relevant systems utilized in the preparation of financial reporting for CoBank.


• Advanced knowledge of financial modeling techniques, with the ability to successfully manage complex financial analysis and reporting projects.


• Excellent analytical, diagnostic and reporting skills, with a high level accuracy and attention to detail in a very complex, collaborative environment.


• Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand the direction, priorities and goals of the organization, and to use analytics to develop effective solutions.


• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively in a team environment.


• Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to make decisions, balance work on multiple projects or programs, and adapt to the changing needs of the business under tight time constraints and competing priorities.


• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management, staff, customers and other stakeholders.


• Knowledge of MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)


• Availability for occasional work outside normal business hours.


• Availability for occasional travel.

Compensation Information

• Estimated Base Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000


• Target short-term incentive opportunity: 15%

About CoBank

CoBank stands strong as a $135 billion enterprise dedicated to the financial needs of rural America. As a national cooperative bank and a proud member of the Farm Credit System it is our mission to serve as a relevant and dependable provider of credit and other value-added financial services. From our headquarters in Denver, Colorado and our regional banking centers across the US, CoBank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states.

CoBank will not sponsor a work visa (e.g. H1B, etc.) to fill this position.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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