Join a Challenger
Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what’s possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. If you’re not afraid of taking on big challenges and redefining the future, you belong with us. You’ll get to work with people who will encourage you to reach new heights. We like to keep things fun, ask questions and learn together.
We are a big (and growing!) family. Overall we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $125 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform (eqbank.ca) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.
The Work
The Capital Markets department is responsible for evaluation, execution and maintenance of securitization and secured funding transactions. The department also provides analytical and valuation support to other business units within the Bank. The incumbent will be spending most of his/her time maintaining existing transactions and will periodically be involved in ad-hoc projects.
Maintenance of Existing Securitization Transactions (50%)
- Maintain various Excel financial models, update with transactional datamonthly.
- Provide month-end valuations for NHA MBS and CMB transactions
- Produce month-end reporting.
- Validate requests for collateral from counterparties.
- Review NHA MBS cashflow models and hedge transaction details provided by 3rd parties.
- Perform sales of replacement assets into the CMB (“Canada Mortgage Bond”) program.
Acquisition of Mortgages from 3rd Parties (25%)
- Perform AML review of mortgages offered for sale to Equitable.
- Pricepurchased mortgages.
- Execute interest rate hedges related to the purchased mortgages.
Other (25%)
- Provide transaction settlement support (gather transaction evidence, enter trade details into the settlement system, obtain signatures for and execute wires).
- Recommend and implement improvements to various cashflows and valuation models.
- Prepare data files for submission to mortgage insurers.
- Prepare data files for un-insured securitization programs.
- Provide daily market rate updates using data from Bloomberg.
Let's Talk About You!
- 2 years of work experience related to the financial/mortgage industry; securitization, fixed income, or treasury would be an asset.
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Math or related field.
- Solid understanding of key financial and fixed income concepts (yield curve, net present value, duration, etc.), at least basic understanding of interest rate derivatives.
- Good understanding of the mortgage mechanics and related math; i.e. amortization, pre-payments etc.
- An understanding of accounting principles, as it relates to fixed income.
- Keen interest in financial markets and financial engineering, strong desire and ability to learn new financial concepts.
- Strong attention to details.
- Excellent analytical, modeling and critical thinking abilities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to function independently, be proactive in using internal and external resources to achieve results.
- Comfortable interacting with all levels of the organization, including the most senior management members.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel.
What we offer [For full-time permanent roles]
💰 Competitive discretionary bonus
✨ Market leading RRSP match program
🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
📝 Employee Share Purchase Plan
👶🏽 Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one
🏝 Generous vacation policy and personal days
🖥 Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
🎓 Annual professional development allowance and a comprehensive Career Development program
💛 A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience
Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion. Our organization is stronger and our employees thrive when we honour and celebrate everyone’s diverse experiences and perspectives. In tandem with that commitment, we support and encourage our staff to grow not just in their career path, but personally as well.
We commit to providing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment for all applicants. Please let us know of any accommodations needed so that you can bring your best self to the application process and beyond. All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check and credit check to qualify for hire. While we appreciate your interest in applying, an Equitable recruiter will only contact leading candidates whose skills and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
