Job Description Job Profile Position Overview At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. As a Portfolio Analytics & Strategy Analyst Sr. within PNC's Balance Sheet Analytics & Modeling Group, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Tyson's Corner, VA or downtown Washington, DC. You will play a key role in the development and management of the loan loss reserve for PNC's $82B retail loan portfolio under the new CECL (Current Expected Credit Loss) standard. In this role, you will apply quantitative analytics and conceptual thinking towards the development of solutions for the loan loss reserve. You will work with large datasets, predictive models, and financial and analytical reports. You will develop effective written and verbal communications to share the strategies that you develop. You will work closely with Finance, Independent Risk Management, Data and Business teams. You will cultivate a deeper understanding of PNC's retail portfolio (including residential real estate loans, credit card, automobile, education and other personal loans), drivers of losses on the portfolio and loss forecasting techniques. Ultimately, this role will support PNC's continued sound management of the loan loss reserves and impact PNC's financial statements This Senior Analyst role is responsible for working with the lines of business in creating and developing loss reserve solutions, methodologies and models for PNC's consumer loans portfolio in response to changing business conditions, regulatory environment and accounting policies. The Senior Analyst will also be responsible for testing and validating the solutions during implementation phase as well as executing the solutions and documenting the results post implementation for on-going reserve reporting cycles. A key aspect of the responsibility is also to develop, monitor and refine new forms of analytics on a continuous basis to capture potential risks, track the overall trend and communicate out effectively to loss reserve governing bodies and lines of business in the consumer loss reserve space. Requirements: *BS/BA in STEM related area or Finance / Accounting area. Masters and PhD are a plus. *3 to 5 years of related analytical experience. *Knowledge of Finance and Accounting principles as related to loss reserve. *Knowledge of banking industry and financial services industry. *Knowledge of Loss Reserve Process is a plus. *CFA is a plus *Ability to work with large data sets. *Ability to conceptualize. *Solid verbal communication skills including presentation skills. *Strong technical writing skills. *Programming skills in SAS, R and Python, SQL. *Advanced Excel and PowerPoint Skills. *Ability to act as a self-starter and work well on a team. Please note: PNC will not sponsor work visas for this position. Job Description * Provides financial and regulatory reporting and analyses to maintain adequate controls over the financial and regulatory reporting processes. Responsible for running complex business performance, risk and operational analytics. May include the development of analytical methods/models to assess market, credit and/or operational risk of new and existing financial products. * Leverages business / product expertise to rigorously analyze large datasets, improve risk adjusted returns, deliver profitable growth, and communicate conclusions. Synthesizes analytical results and develops, recommends, and implements business strategies that improve lending decisions, assist in managing risk, increase revenues, reduce exposure to losses, meet business goals, and improve performance. Establishes baselines for strategies and tracks actual performance to expectations. * Applies predictive models, third party data, and other tools to develop and execute appropriate segmentation and targeting for acquisition and portfolio strategies to provide insight into portfolio risk. Manages engagements with internal and external information suppliers ensuring solution is fit for purpose while maintaining appropriate governance and oversight. * Works with business, credit, data, and model development partners to design, develop, and monitor test designs and analytical reporting to track and enhance strategies. Designs / enhances standard reporting suites for regular product / portfolio reviews. * Collaborates with the line of business, Finance, and Risk partners to assess and establish credit risk appetite and to understand its implications, as well as to establish policies and procedures governing the identification, monitoring, and management of risk appetite. PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be: * Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that informa