Job Description

Job Requisition ID: 12518

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Toronto (ON)

Travel Requirement: Travel not required

Language Designation: English Essential

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ

Security Requirement: Reliability Status

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 86816.59 to $ 108520.74 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 

We're committed to advancing employment equity and fostering an inclusive workplace. To reflect the diversity of Canada’s population, we encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and racialized peoples. We also welcome applications from all individuals eligible to work in Canada.

We are also committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and supporting the meaningful inclusion of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis voices and priorities. While this position is hybrid requiring some in-office presence, a work from home arrangement may be considered for First Nations candidates on reserve or Indigenous candidates that reside further than 125KM from a CMHC office.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:

• Annual Paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

About the role

Join the Securitization Operations team, in the Specialist, Analytics and Reporting role. You will design, analyze and report on performance measures related to CMHC securitization programs and support CMHC's securitization activities by monitoring the Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMB) Program for the Corporation in its role as financial services advisor (FSA) to Canada Housing Trust (CHT). You will also conduct National Housing Act mortgage-backed securities (NHA MBS) pricing, price verification and assists in various activities related to each CMB issuance.

What you’ll do:

• Compute and report on securities guaranteed/guarantees in force, mortgage arrears and other securitization performance measures for quarterly and annual financial statements. 
• Review Issuer NHA MBS allocation requests, and conducts quarterly NHA MBS guarantee allocations and reallocations when applicable.
• Develop and maintain models and infrastructure to support pricing valuations, analysis and reporting for the business activities, corporate plan, securities pricing and rate differential indemnity. 
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reports related to CMHC securitization activities, which are distributed to senior management, public corporate reporting disclosures (Securitization Business Supplement) and various reports for regulators (Department of Finance, Bank of Canada, and Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions).
• Assist with CMB transaction execution, ensuring timeliness, accuracy and thoroughness. 
• Prepare and distribute daily valuation curve for pricing of NHA MBS sold to CHT.
• Monitor the compliance of securitization activities with CMB program requirements, controls and CMHC's risk tolerance levels.

What you should have:

• An undergraduate degree in a related field such as business, finance, economics, and a minimum of five years of prior relevant securitization experience.
• Comprehensive and advanced knowledge of conceptual and transactional elements of securitization funding models. 
• Broad-ranging knowledge of capital markets instruments, securitization markets, regulatory issues, accounting and disclosure standards, and trends in funding and risk management practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to model and assess financial risks.
• Oral and written communication skills including presentation skills.
• Techniques for the measurement and understanding of financial and operational risk as well as performance.
• An ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• A demonstrated ability working in a sophisticated technological environment, using such tools as spreadsheets, PowerBI, Bloomberg, etc.

It would be great if you also had:

• A post-graduate degree(s) in business, finance, economics or related fields and/or professional designations attesting specialty in the areas of finance and risk management (for example, CFA, FRM). 
• A Knowledge of R or Python.

Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

What happens after you apply 

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If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!