Pricing Analytics Intern

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado (FCSC) is seeking a Pricing Analytics Intern to join our team for the Summer 2025 semester. The chosen candidate will efficiently and accurately organize and model data for pricing analysis and reporting used by leaders, managers, and staff while enhancing and ensuring data and presentation of information.

This position is part-time, working approximately no more than 30 hours a week. Occasional travel may be required to sufficiently support other locations within territory.

Organizational Information

At Farm Credit of Southern Colorado, we believe in creating a culture where teammates enjoy coming to work and feel included. We live this every day by enacting our FIRST principles, Fun, Integrity, Respect, Service, and Trust. Our commitment to our employees has earned Farm Credit of Southern Colorado recognition by the Colorado Springs Gazette a Best Place to Work for the past 3 years. Come join us in Colorado Springs, ranked No. 3 in US News & World Report's 2023-2024 Best Place to Live survey!

As one of the Farm Credit System's associations, Farm Credit of Southern Colorado is a robust organization serving its member/owners in 31 counties throughout Southern Colorado. With over $1.6 billion in assets, Farm Credit of Southern Colorado's approximately 100 staff members bring strength to its shareholders and communities. Farm Credit of Southern Colorado is a member-owned cooperative that provides a wide range of financial products and risk management services for agricultural producers, agribusinesses, land owners and rural homeowners.

Today, the Farm Credit System is one of the strongest, most financially sound lending institutions in the U.S. Its 59 institutions serve our country's farmers and ranchers, rural America, and agribusiness.

Responsibilities:

Projects

• Facilitate the development of two key projects:
• Risk-Adjusted Return on Capital (RAROC) model
• Business intelligence software dashboards and reporting
• Develops RAROC model to be used to evaluate the profitability of loan originations and capital market participations by accounting for expected losses and income generated by capital, adjusted for associated risk
• Creates reporting that allows analysts to quickly assess from the RAROC model the profitability of new lending opportunities
• Learns business intelligence software platform to assist with transitioning legacy reporting, dashboards, and models
• Identifies opportunities for automation and continuous process improvement.
• Develops reporting that is easily scalable as the Association grows
• Determines appropriate reporting and analysis needed for management decision making
• Analyzes information and identifies anomalies, trends, and discrepancies in the reports to bring to management's attention
• Documents processes and business requirements to ensure business outcomes are met
• Internship will culminate in a formal presentation of project findings, actions, and other relevant data

Data Integrity

• Tracks data used in preparation of ongoing monitoring reports
• Ensures accuracy of the data used
• Alerts management of any discovered data errors

Ad-Hoc Reporting

• With direction, will utilize provided data and past reporting to refresh and/or update a given report that may become a priority
• Designs and generates reports based upon findings

Minimum Qualifying Characteristics:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Analytics or another related field. Must be in good standing academically with a minimum 3.0 GPA and have a minimum of one semester remaining prior to receiving a bachelor's degree.
• Preferred: Prior familiarity or experience in agribusiness and/or farming industry
• Desire to learn about Farm Credit processes and software
• Desire to gain working knowledge of agribusiness and farming industry
• Desire to learn about relevant regulations
• Desire to develop working knowledge of process improvement disciplines and processes
• Desire to analyze information to formulate logical and objective conclusion
• Desire to analyze, integrate, and document the business needs of multiple stakeholders
• Desire to plan and coordinate multiple projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Desire to research information to gain knowledge for application to business challenges
• Skill in oral and written communication, sufficient to exchange information effectively with peers and supervisor

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace and offers a great work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

The following information is disclosed in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Similar positions applied for outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation.

Pay Rate: $25/hr.

This range is a good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of this posting. Actual salaries could vary and may be above or below the range as permitted by Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Rule 4.1.2. Variation is based on various factors including but not limited to location, qualifications, experience, operational needs and other considerations permitted by law. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions. In addition, benefits for this position include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 401k, tax advantage accounts, paid vacation, sick leave and parental leave.

FINAL DATE FOR APPLICATION: March 28^th, 2025