Mergers & Acquisitions Assistant Financial Analyst

Company Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The St. Louis Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks serving all or parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. The St. Louis Fed’s responsibilities include promoting stable prices, economic growth and a sound financial system, providing payment services to financial institutions, supporting the U.S. Treasury's financial operations, and advancing economic education, community development and fair access to credit.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis supervises state member banks, along with bank and savings and loan holding companies, located within the Eighth Federal Reserve District. Situated within the Supervision, Credit, and Learning Division, the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Unit processes state member bank and holding company regulatory filings and notifications for mergers, acquisitions, changes in bank control, and de novo branches.

The M&A Unit is seeking an Analyst to join our specialized team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with fellow financial analysts to support the Eighth District’s regulatory application review process, conduct base-level casework, and develop a foundational understanding of the various types of applications filed with the Federal Reserve System. With time, you will independently manage a caseload of application and notice filings from initial intake and acceptance through comprehensive review, analysis, and final disposition.

In this capacity, you will evaluate filing proposals against relevant statutory factors and analytical considerations, including assessing the financial and managerial condition of applicant and target entities, analyzing their prospects, and identifying potential concerns for timely escalation to unit management. You will prepare comprehensive documentation that includes thorough summaries of filing proposals, detailed analysis against statutory factors and regulatory considerations, and supported recommendations for action by the Reserve Bank under delegated authority or referral to Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ staff.

You will also serve as a subject matter expert on assigned filings, presenting case summaries and status updates in weekly team and ad hoc meetings. The position requires frequent collaboration with stakeholders, including internal teams such as safety and soundness, consumer affairs, and legal staff, as well as external parties including other bank regulatory agencies, applicants and their representatives, and Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ staff.

As you develop, you will have opportunities to participate in special projects and Federal Reserve System M&A work groups, contributing to broader System M&A initiatives. You will work onsite in our St. Louis, MO office, or one of the branch offices in Little Rock, AR, Louisville, KY, or Memphis, TN. You will report to a Manager.

• Serve as the primary analyst assigned to manage base-level filings
• Demonstrate sound understanding of filing proposals and financial analysis
• Display strong time management and prioritization skills to adhere to strict deadlines driven by regulation or System policy
• Prepare high-quality written correspondence and analysis summaries, which document analyses and recommendations
• Establish base-level knowledge of banking laws and regulations and Board policies and guidance
• Gain familiarity with FedEZFile, a cloud-based platform which facilitates the Federal Reserve’s application filing process
• Develop foundational understanding of the Competitive Analysis and Structure Source Instrument for Depository Institutions (CASSIDI) application to support the unit’s work on merger filings
• Conduct quality assurance reviews of the unit’s…