Credit Risk Management Intern

FHLBank Pittsburgh offers 12-week paid internships as a part of its talent acquisition strategy. Talented students are provided with the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience, explore their career interests and broaden their professional network while helping FHLBank Pittsburgh achieve its business objectives and strategic goals. The program is designed to offer a substantive experience by exposing talented students to the banking industry and our culture of development through clearly defined responsibilities and/or projects.

To promote collaboration and relationship building, FHLBank Pittsburgh operates in a hybrid model with employees in the office three days per week and remote two days per week.

The Credit Risk Management Intern will be supporting multiple sub-groups. This role will provide support in the loan listing and scorecard processes, monitoring market events, preparing member reports, and documenting processes through flow charts and procedures. The Intern will contribute to several projects, including:

• Loan Listing Validation: Check loan listing files and outputs for accuracy, completeness, and formatting; reconcile discrepancies and document findings.

• Scorecards: Help derive ratings for the Bank’s investment partners and capital market relationships

• Market Events: Monitor and summarize daily market or credit-related news updates relevant to the Bank’s members and counterparties

• Tableau: Assist in the development of simple Tableau dashboards used to visualize credit metrics and trends at a glance under team guidance

• Member Report Preparation: Assist in creating and reviewing member reports (daily/weekly/monthly) to ensure accuracy and timely delivery.

• Process Documentation: Create and update flow charts and procedure documents that reflect current and future workflows, including control points and handoffs.

• Data Quality Checks: Perform checks on collateral and valuation datasets for missing fields, duplicates, and anomalies; summarize findings and propose corrective actions.

Required Experience

• Students must be enrolled in an accredited four-year institution and have completed at least their sophomore year with a minimum GPA of 3.0

• Students must be pursuing a relevant field of study (Finance, Accounting, Economics, Risk Management, Business Analytics, Data Science, MIS, Industrial Engineering/Operations) and have the ability to work, at a minimum, May/June through August of the internship year

• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data validation).

• Familiarity with large data files (CSV/XLSX); exposure to SQL, SAS, Tableau, Power BI, or basic Python/VBA is a plus.

• Ability to create flow charts (Visio, Lucidchart) and clear procedural documentation.

• Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.

• Excellent written communication for audit-ready documentation.

• Time management and ability to meet recurring deadlines.

• Professionalism and discretion when handling confidential member data.

• Interest in credit risk, banking, capital markets, and financial institutions.

• Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information professionally.

• Familiarity with Tableau (basic dashboards, charts, filters, etc.).

• General exposure to financial statement analysis.

• Willingness to ask questions and communicate with stakeholders.

It is the policy of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation or status as a parent as defined by applicable law. It is the Bank's policy to comply with applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities.