Job Description

Job Category: Associate
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ABOUT OUR ROLES
An Associate within Collateral Management will primarily be focused on the mitigation of counterparty credit risk through the performance of and reengineering of a number of operational processes. The role calls for strong Collateral Management or Derivatives experience. The associate will be expected to perform these functions as well as demonstrating innovation and a proactive approach, highlighting inefficiencies, risks and implementing improvements. In addition, the Associate will be expected to provide a high level of service to their clients.
The role will involve close partnership and interaction with a wide range of areas, including Credit Risk Management, Legal and Compliance, Sales, Trading, Risk Management and other Operations Departments. As a result, the successful candidate will be required to possess strong communication skills. Collateral Management sits within Margin, Collateral & Valuations Operations A global, multi-faceted and cross product function, the primary objective of the department is the mitigation of counterparty credit risk through the active monitoring of clients' derivative and securities financing portfolios. Collateral Management is currently +80 staff strong in globally, with regions in Salt Lake City, New York, London, Bangalore and Singapore working closely together.
The team has an opportunity to support products and businesses ranging from foreign exchange, commodities, credit, equity, interest rates, repo, insurance/pensions and bespoke structured derivatives and arrangements. The team manages a wide range of complex processes, with members developing skills and competencies around derivative & security products and their respective business areas, legal agreements, technology flows and regulations.
JOB RESPONSBILITIES

• Providing oversight across the team on the status of Issuance, Bookings & Controls.
• Providing Training and Coaching to the team to continue upskilling the Analysts
• Becoming 1st point of escalation to Clients
• Resolution and escalation of all client disputes and regulatory queries.
• New client on-boarding.
• Liaison with internal groups (Credit, Sales, Trading, Middle office, Legal, Front Office, Settlements, and Corporate Treasury) to resolve collateral issues.
• Reconciliation of portfolios.
• Collateral Optimization
• Monthly Interest and coupon settlement.
• Performing a number of control functions, ensuring the integrity of our processes.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to generate creative solutions to problems and challenge processes; be willing to dig into the detail to resolve issues.
• Some experience of portfolio reconciliations and processing of margin calls would be desirable.
• Confidence to interact with external clients
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to cope with rapidly changing priorities throughout the day are essential
• Familiarity with/ability to learn Excel macros and other functions

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Functional Expertise - Keeps up-to-date with emerging business, economic, and market trends
• Technical Skills - Demonstrates strong technical skills required for the role, pays attention to detail, takes initiative to broaden his/ her knowledge and demonstrates appropriate financial/analytical skills
• Client and Business Focus - Effectively handles difficult requests, builds trusting, long term relationships with clients, helps the client to identify/define needs and manages client/business expectations

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