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Derivative Operations Associate - Collateral management

cer Financial Ltd
Posted 15 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The job requires a candidate with previous experience in a related role, preferably with knowledge of ISDA documentation and CSA Agreements, as well as EMIR regulations.
  • Responsibilities include ensuring timely and accurate completion of margin calls and portfolio reconciliations while promoting a customer-centric culture.
  • The position involves proactive maintenance of desktop procedures, suggesting improvements for operational efficiency, and assisting with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system upgrades.
  • Candidates should possess good communication skills, a strong working knowledge of Excel, and the ability to collaborate effectively at various levels within the organization.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and candidates are expected to have at least a few years of relevant experience.

Purpose of Job

  • Plays a key role to ensure BAU and other daily team tasks are completed accurately, on time and to the expected standards in accordance with operational procedures. Escalates issues and challenges, reports routinely and updates management promptly.
  • Proactively reviews and maintains desktop procedures relating to day to day processes. Makes regular suggestions to improve and enhance operational process flows.
  • Promotes a customer centric culture by providing a value add service and by fostering internal and external relationships. Makes suggestions based on analysis and evidence and explores ways to improve efficiency within the remit of their role

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

  • Accountable for the timely and accurate completion of margin calls, portfolio reconciliations and associated tasks, ensuring that all regulatory and contractual obligations are fulfilled.
  • Facilitate relationships with counterparts and internal stakeholders to promote quality of service, ensuring the timely escalation and resolution of issues and queries.
  • Assist with the maintenance and review of desktop procedures relating to day to day processes and administer updates via the policy and procedures database on a periodic basis in order to comply with bank policy.
  • Proactively puts forward ideas to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of tasks for which they are accountable
  • Assist with UAT as part of new system upgrades and development. Escalate any issues identified and follow through to remediation.
  • Ensure bank policy and best practices are rigorously followed and adopted as part of the overall framework.
  • Ensure full compliance of applicable EMIR and MiFIR regulatory obligations.
  • Proactively follows compliance procedures and completes tasks accurately. Attends compliance training and integrates learning and requirements into the day to day delivery of tasks, demonstrating an understanding of applicable risks and controls.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

  • Previous experience in a related role.
  • Knowledge of ISDA documentation and CSA Agreements.
  • Knowledge of Global Master Repurchase Agreements (GMRA).
  • Knowledge of EMIR and pertinent regulation applicable to role.
  • Good working knowledge of Excel, capable of manipulating financial data.
  • Good communication skills, with the ability to deal effectively at many levels.
  • Self motivated, energetic, flexible and collaborative.
  • Experience of 'User Acceptance Testing’ (UAT).
  • Education & Qualifications:
  • A Level

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.