Collateral Management Analyst

**Responsibilities**: The Operations Department ("GBSU") ensures the operational processing and control of activity across all Global Banking and Investor Solutions ("GBIS") business lines. GBSU implements all necessary means to ensure the operational, administrative and financial processing of capital markets and credit operations initiated by these business lines. In addition, GBSU ensures the control and security of transaction processing in accordance with current financial regulations while acting as the first level of control on operations and booking quality. GBSU provides all necessary support during the lifecycle of the transaction, perform Know Your Customer processing and provide general client relationship management. GBSU also acts to steer the evolution of regulatory projects and controls our external service providers. The Counterparty Collateral Management team works to reduce counterparty risk by negotiating and administering collateral annex provisions for all master agreements (derivatives, repo, securities lending, clearing, prime brokerage, etc.). The collateral annex defines the acceptable collateral, calculation rules for each asset type, how custodial relationships are handled, and what actions are to occur during an event of a default or other termination event. The Cross-Asset Collateral and Risk negotiation team is responsible for providing the operational feasibility review during the legal negotiation, regulatory compliance and controls where applicable, and input and validation of agreements in the relevant databases, and investigating any disputes or regulatory inquiries. We are a cross-regional team with hubs in India, Paris, New York and Montreal. **Responsibilities** The Collateral Management Specialist helps to mitigate credit and regulatory risk to the firm by monitoring exposure levels versus collateral balances. This activity crosses several asset classes, including equities, rates, FX, credit, commodity, fixed income, structured and financing products. During your VIE mission you will be in charge of these responsibilities: - **Margin call processing**: - Instruct margin calls, interest calculation, payment/receive orders as per Collateral Documentation. - Book collateral movements as agreed with each counterparty - Interact with worldwide SG departments such as FO/MO/BO, Risk, Legal, Compliance and Audit. - Take the required action when a counterparty defaults - Select the best collateral based on the contract terms, the collateral optimization process and the defined strategies - Raise alert in the event of unusual client activity - Attend client meetings to represent the collateral activity - Monitor KPIs - **Disputes management**: - Manage the dispute resolution process - Reconcile, investigate and follow up on any trade/MTM discrepancies with clients - Coordinate the dispute resolution either internally or liaising with the client ensuring a remediation plan is in place - Ensure requests are addressed in a timely manner - **Process improvements**: - Write Procedures (operating modes) - Relay to the team any issues found daily to identify and implement process improvements - Champion initiatives for improved client service, process efficiency, control, cost savings, etc. - **Other** - Write complex procedures and suggest process improvements or new KPIs - **Perimeter**: - Assist and/or train collateral analysts - Work in a worldwide organisation **Profile required**: **Profile** - Good knowledge of repo, derivatives and Collateral Management - Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills - Strong accounting and financial analysis skills - Familiarity with banking procedures, loan and payment systems - Excellent organizational and work documentation skills - Ability to maintain an awareness of changing market conditions and the relevant impact on clients. - Ability to interact in a mature and professional manner when interfacing with clients, team members and other SG departments - Computer literate, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint - Estimates the risks or opportunities of own actions and initiatives - Good knowledge of capital markets, financial and banking industry - Highly numerate, detail oriented, and strong analytical skills - Steps forward to provide extra support to team leader and colleagues - Applies procedures and guidelines - Seeks opportunities to acquire new knowledge and skills - Organizes post-experience debriefs to ensure useful information is shared - Prioritizes work in a dynamic, deadline-focused environment. - Collaborative work style - effectively interacts with partners across organizational boundaries/hierarchies - Creates and sustains a network of strong client relationships. Strong influencing, negotiating, and facilitation skills. - Team player, interacts well, and creates synergy in team environment **The VIE assignment in a nutshell** **Why join us**: As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated