Futures/Margin Analyst

Job Description

Key escalation point for F&O Margin team and main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

• Monitor the firm's collateralisation requirements arising from the trading activities of those counterparties with margin documentation in place.

• Execute collateral substitutions with counterparties

• Preparation/Delivery of Strategic planning for the team

• Responsible for the on boarding of new products

• Responsible for ensuring team adheres to all internal policies, procedures and external regulatory requirements

• Responsible for managing all risk aspects including any internal & external audits.

• Responsible for all Industry Initiatives

• Staff development and appraisal process

Responsibilities:

Participating and managing project timelines for strategic initiatives.

• Ensuring all Client Margin Calls covered on a daily basis.

• Dealing with Client Trade & settlement queries on daily basis

• Investigation and resolve of any margin call discrepancies

• Identify and escalate fails in a timely and accurate manner to Credit/Risk Mgmt, Collateral Risk Mgmt and Ops Mgmt.

• Requesting / Booking of FX transactions for all client base

• Dealing with collateral bookings & releases, Pledged & Lodged

• Responding to client inquiries, coordinate with the appropriate Front/Middle Office as well as the core processing area in order to facilitate resolution

• Developing a complete understanding of Bank policies and departmental controls and procedures.

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Skills and Requirements

• A good understanding of financial markets (ETD / F&O in particular)

• Confident in facing off to senior stakeholders across the business (including Sales, Trading, Product Control, Credit and Legal).

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to Meet Deadlines

• Organizational Skills with Special Emphasis on the Ability to Prioritize Responsibilities

• Analytical and strong problem-solving abilities.

• Attention to detail, delivering high quality output.

• Strong controls background with previous experience of implementing and maintaining key business controls.