Collateral Management Analyst
| Posting date: | 15 May 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M3 3AP |
| Company: | NatWest Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R-00230513 |
Summary
Join us as a Collateral Management Analyst
- You’ll support collateralised trading in order to mitigate counterparty credit risk, and you’ll determine, agree and book margin calls for exposures above thresholds
- We’ll look to you to perform investigations and reconciliations to identify collateral discrepancies, and you’ll actively manage exceptions including margin calls and cash and bond fails
- You’ll be accountable for collateral margin management across bilateral over-the-counter (OTC) and repo transactions and across clearing
What you'll do
Working closely with a range of stakeholders including counterparties, credit and front office, you’ll mitigate credit risk for the bank. As such, you’ll set policies on the pricing, reserving and risk management related to collateralised trading.
Your responsibilities will also include:
- Providing portfolio reconciliation and discrepancy investigation, data management, and margin control including the calculation of initial margins
- Working with the collateral management team and senior individuals from other business areas on risk mitigation and various business and projects related to process improvement initiatives
- Ensuring adherence to, and static management of International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) terms
The skills you'll need
You’ll be educated to degree level, preferably in finance or banking, and you’ll have sound knowledge of ISDA Credit Support Annex and GMRA margin provisions. You’ll also have a good awareness of industry and market initiatives and regulations, and experience working within an investment operations role.
In addition to this, we’re looking for:
- An understanding of collateral management and of OTC derivatives and fixed income products
- A solid grasp of the legal, credit and operational risks associated with collateral
- A proactive approach and willingness to learn and take on new challenges, and the ability to prioritise your workload and multi task
- Strong communication skills and excellent attention to detail