Risk Analyst – Fixed Income/Collateral/Settlements
Are you a detail-oriented and analytical professional with a strong understanding of collateral management, fixed income products, and counterparty credit risk? Do you excel in fast-paced, high-stakes financial environments where accuracy, risk awareness, and collaboration are key? This is an exciting opportunity to join one of our top financial clients as a Risk Analyst – Fixed Income/Collateral/Settlements, supporting daily risk mitigation and collateral management activities that are critical to the firm’s capital markets operations.
Working within a leading financial institution, this role calls for a Risk Analyst – Fixed Income/Collateral/Settlements who will play a pivotal part in monitoring client portfolios, managing collateral calls, and maintaining accurate, timely records to ensure compliance and operational excellence. The successful candidate will combine strong product knowledge, communication skills, and technical expertise to drive improvements and uphold rigorous risk management standards.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor client portfolios daily and execute collateral calls to effectively mitigate counterparty credit risk.
- Issue and receive collateral while ensuring all margin tickets are accurately entered into the collateral system.
- Reconcile and resolve collateral or margining disputes, including repo collateral statement discrepancies.
- Partner closely with Credit, Middle Office, Legal, Front Office, Settlements, and Treasury teams to support daily risk and operational activities.
- Conduct regular process reviews in alignment with Global Short-Term Markets Policy and escalate issues where necessary.
- Identify inefficiencies and propose innovative process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and reduce risk.
- Contribute to control and audit processes, ensuring data integrity and adherence to policy and regulatory requirements.
- Stay informed of capital market risk trends and proactively assess their impact on exposures and operational processes.
- Foster collaboration, accountability, and respect within the team while upholding company policies and values.
Desired Skill Set:
- Hands-on experience in Collateral Management with expertise in margining and counterparty risk mitigation.
- Strong understanding of fixed income products and capital markets operations.
- Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and data reconciliation techniques.
- Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to take ownership and work independently.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills to effectively liaise with multiple stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work under pressure while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- CFA or FRM certification (or in progress).
- Graduate degree in Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Experience or working knowledge of settlements and post-trade operations.
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