Collateral Management Middle Office - International Bank

Groom & Associés / Associates; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Groom & Associés / Associates in Montreal is seeking a Collateral Management Middle Office specialist to execute and monitor margin calls and interest under varying contract terms. You will work in a hybrid model with training in-office to start, supporting multiple systems and regulatory requirements.

You will also contribute to reconciliations, MtM reporting, and governance across COMET, DRACCAR, APEX, and SFCM while coordinating with Front Office and BO teams for timely settlements and issue

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, both verbal and written.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, VBA.
• Organized, methodical, and able to manage priorities.
• Active listening and ability to step back.
• Strong knowledge of collateral operations.

Responsibilities

• Capture collateral contract terms in management tools.
• Manage collateral contract lifecycle (amendments, closures).
• Participate in collateral contract negotiations when needed.
• Ensure configurations align with legal database and reconciliations.
• Support margin call processing and MTM reporting.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Office tools: Word, Excel, VBA

Organizational skills

Active listening

Collateral operations knowledge

Tools

Trioptima

COMET

APEX

SFCM

Job description

A large international financial institution operating across multiple regions, serving corporate, institutional, and commercial clients. The organization provides services in investment banking, capital markets, structured finance, commercial banking, and international trade within a highly regulated global environment. Position: Collateral Management Middle Office specialist

Location: Montreal

Work model: Hybrid, 2 days remote work allowed, in-office to start for training

Type of position: Full time, permanent

Salary: 95-100k + 10% bonus + 4 weeks vacation.

• They offer a great benefits package.
• RRSP matching, you contribute 2% and they contribute 8%.

More about the role:

The Collateral Middle Office is responsible for executing and monitoring margin calls and interest according to the parameters established in the contracts, with management systems varying between COMET/DRACCAR for derivatives and bond repos, APEX for bond lending/borrowing, and SFCM for equity lending/borrowing. It is also in charge of reconciling positions with counterparties, monitoring and escalating issues regarding counterparties with discrepancies or unusual counterparty behaviors, and executing and monitoring reporting, particularly MtM (Mark-to-Market) reports.

Key responsibilities of the team:

1) Capture of collateral contract terms

• Configuration of collateral contracts in management tools
• Management of the collateral contract lifecycle (amendments, closures, modifications, etc.)
• Participation in collateral contract negotiations in case of non-convergence with our standards
• Ensure completeness of configurations through reconciliations between management systems and the legal database

2) Margin call management

• Notification, confirmation and booking of margin calls in COMET for bond repos and OTC derivatives, in APEX for bond SLB and in SFCM for equity repos and SLB (NY time zone)
• Contact with Front Office to borrow securities posted as collateral
• Coordination with BO payment teams for margin call settlements
• Analysis, monitoring and resolution of payment suspense items (cash and securities)
• Analysis of collateral balances
• Coverage of non-standard collateral operations (Secured Deposits, Secured Notes, Secured Loans, etc.)

3) Controls and reconciliations

• Margin call controls: Notifications sent, amounts booked in the tools
• Implementation of regulatory reconciliations in management tools for uncleared OTC Derivatives (COMET/Trioptima)
• Execution of portfolio reconciliations in Trioptima and EXCEL (regulatory and in case of margin call disputes)
• Investigation of significant MtM variations and breaks identified in reconciliations (MtM or inventory discrepancies)
• Daily reporting and monitoring of discrepancies and disputes detected

4) MtM Reporting

• Sending of MtM reports for NY time zone clients (Daily, weekly or monthly)
• Monitoring of DFA daily marks operations/clients
• Management of audit requests on market operations

5) Projects, processes and procedures

• Participate in improvement projects in collaboration with Paris teams (including UAT)
• Formalize and document the various processes
• Reporting activities (Internal–KPI, KRI – External to regulatory authorities/Market surveys)
• Business development: provide opinions/analyses on NAPs, participate in UATs (system upgrades, new products, etc.)
• Management of requests received from clients/other of the bank's departments and escalation of any atypical request/situation

Required :

• Good communication skills (verbal/written)
• Good knowledge of office tools (Word, Excel, VBA)
• Organizational skills, methodical approach, rigor, priority management
• Active listening skills and ability to step back
• Strong knowledge of Collateral operations

Desired :

• Knowledge of Trioptima
• Understanding of legal matters and Collateral contracts
• Understanding of activities related to OTC derivatives/Repo/Securities lending and borrowing