Middle Office Associate

Crédit Agricole CIB; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Crédit Agricole CIB Canada is seeking a Middle Office Associate to manage margin calls, reconcile positions, and support collateral operations across its Montreal and Toronto offices. The role involves coordinating with Front Office, Back Office and IT, with a hybrid work arrangement and exposure to regulatory reporting and market operations.

The successful candidate will contribute to daily MtM reporting, collateral term configurations, and ongoing process improvements within a diverse,

Responsibilities

• Execute and monitor margin calls and interest per contract terms.
• Reconcile positions with counterparties and escalate discrepancies.
• Configure collateral contracts in management tools and manage lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Front Office for margin settlements and with Back Office for settlements.
• Prepare MtM reporting and daily/weekly/monthly regulatory reporting.
• Support UAT, process improvements and formalize documented processes.
• Perform portfolio reconciliations in Trioptima and Excel; investigate significant MtM variations.
• Monitor and resolve payment suspense items (cash and securities).

Job description

Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB) Canada is the home of Crédit Agricole CIB Canada Branch and Crédit Agricole Services & Operations.

Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB) Canada is the home of Crédit Agricole CIB Canada Branch and Crédit Agricole Services & Operations. The Canada Branch has offices in Montreal and Toronto providing financial services to Canadian Financial Institutions, Banks, Pension Funds & SSA and to large Canadian headquartered international corporations. Crédit Agricole Services & Operations is hosting a part of all Crédit Agricole CIB’s support functions, from KYC, Back Offices, Risk, IT, Legal or Finance supporting our growing operations in the Americas and complementing our European and Asian operations platforms in a “follow the sun” approach. When you join CA-CIB Canada, you are joining a certified Great Place to Work employer, and a highly engaged workforce.

Summary

The Middle Office Associate 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.

Team's Main Tasks

• 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
• 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.)
• Controls and reconciliations
• Margin call controls: Notifications sent, amounts booked in the tools
• Margin call reconciliation
• 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

Télétravail : hybrid

Complément

• 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

Projects, processes and procedures

Participate in improvement projects in collaboration with Paris teams (including UAT) Formalize and document the various processes

Transverse

Reporting activities (Internal–KPI, KRI – External to regulatory authorities/Market surveys) Incident reporting process Business development: provide opinions/analyses on NAPs, participate in UATs (system upgrades, new products, etc.) Management of requests received from clients/other CACIB departments and escalation of any atypical request/situation

Management And Reporting

Reports to the Head of Collateral Team

Key Internal Contacts

Legal Department, Back/MO Office, Front Office, MaM, Risks, IT Teams.

Key External Contacts

Clients' collateral departments (Banks, Hedge Funds, Insurances, Corporates)

Application criteria

Company Crédit Agricole CIB

About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)

Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment bank of the Crédit Agricole group, the 10th largest banking group in the world *.

We support major companies and financial institutions in their development and the financing of their projects.

As pioneers in responsible finance, social and environmental commitments are at the heart of our activities.

Joining our teams means working in a multicultural environment, both dynamic and stimulating, where you will contribute to developing a sustainable economy.

We support employees throughout their journey: you will develop your skills and access various mobility opportunities among the diversity of our businesses in more than 30 international locations.

Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation and openness, where everyone is valued and empowered.

By working every day in the interest of society, Crédit Agricole CIB aligns with the Group values committed to diversity and inclusion and placing people at the heart of all its transformations.

All our jobs are open to people with disabilities. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

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