Risk Analyst

SPECTRAFORCE; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 77,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SPECTRAFORCE, Toronto, ON, is seeking a Risk Analyst III within Collateral Management to mitigate counterparty credit risk across bonds and equities in the securities lending business. The role requires strong capital markets and collateral management experience, with a solid fixed income background.

You will monitor portfolios, manage margin calls, enter margin tickets, and collaborate with Credit, Middle Office, Legal, Front Office, and Settlements while driving process improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of capital markets or collateral management experience.
• Strong Fixed Income background and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor client portfolios daily and manage collateral calls.
• Enter margin tickets into the collateral management system.
• Interact with clients and internal stakeholders across teams.
• Conduct process reviews per Global Short-term Markets Policy.
• Resolve collateral-related issues and identify process improvements.
• Support risk management by monitoring capital-market risk impacts.
• Collaborate with Credit, Middle Office, Legal, Front Office, Settlements, and Corporate Treasury.

Skills

Capital markets experience

Collateral management

Fixed Income

Data analysis

Data reconciliation

Education

Post-secondary education

Tools

Collateral management system

Job description

Location: Toronto, ON - 4 days onsite, 1 day WFH

Business Unit: Market Risk & Counterparty Analytics

Role Overview

The Risk Analyst III will sit within Collateral Management and focus on the effective mitigation of counterparty credit risk, supporting the securities lending business across bonds and equities.

The role requires someone with strong capital markets/collateral management experience, a solid fixed income background, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to work closely with internal teams and external clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor client portfolios daily and issue/receive collateral calls to mitigate counterparty credit risk.
• Accurately enter margin tickets into the collateral management system.
• Interact extensively with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct process reviews in accordance with the Global Short-term Markets Policy.
• Resolve and elevate collateral-related issues.
• Identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for process improvements.
• Support proactive risk management by monitoring capital-market risk issues and assessing impacts on exposures.
• Identify opportunities for process reengineering to improve operational efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Perform control functions to ensure process integrity.
• Collaborate with Credit, Middle Office, Legal, Front Office, Settlements, and Corporate Treasury.

Must-Have Skills

• 5+ years of capital markets experience or relevant collateral management experience.
• Strong Fixed Income background.
• General data analysis/reconciliation

Soft Skills

• Self-starter with strong initiative.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice-to-Have

• CFA
• FRM

Education

• Post-secondary education required.
• Team size: 6
• Training: onboarding plus formal role-specific training of approximately 1-1.5 months.
• Interaction: Both internal and external stakeholders.
• OT: Potentially.
• Rotation: Not likely.

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.The pay rate for this position is C$42.75/hr.