Risk Analyst # 26-28783

Us Tech Solutions; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

US Tech Solutions is seeking a Collateral Risk Analyst to join our Risk Management team in Toronto. You will monitor exposures across OTC derivatives and collateral portfolios, investigate margin disputes, and prepare standard risk reports.

This role requires collaboration with Front Office, Credit Risk, Legal, and Operations to ensure data quality and control effectiveness. Candidates should have 1–3 years in capital markets or collateral risk, strong Excel skills, and a CFA/FRM or progress

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in Capital Markets, Collateral Management, and Risk Management.
• Experience in a large financial institution.
• Knowledge of financial markets, counterparty credit risk, and collateral management concepts.
• Understanding of OTC derivatives and securities financing products.
• Familiarity with margining concepts and valuation drivers.
• Experience investigating operational issues and performing root cause analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Monitor collateral exposures across OTC derivatives and secured financing portfolios.
• Investigate valuation discrepancies and disputes related to variation margin and initial margin.
• Track disputes through resolution with documentation and audit trails.
• Prepare daily exposure reports, monthly risk reports, and ad hoc management reports.
• Support exposure dashboard reporting, policy monitoring, and dispute reporting activities.
• Serve as a key contact for Front Office, Credit Risk, Legal, and Operations stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• Identify process improvements and drive automation initiatives.
• Improve reporting accuracy and strengthen risk controls and operational effectiveness.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel advanced

Stakeholder management

Root cause analysis

Multitasking

Financial markets

Counterparty risk

OTC derivatives

Margining concepts

Collateral management

Education

Finance degree

Economics degree

Mathematics degree

Quantitative discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Schedule: Monday – Friday, Core Business Hours | Hybrid (4 Days/Week Onsite in Toronto, ON)

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor collateral exposures across OTC derivatives and secured financing portfolios.
• Investigate valuation discrepancies and disputes related to variation margin and initial margin.
• Track disputes through resolution, maintaining appropriate documentation and audit trails.
• Prepare daily exposure reports, monthly risk reports, and ad hoc management reports.
• Support exposure dashboard reporting, policy monitoring, and dispute reporting activities.
• Serve as a key contact for Front Office, Credit Risk, Legal, and Operations stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and drive automation initiatives.
• Improve reporting accuracy and strengthen risk controls and operational effectiveness.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in each of the following areas: Capital Markets, Collateral Management, and Risk Management.
• Experience working within a large financial institution.
• Knowledge of financial markets, counterparty credit risk, and collateral management concepts.
• Understanding of OTC derivatives and securities financing products.
• Familiarity with margining concepts and valuation drivers.
• Experience investigating operational issues and performing root cause analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with experience analyzing large datasets.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with stakeholder management experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Support the effective mitigation of counterparty credit risk within Collateral Risk Management by managing the end-to-end collateral lifecycle, including margin analysis, dispute investigation, and risk monitoring. Partner with cross-functional teams across Capital Markets and Risk to support reporting, improve processes, and strengthen control effectiveness.

Must Have Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Standard Initial Margin Model (SIMM) framework.
• Knowledge of initial margin regulations and regulatory margin requirements.
• CFA or FRM designation, or progress toward either designation.

Education

• Degree in Finance.
• Degree in Economics.
• Degree in Mathematics.
• Degree in a related quantitative discipline.

About US Tech Solutions

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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