Associate – Collateral and Client reporting management Middle Office

Crédit Agricole CIB; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Crédit Agricole CIB Hong Kong is seeking an experienced Collateral Management professional to support MTM reporting and client workflows within the Capital Markets Middle Office. You will manage margin calls, reconciliations, and risk controls across OTC derivatives, repos, and equity finance, coordinating with Front Office, Risk and other teams.

The role requires a university degree in Finance, Mathematics or Engineering, 6–8 years in collateral management, strong attention to detail, and

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Mathematics or Engineering.
• Minimum 6–8 years’ experience in Collateral Management, MTM reporting activities.
• Strong attention to detail and self-starter attitude.
• Fluent English; French or other Asian languages a definite advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Margin calls for OTC Derivatives, REPO, Equity Finance Bilateral and Tri-party
• Notification, confirmation and settlement
• Reconciliation and disputes
• Follow-up on unusual counterparties behaviour and margin call discrepancies
• Contracts setup and liaison with various teams involved
• Coordinate with Front Office, Risk and other concerned departments to setup client desk and issue Mark-to-Market statements to clients
• Perform daily controls
• Assist the Line manager in supervising day-to-day activities
• Follow-up on query from clients
• Assist in system enhancement, UAT testing, New product onboarding
• Handle Audit confirmation for capital market transactions booked in HK
• Participation in drafting/updating operational procedures
• Manage operational risk with a duty to alert Management.

Skills

Collateral management

MTM reporting

Reconciliation

Client management

Operational risk

MS Office

VBA

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

University degree in Finance/Math/Engineering

Tools

MS Office

VBA

Job description

Within, Operations, Premises & Country COOs (OPC) based in Hong Kong, Capital Market Operations (CMO) teams are responsible to process the transaction activities for Credit, Rates, FX/MM, Securities and Equities for multiple geographies (APAC and EMEA).

Capital Market Middle Office team in HK is around 40 staffs and 6 sub-teams:

• MO Sales and Client Services: In charge of deals originated by Sales including Trade validation, allocations, MTM reporting and collateral management
• MO IRD/ EIS: In charge of Interest Rate and Equity Derivatives
• MO FX/MM/ Credit: In charge of Foreign Exchange, Money Market and Credits
• MO Post Trade: In charge of the processing activities from FO systems to BO systems
• MO Reconciliation: In charge of the various reconciliation (FO-BO; FO-FO,…)
• MDA: In charge of Market Data activitiesThis role is within the Capital Markets Middle Office Collateral and Client reporting teams supporting the Global Markets business.

Key Responsibilities

Collateral and MTM client Management:

• Manage the Margin calls for OTC Derivatives, REPO, Equity Finance Bilateral and Tri-party
• Notification, confirmation and settlement
• Reconciliation and disputes
• Follow-up on unusual counterparties behaviour and margin call discrepancies
• Contracts setup and liaison with the various teams involved setup in the systems
• Co-ordinate with Front Office, Risk and other concerned departments to setup client desk and issue Mark-to-Market statements to clients
• Perform daily controls
• Assist the Line manager in supervising the day-to-day activities
• Follow-up on query from clients
• Assist in system enhancement, UAT testing, New product onboarding for
• Handle Audit confirmation for capital market transactions booked in HK
• Participation in the drafting and/or updating of operational procedures
• Manage operational risk with a duty to alert Management.
• University Degree holder from discipline in Finance, Mathematics or Engineering
• Minimum 6-8 years’ experience in Collateral Management, MTM reporting activities
• Comfortable with multi-tasking and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong attention to details and a self-starter who is highly motivated
• Good judgement, alertness and common sense
• Versatile with PC tools and applications, e.g. MS Office, VBA
• Good knowledge of financial products and understanding of the operational risks involved in OTC Derivatives, Repo’s, Equity Finance Bilateral and Tri-party, MTM, Collateral management process
• Good analytical, organizational and interpersonal skill
• Fluency in English. Proficient in French or other Asian languages a definite advantage