Collateral Management - Senior Associate

1685 SS CORP SVCS MUMBAI PVT LTD; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street Corp in Bengaluru seeks a Collateral Management professional to reduce credit risk by exchanging cash and securities with counterparties. You will perform MTM-based calculations and manage margin calls, with training provided for a hybrid work setup from home and office.

The role emphasizes proficiency in MS Excel, Access, VBA, and other MS Office tools, plus finance knowledge, numeracy, and teamwork. Relevant certifications like NCFM/CISI are valued.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Finance or commerce with relevant degrees.
• MBA/Commerce-related qualifications are desirable.
• Experience in collateral management, treasury operations, or custody is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Margin call processing and reconciliation for cash and securities.
• Investigate fails and coordinate with clients/counterparties.
• Generate reports and perform daily portfolio reconciliations.
• Process end-of-month interest statements and update rate agreements.
• Support substitutions and coupons transformations as needed.

Skills

MS Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Word

MS Access

VBA

English

Finance background

Custody experience

OTC markets knowledge

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Project management

Education

Finance degree (B.Com/BBM/BBA)

MBA (Finance)

M.Com

Tools

SQL

Macros

MS Access

Job description

Job Description

Who we are looking for: We are looking for a candidates with experience in Collateral Management to reduce credit risk by exchanging cash/securities with counterparties.

Should have knowledge in calculations based on MTM and results in sending Margin calls. The position will contain a basic training to carry out activities by working both remotely from home and from office.

Why this role is important to us

Collateral management main focus is to reduce credit risk by exchanging eligible cash or securities between counterparties. The daily calculations are based on MTM of the underlying trades and results in sending Margin Calls, which in turn lead to agreeing transfers. Based on the agreements between our clients and the counterparties the Collateral team in India ensures that all the exposures are fully collateralized and the agreed collateral transactions settle as agreed.

What you will be responsible for

• Margin call processing: Process daily margin calls daily for all agreed clients, who will include banks and fund clients and both cash and security margin calls. Reconcile collateral balances, investigate and solve discrepancies; be the main point of contact/ escalations.
• Fails investigation: Checking the cash non-receipt reports and the custody settlement system and initiating correspondence with the client and counterparties.
• Reporting: Generate a variety of reports, which includes client and internal Portfolio reconciliations - Completing any daily or ad hoc manual portfolio reconciliations.
• Interest Processing: Month end interest statement generation, settling interest, updating interest agreements, and updating and validating interest rates.
• Substitutions, Coupon / Maturities Transformation initiatives.

What we value

• Proficient knowledge of MS Excel and Outlook.
• Power Point and Word will be an advantage.
• Proficient knowledge of MS Access and VBA.
• Very good command of English; effective communication, ability to write and sing off official documents.
• Experience in finance and custody.
• Knowledge of OTC markets/ derivatives instruments, Collateral Onboarding.
• Numeracy skills; attention to details.
• Accuracy and ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate and teamwork; organizational skills; supervising group of specialist if need be.
• Self-motivated and reliant, flexible.
• Project Management methodologies would be an advantage.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate and above preferably in Finance B.COM, BBM/BBA.
• MBA (Finance), M.COM or any degree related to Finance or Commerce.

Additional requirements

• Certification on NCFM / CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment).
• Knowledge on Macros, SQL & MS Access Database queries.

About State Street

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