Collateral Management- Team Lead

STATE STREET CORPORATION; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street Corporation is seeking a Collateral Management professional in Hyderabad, India, to help reduce credit risk by exchanging collateral with counterparties. The role includes MTM-based calculations and notifying margin calls, with training provided to operate both remotely and from the office.

You will work on daily margin calls, reconcile collateral balances, investigate discrepancies, and generate various client and internal reports.

Qualifications

• Graduate or higher in Finance/Commerce.
• MBA/Finance or related degree preferred.
• Certifications like NCFM/CISI are advantageous.
• Experience in finance or custody is required.
• Knowledge of OTC markets/derivatives helpful.

Responsibilities

• Margin call processing - Daily margin calls for all agreed clients (banks and funds), cash and security margin calls; reconcile collateral balances.
• Fails investigation - Check cash non-receipt reports and custody settlement system; initiate correspondence with clients and counterparties.
• Reporting - Generate client/internal portfolio reconciliations and daily/ad hoc reports; perform reconciliations.
• Interest processing - Month-end interest statements, settle interest, update rates and agreements.
• Substitutions coupon/maturities transformation initiatives.

Skills

English communication

Finance/custody experience

OTC markets/derivatives knowledge

Numeracy & attention to detail

Project management

Education

Finance/Commerce degree (B.Com, BBM, BBA)

MBA/Finance or M.Com

NCFM/CISI certification

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

SQL

Macros

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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