Collateral Operations Associate

NatWest Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group in Chennai, India is seeking a Collateral Operations Associate to manage client data, margin calls, and portfolio reconciliation while handling related queries with precision.

The role requires prior investment banking experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise high volumes of work. You will collaborate across teams, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to risk management in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• You’ll need to have previous investment banking experience along with a passion for delivering excellent levels of service to clients.
• We’ll look for you to have good attention to detail, and excellent organisational skills to prioritise high volumes of work.
• A good understanding of the OTC derivatives’ front to back trade life cycle, and strong knowledge of the regulations impacting the OTC derivative market.
• The ability to work well as part of a team and commit to supporting team objectives.
• Previous experience as team leader or in a supervisory role.

Responsibilities

• Taking responsibility for all operational aspects of client static data management, margin call issuance and portfolio reconciliation, alongside the query management for these processes.
• Maintain daily task reviews, and resolve all daily exceptions and discrepancies by working with front office and internal teams.
• Ensure timely and accurate responses to all enquiries and requests.
• Identify and escalate risks and control gaps, ensuring adherence to policies and regulations.

Skills

Investment banking experience

OTC derivatives market understanding

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Join us as a Collateral Operations Associate

• If you have previous experience in investment banking, with an understanding of the OTC derivatives market, this could be your ideal role
• Working within Collateral Operations, you’ll be making sure that all enquiries and requests are responded to in a timely and accurate manner
• You’ll be well placed to build networks as you engage in a range of stakeholder collaboration activities
• We're offering this role at associate level

What you'll do

As a Collateral Operations Associate, you’ll be taking responsibility for all operational aspects of client static data management, margin call issuance and portfolio reconciliation, alongside the query management for these processes. With high levels of attention to detail, you’ll ensure the accuracy and completeness of the trade information that’s needed to perform these functions. And you’ll be maintaining internal stakeholder management, reporting and monitoring, with operational compliance to market regulations.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Making sure that all daily processes are complete on time and that reconciliation is performed and delivered
• Maintaining a thorough review of daily tasks, and resolving all daily exceptions and discrepancies by working collaboratively with front office and internal teams
• Making sure that all enquiries and requests are responded in a timely and accurate manner
• Identifying and escalating risks and control gaps, and making sure that all relevant policies and regulations are adhered

The skills you'll need

You’ll need to have previous investment banking experience along with a passion for delivering excellent levels of service to clients. We’ll look for you to have good attention to detail, and excellent organisational skills to prioritise high volumes of work.

You’ll also need:

• A good understanding of the OTC derivatives’ front to back trade life cycle, and strong knowledge of the regulations impacting the OTC derivative market
• A good understanding of ISDA and CSA definitions related to collateral management
• The ability to work well as part of a team and commit to supporting team objectives
• Previous experience as team leader or in a supervisory role