Assistant Manager, Collateral Management

CACEIS Malaysia; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Education support

Dental

Sports gym

Parking allowance

Shift allowance

Optical benefit

Job summary

CACEIS Malaysia is seeking an Assistant Manager of Collateral Management at IOI City, Putrajaya. You will oversee accuracy of collateral records, reconcile positions, manage margin calls, and coordinate with operations, risk, and external partners to strengthen controls.

You will lead a reconciliation team, supervise daily workloads, contribute to process improvements, and ensure data integrity across systems while maintaining regulatory compliance and timely issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary education such as Banking & Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Actuarial Science, etc.
• Solid experience in financial operations, ideally in collateral management, middle office, or reconciliation functions
• Computer literacy: Intermediate to Advance in MS Office Excel and Access.
• 3-5 years years experience in Derivatives and Collateral Management.
• Good grasp of reconciliation principles, accounting flows, and data integrity controls.
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail; capable of investigating complex discrepancies and articulating root causes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders under time pressure.
• Ability to supervise tasks, prioritize workloads, and work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Daily reconciliations & break management: oversee daily reconciliation of collateral balances, margin calls, and positions with counterparties.
• Review and analyse breaks and ensure timely resolution with proper documentation.
• Monitor aging of breaks and escalate persistent or high-risk discrepancies to management.
• Signoff on EOD control and check requirements.
• Team supervision & support: organise daily workload and monitor KPIs; provide guidance to juniors.
• Process improvement & projects: identify recurring issues, participate in system and process enhancements, maintain procedures and SLAs.
• Stakeholder coordination: work with collateral management, reconciliation and risk teams; onboarding of new counterparties.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strong communication

Stakeholder coordination

Supervisory skills

Data integrity awareness

Education

Banking & Finance

Business Administration

Economics

Actuarial Science

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

Job description

Assistant Manager, Collateral Management

As an Assistant Manager of Collateral Management you will be responsible for overseeing the accuracy and completeness of collateral-related records across internal systems and external counterparties. The role ensures timely reconciliation of positions, margin calls, and collateral movements, identifies and resolves breaks, and maintains a robust control framework. Acting as a coordination point between operations, risk, finance, and external partners, the Assistant Manager contributes to reducing operational and counterparty risk and improving data quality and processes.

What will you do?

Daily reconciliations & break management

Oversee daily reconciliation of collateral balances, margin calls, and positions between internal records and counterparties (clearing houses, custodians, triparty agents, brokers, clients).

Review and analyse breaks (cash and securities) and ensure timely resolution with proper documentation.

Monitor aging of breaks and escalates persistent or high-risk discrepancies to management and relevant stakeholders

Ensure all queries are managed effectively and escalation are sent to the Manager on timely manner

Signoff on EOD control and check requirement

Team supervision & support

Assist the Manager in organising daily workload within the reconciliation team and monitoring operational KPIs (volume of breaks, aging, resolution time).

Provide guidance and support to junior team members; act as an escalation point for complex or sensitive breaks.

Help promote a strong control culture and continuous improvement mindset within the team

Process improvement & projects

Identify recurring issues and root causes behind reconciliation breaks and propose sustainable remediation actions.

Participate in system and process enhancements, including UAT, workflow design, and implementation of new reconciliation tools or reports.

Maintain and update procedures, work instructions, and SLAs to reflect best practices and regulatory requirements.

Stakeholder coordination

Work closely with collateral management, reconciliation team, and risk teams to resolve reconciliation issues and improve data flows.

Act as an operational contact for custodians, clearing houses, triparty agents, and clients on reconciliation queries.

Support onboarding of new counterparties or products from a reconciliation and data integrity perspective.

Data integrity & controls

Ensure that collateral-related data (exposure, margin requirements, posted/received collateral) is accurate and consistent across systems.

Implement and monitor control checks (4-eyes, exception reports, control dashboards, end-of-day checks).

Contribute to periodic internal and external audits by preparing reconciliations, evidence, and explanations.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

Relevant tertiary education such as Banking & Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Actuarial Science, etc.

Solid experience in financial operations, ideally in collateral management, middle office, or reconciliation functions

Computer literacy: Intermediate to Advance in MS Office Excel and Access.

3-5 years years experience in Derivatives and Collateral Management.

Good grasp of reconciliation principles, accounting flows, and data integrity controls.

Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail; capable of investigating complex discrepancies and articulating root causes.

Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders under time pressure.

Ability to supervise tasks, prioritize workloads, and work to tight deadlines.

Nice-to-have

Familiar with 4Sight, SIM, Globe, Wings will be an advantage

Proficiency in reconciliation tools; familiarity with collateral / risk systems and triparty platforms is an advantage

Company

CACEIS Malaysia has been a cornerstone of asset servicing since 2008, now a trusted hub of operational excellence within the global CACEIS network. Located in IOI City, Putrajaya, the company employs over 1,200 skilled professionals, providing a broad spectrum of services to institutional clients across Europe including Custody & Cash Clearing, Fund Administration, Fund Distribution, Master Data Services, Market Solutions, Group Invoicing, Reconciliations and Private Equity & Real Estate Solutions. CACEIS Malaysia plays a pivotal role in driving the scalability of global operations, enhancing service quality, and implementing standardized processes to meet the diverse needs of its clients.

Perks and benefits Medical Education support Dental Sports (e.g. Gym) Parking Allowance, Shift Allowance, Optical Benefi