Operations Analyst (Margin/Collateral)

Leoforce; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Leoforce in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an Operations Analyst (Margin/Collateral) to manage daily margin movements, maintain collateral systems, and reconcile cash positions. The role involves interfacing with counterparties, running regulatory reporting, and implementing system enhancements using tools like Alteryx, Power BI, and Excel.

You will work a hybrid schedule (3 days in office) with a focus on risk controls, data analysis, and process automation to support margin management for

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree.
• 2 years minimum of relevant Investment Operations experience.
• Knowledge of Collateral Management preferred but not required.
• Strong background in Excel (lookups, pivot tables, macros).
• Intermediate experience in Power BI, Alteryx, or Python.
• Experience with Geneva, Collateral Management Systems, VBA, SQL is a plus.
• Must be a team collaborator, take ownership, and communicate well.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily margin movements for derivatives, repos, and prime brokerage.
• Maintain collateral management system to meet control policies.
• Book cash movements to meet obligations and return excess to funds.
• Set up and maintain collateral reference data.
• Reconcile cash collateral positions daily and investigate breaks.
• Oversee offshore collateral team for daily processing deliverables.
• Interface with counterparties and maintain account relationships.
• Test and implement cash and collateral system enhancements.
• Automate manual processes using AI/workflow tools (e.g., Alteryx).
• Analyze data and operational risk; build controls to mitigate risk.
• Review regulatory metrics (UMR) and onboard ISDA funds.
• Support cleared/bilateral derivatives transaction processing.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communicator

Organized

Detail oriented

Ownership

Proactive

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Alteryx

Python

VBA

SQL

Geneva (GL)

Collateral mgmt sys

Job description

Operations Analyst (Margin/Collateral)

Fort Worth,TX, US

Job Description

Experience: Mid Level
Salary: $95,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Details

Principal Responsibilities

• Manage daily margin movements for cleared/bilateral derivatives, repos, and prime brokerage accounts
• Maintain the firm’s collateral management system to ensure that it meets all control policies
• Book cash movements to meet obligations and ensure excess exposure is returned to funds
• Set up and maintain all collateral agreement reference data
• Reconcile cash collateral positions daily and investigate breaks
• Oversee offshore collateral team to ensure daily collateral processing deliverables are met
• Interface with counterparty, prime broker, custodian, fund admin contacts and maintain account relationships
• Test and implement cash and collateral system enhancements
• Automate any manual processes using AI and workflow applications (e.g. Alteryx)
• Analyze data and operational risk – build out controls to mitigate such risk
• Review and validate regulatory reporting metrics (e.g. UMR) and onboard ISDA funds to Counterparty Manager
• Support cleared/bilateral derivatives transaction processing

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree
• 2 years minimum of relevant Investment Operations experience
• Knowledge of Collateral Management preferred but not required
• Strong background in Excel (must know lookups, pivot tables, conditional logic, macros, etc.)
• Intermediate level experience in at least one of: Power BI, Alteryx, or Python
• Experience with Geneva (GL), Collateral Management Systems, VBA, SQL, a plus
• Project management experience preferred but not required
• Must be a team collaborator, take ownership in work, and be an excellent communicator
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Must be motivated, adaptable, and proactive

Conventional work schedule, with 3 days per week expected in the office. Candidates must be flexible to work additional hours as needed, especially during busy periods and when deadlines need to be met.

A bit about us:

Join a leading global investment firm building innovative technology that powers complex business operations across a diverse portfolio

Why join us?

• Work on high-impact initiatives that directly influence business operations.
• Collaborate with experienced technology and business leaders.
• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for long-term career growth.

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