Securities & Derivatives - AVP

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Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview

At Citi, we get to connect millions of people across hundreds of cities and countries every day.  And we've been doing it for more than 200 years.  We do this through our unparalleled global network.  We provide a broad range of financial services and products to our clients – whether they be consumers, corporations, governments or institutions – to help them meet their biggest opportunities and face the world's toughest challenges.

Shape your Career with Citi

Citi’s Markets business provides world-class solutions and an unmatched global presence.  We serve corporates, institutional investors and governments from trading floors in almost 80 countries.  The strength of our underwriting, sales and trading and distribution capabilities span asset classes and currencies, providing us with an unmatched ability to meet the needs of our clients.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Assistance Vice President, Securities & Derivatives Sr Analyst - C12 - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Securities and Derivatives Processing- C12) based in Changi Business Park, Singapore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future.  For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.

• (Optional) We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.

• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.

• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life.

In this role, you’re expected to:

The Sec & Derivatives Sr Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for processing orders and transactions originating from trading desks and branch offices in coordination with the Operations - Transaction Services team. The overall objective of this role is to facilitate the clearance, settlement and investigation of client securities and derivatives transactions.

• Daily monitoring and processing of exchange, central clearing house margin calls  Application of business acumen and analysing trends across treasury and control processes

• Creation and input into associated metrics to enable productivity measurement.

• Oversight of Balance Sheet accounts and proactively management of break resolution and escalation

• Liaison with Finance teams regarding applicability and validity of monthly AdjustmentsExecution of collateral asset movements and associated monitoring

• Ensure adherence to our regulatory requirements and understand these, always follow key processes and control requirement.

• Ability to communicate complex processes and workflows.

• Escalate clearly and promptly.

• Manage the investigation and resolution of breaks with Exchanges, Brokers, and Affiliates

• Improvement of daily processing to increase efficiency, identify where automation is required and drive solutions to completion.

• Ensure Standard Operating procedures are up to date and cover all functions, understand, and follow Citi policies and standards.

• Participation and ability to drive change initiatives both global strategic and regional discretionary and mandatory.

• Partner effectively with Business stakeholders, technology groups, finance, and compliance teams. Regionally across Asia and Globally.

• As a senior member of the team be able to take on supervisory functions, both on and offshore oversight when the team lead is absent.

• Required to have the ability to work autonomously and as an effective team member. 

• Essential Requirements

• Relevant Industry Experience: minimum of 5 years relevant experience in Financial Organization i.e. Investment Banking / Investment Management / Hedge Fund / Exchange

• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts clearly and effectively to a diverse audience.

• Problem-Solving: Proven track record of resolving issues efficiently and effectively, able to drill into the details, and address the root cause.

• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in communications, transactions, and reporting.

• Be able to demonstrate the relevant experience in operations risk management across the derivatives products.

• Ability to write business development requirements to initiate change and automation requests across technology stacks as well as low code automation solutions.

• Be familiar with the associated regulatory obligations across client money rules and margin calls across the Asian futures and derivative markets.

• Team Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure seamless service delivery and stakeholder satisfaction

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Business, Accounting, or Finance  

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant banking operation experience.

• Experience in linked to Futures and Derivatives Clearing

• Demonstrate business acumen across treasury management.

• Demonstrated ability to build, maintain relationships with business stakeholders, treasury, and finance groups.

• Experience with futures products from perspective of Clearing Broker, Exchange and or Buy Side

• Experience of margin and collateral processes for Exchange Derivative products and associated regulatory requirements.

• Track record of the ability to create and use of key productivity indicator metrics (KPIs)

• Track record of the ability to create and use of key risk indicator metrics (KRIs)

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Take the next step in your career, apply for this role at Citi today

https://jobs.citi.com/dei

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Job Family Group:

Operations - Transaction Services

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Job Family:

Securities and Derivatives Processing

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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