Collateral Analyst, Global Derivative Services

at  Manulife

Global Derivative Services is responsible for all back-office functions that support derivative trading enterprise-wide, including both the General Account and 3rd party funds handled by Manulife and Manulife Asset Management

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-5 years of investment operations experience, with at least 3 years of hands-on experience in derivative products
• Working knowledge and direct Middle/Back Office experience in, but not limited to, the following: Full Lifecycle of futures, OTC, and cleared derivative products

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant undergraduate education a must, degrees in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Economics Preferred
• International Swap & Derivatives Association (ISDA) documentation and CSA’s preferred
• Custodian/clearing broker operations, settlements, and associated reconciliations
• Ability to prioritize problems/tasks while working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment with a focus on accuracy.
• Familiarity with FIS Apex product a clear advantage. MS Office suite, derivative trading/accounting platforms, collateral management systems, and third-party market data providers preferred.
• Strong technical skills in various Microsoft Applications highly preferred.
• Solid organizational skills and a high degree of professionalism combined with the ability to readily adapt to rapidly changing environments and deal with competing priorities
• Great teammate with demonstrated experience building and maintaining good working relationships both internally and externally
  Bilingual (French & English) is required - The successful candidate will be required to communicate in English and French to support clients from various jurisdictions outside of Quebec.

• Collateral/margin management for Futures, OTC, and Cleared products including issuing and managing margin calls and initial margin, substitutions, repos, and cash management.
• Ensure variety of daily deliverables for Collateral Team are met with completeness and accuracy.
• Continuously seek out ways to strengthen key control environment.
• Develop and manage working relationships with clearing broker back-office counterparts and custodian banks.
• Process internal ad hoc requests from various groups in a timely and efficient manner.
• Support audit requests quarterly/yearly/ad hoc.
• Update or create new process documents for all tasks relevant to the position and maintain internal database of all process documents.
• Propose improvements to current processes that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the group.
• Contribute to the gathering of data for quarterly metrics reporting to senior management.
• Complete daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting duties in a timely manner.
• Contribute to the capacity and depth of Global Derivatives Services to respond to the organization’s current and future derivative collateral demands effectively and holistically.