Derivatives Specialist

Compunnel Inc. • Contract • New York, NY, US • $33 / hour • 1d ago

Title: OTC Derivatives Support

Duration 12 Months Contract

Location: New York NY USA 10019 (Hybrid)

Description:

Looking for someone with about 2-3+ (at least) years of trading processing, clearing operations, deliveries / expiry processing or reg reporting experience

Cleared Derivatives Regulatory Reporting Control Team Description

Seeking to add an experienced New York based Professional for Cleared Derivatives Regulatory Reporting Control Team. The candidate will be responsible for the following functions performed by the team:

-Managed day to day position reporting obligation for various for MSCO's regulatory reports such as PCS, LOPR, CGM, OCR, etc.

-Responsible for assisting Legal & Compliance, Risk, and Senior Ops on Federal risk requirements such as examinations, process and control reviews, root cause analysis, and other key deliverables set by the Management.

-Proactively identify regulatory, reputational, or financial risk in current process

-Provide support to the organization on audit reviews and manage control-related activities that ensure a sound control environment.

-Maintain a strong control framework through the on-going development of strategic architecture, identifying key metrics such as KRIs, capacity & constraints, incident reporting and tracking;

-Assist in tracking manual processes, providing opinions and recommendations on risks and benefits on reg porting process and initiatives

-Collaborate with regional management to improve operational risk processes.

-Take active role on Projects to assist the management in improving control framework, streamlining processes, establishing new procedures and other initiatives management may require.

-Build a strong relationship with BU Risk management, Operations management, internal and external auditors, Legal and Compliance.

Key Responsibilities

-RTB (Run the Bank) Reg Reporting functions:

-Manage short and long term strategic and tactical projects in an effort to reduce Risk

-Assist line manager in streamlining procedures by tracking manual processes, and finding opportunities for improvement without systemic solutions

-Assist line manager in tracking issues and reconciliation inventories

-Lead initiatives and propose solutions to management to enhance control framework, streamline procedures and oversee the implementation of solutions

-Timely escalation of any regulatory issues to Line Manager Support Line Managers:

-Assist line managers in creating guidance, best practices or policies for newly implemented procedures providing a risk & control opinion.

-Assist in internal and external audits to discuss potential findings, contribute to finalizing audit report as needed

-Identify and implement new opportunities to improve controls and procedures, and decommission manual process

-Analyze incidents to determine root cause, control break downs, impact and preventative actions are properly captured.

-Propose improvements to the processes and provide guidance to line teams on the incident management process

-Assist with regulatory inquiries in timely and most accurate manner

-Address ad-hoc risk & projects related questions/inquiries from the line

Skills Required:

-Strong risk management and control mindset.

-Individual needs to be performance-driven, proactive, with proven ability to take on challenges, set and execute agenda.

-Candidate should be a dynamic self-starter with the ability to work either on their own initiative as well as be a solid team player with strong problem solving skills.

-Ability to evaluate and identify areas of risk across the organization.

-Identify and implement best practices and in some cases help shape the risk and project agenda.

-Ability to be flexible.

The scope of the role is limited only by the capacity of the incumbent to add value across the wide scope of Global LD & OTC Clearing Operations.

-A willingness to engage in a wide range of issues at all levels of detail will be vital.

-Ability to multi-task, prioritize and be flexible to changing priorities and demonstrate good organizational skills.

-Ability to communicate effectively and confidently across all levels.

-Ability to confidently face off to senior management across divisions

-Good interpersonal skills to build cross-divisional relationships; gain support and respect from key stakeholders (Business Unit, Operations, FCG , Legal & Compliance)

-Good project and modelling skills to represent information in graphical forms that enhance decision-making and communications

-Ability to multi-task in a high intensity environment

-Ability to deliver on plans, complete next steps and resolve issues in a timely manner

-Proficiency in Excel

Skills Desired

-Understanding of the related trade flows.

-Listed Derivatives or OTC Clearing experience is desirable but not required

-Risk management experience

-2-3+ years of experience in the financial industry and exposure to various Regulatory reporting obligation