Data Analyst - Chicago, IL

Summary:

• The Global Collateral Agreement and Data Feed Management team is responsible for managing the data inputs, ad hoc queries and margin calculations for Non Cleared Derivatives, Fixed Income, and Exchanged Trade Products .
• The position will work on a team responsible for managing the margin calculation process for the Asia Pacific region and providing support to the Global Margin Process.
• The analyst will have regular interaction with internal customers including Front/Middle Office, Legal Negotiators, Credit Risk, Operations Management and Project Managers tasked with managing the Collateral system enhancements and transitions.

Responsibilities

• Management, monitoring, oversight & control of the daily delivery of multiple Front Office exposure, pricing and agreement feeds into the Global Collateral Management System
• Detailed analysis on trade & mark to market (MTM) variances, working closely with the global middle office team on potential booking, curve and pricing issues
• Daily management of various data integrity checks and adjustments on legal documentation
• Work closely with technology teams to identify and resolve data quality issues which may impact collateral margin calls and create credit exposure to the firm
• Work with our business partners and other Collateral Management teams on client specific support required
• Drive improvements in data feed accuracy. Push for STP processes
• Develop full E2E understanding of collateral management, proactively action and resolve queries and escalate potential risks.
• Review and update all procedures, ensure we are audit safe as a group and maintain the highest standards.
• Support any new controls, reporting and processes that need to be put in place to support the new and existing Regulations
• Escalation of issues to margin managers, credit risk, middle office & senior management

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of financial markets with preferably more than 2 years of experience in any of the following disciplines: Valuations, OTC derivatives or fixed income lifecycle, regulatory reporting, operations, collateral management
• Strong data mining and analysis skills
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Client focused
• Strong communication skills
• Methodical and organized mindset, with attention to detail in order to ensure data completeness, accuracy and integrity in reporting
• Experience with Tableau

Skills:

• Understanding of financial markets documentations ( ISDA, CSA)
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Innovative and confident self-starter able to challenge existing process and streamline to yield efficiencies in a complex environment
• Flexible approach to changing business requirements and evolution of role and requirements