Operations Associate - Treasury

This role involves managing margin calls and closely monitoring the short-term liquidity of funds while developing a comprehensive understanding of the portfolio, its financing structure, and dynamics. The successful candidate will analyze changes in liquidity efficiently and handle various margining methodologies across multiple agreements. You will be responsible for tracking the internal margin views and managing the end-to-end implementation of margin and financing processes, broker revenue, and counterparty exposure information. Additionally, the role includes onboarding new clients by gathering requirements and clearly demonstrating the company’s capabilities.

You will be expected to manage stakeholder expectations proactively by identifying their needs, clearly articulating the scope of offerings, escalating issues promptly, and effectively influencing change when necessary. Continuous learning and knowledge enhancement across the entire accounting platform and industry are essential, extending beyond your current area of expertise. The role also involves performing activities such as data gathering, gap analysis, mapping, data transformation, loading, reconciliation, and setting up business-as-usual activities, as well as providing client parallel support during implementation phases. Collaboration with technology teams is required to assist with special projects, develop bespoke reports, create specifications, support product implementation, and conduct user acceptance testing (UAT).

Key Responsibilities:
- Manage margin calls and monitor short-term liquidity, gaining a deep understanding of portfolio financing structures and dynamics.
- Understand and track various margining methodologies across portfolio agreements and maintain internal margin views.
- Oversee end-to-end implementation of margin/financing, broker revenue, and counterparty exposure data.
- Lead the onboarding process for new clients, gathering requirements and showcasing service capabilities clearly.
- Proactively manage stakeholder expectations by identifying needs, defining scope, escalating issues, and driving change.
- Continuously enhance knowledge of the accounting platform and industry beyond current expertise.
- Perform data-related activities including gathering, gap analysis, mapping, transformation, loading, reconciliation, and setup of BAU activities.
- Provide client parallel support during implementation.
- Collaborate with technology teams on special projects, report development, specification writing, product implementation, and UAT.

Required Qualifications:
- 3 to 7 years of experience in Treasury with strong domain and finance knowledge.
- Expertise in collateral management, financing agreements, and margin methodologies.
- Experience in securities lending, borrowing, and portfolio financing optimization.
- Familiarity with data sources such as Reuters, Bloomberg, and Markit for Treasury-related attributes.
- Strong knowledge of derivatives products and risk management principles.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail.
- Proven track record in project management and process improvement.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset.
- Effective oral and written communication abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage additional operational responsibilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience with VBA macros or Python is highly desirable and considered a strong advantage.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic treasury environment, engaging with multiple stakeholders and technology teams, while continuously developing your expertise in finance and accounting platforms.