Treasury Analyst: Margining and Collateral

The treasury team is responsible for all aspects of treasury risk management and operations including; liquidity management, cash management, FX and IR risk management, interest allocation, collateral management and bilateral margining. The treasury department is a team-based environment that values interaction and exchange of ideas and techniques and is a huge advocate of continuous improvement. The flat team structure supports access to all levels of management across the organisation in order to ensure that analysis and judgements are comprehensive and complete.

The junior treasury analyst will be responsible for performing the daily margining processes for the group.

1. Process margin call payments and receipts
2. Ensuring collateral balances are correctly reflected within CubeLogic (margin management system) and have close communication with the collateral team.
3. Liaison with external counterparties to resolve margin disputes
4. Liaison with the credit team to ensure credit risks are covered.
5. Liaison with other internal stakeholders including IT and transactions teams.
6. Processing of Margin Interest receipts and Payments.
7. Producing daily and monthly reporting relating to operational activities
8. Project work on process improvement and automation
9. Understanding of systems, position management and MtM valuation processes.
10. Use business and commercial awareness to proactively seek solutions.
11. Understanding of treasury products to assist with risk management.
12. Preparation of reports
13. Adherence to internal policies, processes and methodologies.

1. Strong analytical, attention-to-detail and organisational skills with focus on time management under tight deadlines.
2. Confident and autonomous individual being able to provide good communication/feedback to manager, motivated and resilient.
3. General financial and risk management awareness.
4. Genuine interest in pursuing a career in treasury.
5. Studied or willing to learn - ACT / Accounting or equivalent professional qualification would be an advantage.
6. A proactive ‘can do’ attitude is important, as is the ability to use initiative to appraise and improve existing processes. Strong interpersonal skills are essential.
7. Excel, Python, SQL, or Alteryx knowledge is preferable
8. Visualisation tools such as Power Bi or Tableau