We are actively recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading financial institution, for a highly skilled Risk Analyst III to join their Collateral Management team. This is a crucial role focused on the effective and efficient mitigation of counterparty credit risk. The successful candidate will play a central part in managing the firm's credit
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exposure by ensuring daily collateral requirements are met and processes adhere to policy. This position requires a professional with a minimum of 3 years of industry experience and an existing background in collateral management. You must be a proactive self-starter who can own tasks from start to finish. This is a 1-year contract with the potential for extension and/or conversion to a permanent role. The position is currently Hybrid (minimally 1 day per week onsite), with the expectation that the onsite requirement may increase to up to 4 days per week starting in Spring 2026.
Advantages
•High-Impact Role: Directly contribute to the financial stability of a major institution by actively mitigating counterparty credit risk.
•Career Growth: This 1-year contract offers significant potential for both extension and conversion to a permanent position.
•Cross-Functional Exposure: Work closely and gain experience with a broad network of internal teams, including Front Office, Credit, and Corporate Treasury.
•Operational Influence: Opportunity to drive change by identifying inefficiencies, highlighting risks, and implementing process improvements.
•Specialized Expertise: Further develop your deep expertise within the specialized field of collateral management and fixed income.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
As a Risk Analyst III within Collateral Management, you will be accountable for core daily risk mitigation activities as well as contributing to ongoing operational enhancements:
•Daily Risk Mitigation:
oMonitor client portfolios daily, issuing and receiving collateral calls to ensure the firm’s credit risk is effectively mitigated.
oEnsure all margin tickets are accurately entered into the collateral system.
oAct as a key contact point through extensive interaction with clients.
oResolve and escalate collateral issues promptly.
oManage the reconciliation of repo collateral statements during margining disputes.
•Process and Risk Improvement:
oEnsure process reviews are conducted in accordance with the Global Short-term Markets Policy.
oProactively contribute innovative ideas to increase operational efficiency and lower operational risk through process reengineering.
oPerform control functions to ensure the integrity of collateral processes.
oStay abreast of risk issues in the capital markets and assess their impact on the firm's exposures.
•Stakeholder Engagement:
oEstablish and maintain close working partnerships with a wide range of areas including Credit, Middle Office, Legal, Front Office, Settlements, and Corporate Treasury.
Qualifications
Must-Haves
•Minimum 3 years of industry experience.
•Proven collateral management experience (specifically margining experience).
•Solid Fixed Income background and knowledge.
•Strong Excel skills, including proficiency with V-lookups and Pivot Tables.
•Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter/self-motivated individual.
•Ability to work independently and take full ownership of responsibilities.
Nice-to-Haves
•Post-graduate degree.
•Professional certification such as CFA or FRM.
•Prior Settlements experience/knowledge.
Summary
This Risk Analyst III role is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned professional with a background in margining and fixed income to take on a critical 1-year contract role within Collateral Management. If you are an experienced, proactive, and independent Risk Analyst ready to step up and own the crucial function of counterparty credit risk mitigation, we encourage you to apply.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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We are actively recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading financial institution, for a highly skilled Risk Analyst III to join their Collateral Management team. This is a crucial role focused on the effective and efficient mitigation of counterparty credit risk. The successful candidate will play a central part in managing the firm's credit exposure by ensuring daily collateral requirements are met and processes adhere to policy. This position requires a professional with a minimum of 3 years of industry experience and an existing background in collateral management. You must be a proactive self-starter who can own tasks from start to finish. This is a 1-year contract with the potential for extension and/or conversion to a permanent role. The position is currently Hybrid (minimally 1 day per week onsite), with the expectation that the onsite requirement may increase to up to 4 days per week starting in Spring 2026.
Advantages
•High-Impact Role: Directly contribute to the financial stability of a major institution by actively mitigating counterparty credit risk.
•Career Growth: This 1-year contract offers significant potential for both extension and conversion to a permanent position.
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•Cross-Functional Exposure: Work closely and gain experience with a broad network of internal teams, including Front Office, Credit, and Corporate Treasury.
•Operational Influence: Opportunity to drive change by identifying inefficiencies, highlighting risks, and implementing process improvements.
•Specialized Expertise: Further develop your deep expertise within the specialized field of collateral management and fixed income.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
As a Risk Analyst III within Collateral Management, you will be accountable for core daily risk mitigation activities as well as contributing to ongoing operational enhancements:
•Daily Risk Mitigation:
oMonitor client portfolios daily, issuing and receiving collateral calls to ensure the firm’s credit risk is effectively mitigated.
oEnsure all margin tickets are accurately entered into the collateral system.
oAct as a key contact point through extensive interaction with clients.
oResolve and escalate collateral issues promptly.
oManage the reconciliation of repo collateral statements during margining disputes.
•Process and Risk Improvement:
oEnsure process reviews are conducted in accordance with the Global Short-term Markets Policy.
oProactively contribute innovative ideas to increase operational efficiency and lower operational risk through process reengineering.
oPerform control functions to ensure the integrity of collateral processes.
oStay abreast of risk issues in the capital markets and assess their impact on the firm's exposures.
•Stakeholder Engagement:
oEstablish and maintain close working partnerships with a wide range of areas including Credit, Middle Office, Legal, Front Office, Settlements, and Corporate Treasury.
Qualifications
Must-Haves
•Minimum 3 years of industry experience.
•Proven collateral management experience (specifically margining experience).
•Solid Fixed Income background and knowledge.
•Strong Excel skills, including proficiency with V-lookups and Pivot Tables.
•Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter/self-motivated individual.
•Ability to work independently and take full ownership of responsibilities.
Nice-to-Haves
•Post-graduate degree.
•Professional certification such as CFA or FRM.
•Prior Settlements experience/knowledge.
Summary
This Risk Analyst III role is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned professional with a background in margining and fixed income to take on a critical 1-year contract role within Collateral Management. If you are an experienced, proactive, and independent Risk Analyst ready to step up and own the crucial function of counterparty credit risk mitigation, we encourage you to apply.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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