Program Manager Associate- Futures Derivative Clearing/Reconciliation - #1168476

Job Purpose:

You will play a pivotal part in helping to support the lifecycle of a trade, focusing on controls, reconciliations, and treasury management. Working closely with Business partners, and internal stakeholders to ensure all transactions flow through our front to back Operations teams, with no issues.

You will develop a broad and detailed understanding of the organization’s landscape, culture, processes, and Technology.

You will have the opportunity to recommend creative suggestions on how to improve processes to minimize losses from failed internal processes, inadequate controls, and emerging risk better serve our clients.

Have a business and analytical approach and mindset across processes and change initiatives.

Job Requirements

• Daily monitoring and processing of exchange, central clearing house margin calls

• Creation and input into associated metrics to enable productivity measurement.

• Liaison with Finance teams regarding applicability and validity of monthly Adjustments

• Execution of collateral asset movements and associated monitoring

• Ensure adherence to our regulatory requirements and understand these, always follow key processes and control requirement.

• Ability to communicate complex processes and workflows.

• Escalate clearly and promptly.

• Investigation and resolution of breaks with Exchanges, Brokers, and Affiliates

• Improvement of daily processing to increase efficiency, identify where automation is required and drive solutions to completion.

• Ensure Standard Operating procedures are up to date and cover all functions, understand, and follow Citi policies and standards.

• Participation and ability to drive change initiatives both global strategic and regional discretionary and mandatory.

• Partner effectively with Business stakeholders, technology groups, finance, and compliance teams. Regionally across Asia and Globally.

• Required to have the ability to work autonomously and as an effective team member.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant Industry Experience: minimum of 3 years relevant experience in Financial Organization i.e. Investment Banking / Investment Management / Hedge Fund / Exchange

• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts clearly and effectively to a diverse audience.

• Problem-Solving: Proven track record of resolving issues efficiently and effectively, able to drill into the details, and address the root cause.

• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in communications, transactions, and reporting.

• Ability to write business development requirements to initiate change and automation requests across technology stacks as well as low code automation solutions.

• Be familiar with the associated regulatory obligations across client money rules and margin calls across the Asian futures and derivative markets.

• Team Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure seamless service delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Business, Accounting, or Finance

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in linked to Futures and Derivatives Clearing

• Demonstrated ability to build, maintain relationships with business stakeholders, treasury, and finance groups.

• Experience with futures products from perspective of Clearing Broker, Exchange and or Buy Side

• Experience of margin and collateral processes for Exchange Derivative products and associated regulatory requirements.