Securities and Derivatives Intermediate Associate Analyst

Securities And Derivatives Intermediate Associate Analyst

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Job Overview

Citi Agency Lending is part of the overall Securities Services Business unit. The ASL Business facilitates the temporary transfer of securities from a lender to a borrower against collateral (securities or cash), enabling beneficial owners to generate incremental income on their portfolio securities. The services provided include : trade execution, trade settlement, collateral management, cash re-investment, recall / return processing, asset servicing and lender / borrower billing. Typical ASL clients include Mutual Funds, Insurance Companies, Pension Funds, Public Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, and Central Banks.

The Securities & Derivatives Associate Analyst is a developing professional role. This role identifies policy and applies specialty knowledge in monitoring and assessing processes and data. Integrates established disciplinary knowledge within own specialty area with basic understanding of related industry practices. Good understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area. Develops working knowledge of industry practices and standards. Must be able to exchange information in a concise and logical way as well as be sensitive to audience diversity. Limited but direct impact on the business through the quality of the tasks / services provided. Impact of the job holder is restricted to own team.

Responsibilities :

• Individual mapped to this job description is responsible for securities transaction processing execution
• Typically related to Securities Clearance Settlement and Derivative Operations
• This may include providing analytic support to traders and support review of derivative products
• Supports an expansive and or diverse array of products services
• Follows established procedures to identify problems related to securities and derivatives settlement that require investigation or research
• Assists in resolving problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents
• Delivers reports to satisfy management requirements, support control activities, and the launch of products services
• Provides assistance in the implementation of process improvements
• Minimizes risk to the bank through increased knowledge of procedural requirements -understands and monitors errors to adhere to audit and control policies. (incl. reconciliation, payment and other processing systems)
• Timely management and escalation of all requests inquiries issues errors, (mostly, but not limited to, post settlement)
• Demonstrates an intermediate level of understanding of products and processes, and of how duties relate integrate with others in the team and closely related teams
• Demonstrates an excellent knowledge of bank related systems
• Utilizes strong communication, interpersonal and diplomacy skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders, and to exchange potentially complex sensitive information, while being sensitive to audience diversity
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

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