Treasury and Repo Trading Support Middle Office
Crédit Agricole CIB - new york city, NY
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SummaryIn this role you will be responsible for control and support functions of the operations initiated by the Treasury and Repo Front Office in New York, from the negotiations, recordings, and processing of transactions. Your role will be to facilitate and ensure all operations are processed in a timely manner.You will be a point of contact and liaise with entities both internally (Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, Compliance, IT, Product Control, Risk Management, Project Management) and externally (Clients, BrokerDealers, etc.).You will also develop various skills such as knowledge of financial products, financial markets, and best business practices.This position is based in New York. You will report locally to the New York Head of Repo and Treasury Trading Support Middle Office.Key ResponsibilitiesThe Middle Office team is responsible for assisting and controlling the Treasury and Repo business line. In addition, there is the Global Repo business that will be managed by both Paris and New York teams. This includes trade monitoring, workflow control, and trade validation to ensure timely settlement and accuracy of Front Office's position and exposure. You will contribute to the development of a reliable and effective control function of the perimeter. You will also have the opportunity to participate in various projects to optimize trade workflow, deploy new products, system enhancementsfixes, new regulations and market rules.Support Tasks:Ensure the integrity of all transactions and positions across multiple trading applicationsPerform first level of control by ensuring trades are booked accurately, cash flow balances are correct, triparty and bilateral trades are matched and settled in a timely vestigate, analyze, and resolve trade breaksProcess funding and repos as required for Trading and SalesManage and monitor post trade life cycle eventsManage trades amendments in Front office systems as appropriately requested while confirming the impacts are in line with expectationsMaintain high level of client service for external and internal stakeholdersContribute to the development of reliable and effective control functions while making certain procedures are updated and are in place to reduce operational risk Assist in the identification, specification, and user testing of system enhancementsEnsure coverage and support to FO and within the team to undertake day to day tasks with respect to temporary needs, holidays, or illnessesMain point of contact for FO while being the liaison between FO and other teams.Act as a point of contact for the introduction of new products and ensure that procedures are in place to manage these transactions. Ensure the functional link with the Treasury Middle Office (located in Paris)Develop strong relationship with the global Treasury and Repo MO teams Additional responsibilities:Service Quality and Processes improvementPropose and formalize any improvements on controls and proceduresDevelop efficiency initiativesCompliance and GovernanceEnsure compliance with Credit Agricole CIB Capital Markets Operations and Credit Agricole CIB New York governance and organization directivesPromote operational controls and segregation of dutiesControl and awarenessExert vigilance to unusual or inappropriate (i.e. unusual, uneconomic, or fraudulent) trading practicesAlert management and position control team in case of suspicion of inappropriate (i.e. unusual, uneconomic or fraudulent) trading practices or operationsLegal and Regulatory ResponsibilitiesComply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the NY Compliance manual and Compliance policies and procedures as issued; Financial Security requirements, including, but not limited to, the prevention of Financial Crime and Fraud including reporting obligations to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer.Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure through understanding to undertake the role. Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence.Management and ReportingReports to the Head of Treasury and Repo Trading Support MOKey Internal contactsFront Office, Middle Office, Back Office, Settlements, IT Support, Referential Data, Risk and Market Activity Monitoring teamsKey External contactsExternal Clients, Interbank, BrokerDealers, SPV, TrusteeQualificationsEducation Required:Educated to degree level standard or equivalentDegree in finance preferred Experience Required:Previous experience in Middle Office with exposure to Treasury and Repo products. Ability to work independently with minimal supervisionKnowledge of Collateral Management preferredPrevious experience in Back Office andor Settlements preferred Competencies Required:Rigor and sense of organizationAutonomyCapacity to cooperate Ability to work across multiple disciplinesStrong technical and analytical skillsAbility to analyze and communicate findings to managementGood relationship building and ability to communicate clear and conciselySensitivity to operational riskWork well under pressureProactive and dynamicSkills & Knowledge Requirements:Fluent in EnglishComfortable with learning new applications Strong understanding of Excel Knowledge of VBAMacros preferredFrench is a plus
Created: 2025-02-23