Treasury Clearing Specialist - Software Guidance & Assistance

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Treasury Clearing Specialist for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Stamford, CT . Hybrid schedule 2x weekly onsite

Responsibilities :

• Support back and middle office Operations align to Central Clearing industry Change mandates
• Assist Change Team on establishment and implementation of margin and trade flows.
• Operational testing completeness
• Procedure and control creation
• Deliver Operational changes on time & of completeness.
• Operational representation and active participation in all required working groups
• Operational lead owning and remediating front end & time sensitive issues ensuring trade lifecycle flow.
• Collect, review, and challenge Broadridge Standard Operating Procedures and daily output, working with Broadridge and internal stakeholders to highlight concerns and remediate incidents.
• Ensure Broadridge preparedness on any Industry, Change, and Regulatory initiatives.
• Identify and own opportunities to re-engineer processes & controls from a simplification, cost saving, regulatory, and customer perspective.
• Attendance at regular governance meetings with service providers – ensure issues are raised and actioned, meetings are well documented, required procedural changes are discussed and agreed, audit results are reviewed and addressed.
• Maintaining an effective control environment through review and distribution of policy updates, SOX/RACA identification and creation of controls, adequacy reviews and testing, MI Review and Reporting, and maintenance of governance documentation.
• Effectively manage key relationships and work closely with regional and global teams across the organization including front office, operations, compliance, finance, and technology.
• Perform and deliver project work in collaboration with other teams, regionally and globally, to align with the bank's strategy.
• Regular reporting to management on status of outsourced and offshored activities, with particular attention to any risks, issues, and remediation actions.

Required Skills :

• 10+ years' experience in Investment Banking – Fixed Income Operations and or Middle Office
• FINRA Series 99 and/or 7
• Strong front to back understanding of Fixed Income products, Repo / Triparty Processing, and Central Clearing.
• Extremely detail oriented, hard-worker, positive attitude and enthusiasm for solving complex problems.
• Strong knowledge of Fixed Income settlements, collateral management, and funding.
• Direct understanding of US regulatory requirements specific to Broker Dealer Operations.
• Knowledge of FICC processes and margin
• Trade support experience working in fast paced environment ensuring trade lifecycle flow
  
  

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https://sgainc.com/ .

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