Job Description

About Us:
Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited (“Huatai International” or “the Company”), is the only overseas wholly-owned or controlled subsidiary of Huatai Securities. Huatai International is the Huatai Group’s international arm which plays as a crucial role in the group's internationalization strategy by:
a) not only providing offshore capital market services (and a global business platform) but also provides onshore clients with valuable cross-border capital market services (aligned with the mainland China government’s policies and commercial intentions);
b) actively making use of Huatai Securities’ leading position, distribution network and customer base in mainland China;
c) integrating on a global basis across many jurisdictions and regions, a successful and fully integrated international financial platform with innovative financial services solutions.

Huatai International operates as a holding company for consolidating all of the group’s cross-border businesses and companies under one umbrella, offering a truly unified and international business platform. In recognition of such international strength, the renowned international rating agency Standard and Poor’s has assigned Huatai International a “BBB+” rating (for long term) and “A-2” (for short-term).

• Perform daily margining accordingly to ISDA CSA and GMRA documents
• Issue and respond to margin calls timely
• Manage the receipt and delivery of cash and security collateral
• Manage collateral movements to fulfill Unclear Margin Rule requirements
• Perform portfolio reconciliation, break investigation and resolve call disputes
• Communicate and interact directly with external counterparties/clients, custodian agents and vendors
• Partner with Middle Office, Business Units and Risk Management teams to address discrepancies on trades and mark-to-market exposure
• Handle enquiries from various internal stakeholders
• Prepare internal and customer reporting
• Perform control activities to ensure that the exposures are properly captured and monitored in the systems
• Work with Business Units and Risk Management to determine the support model and necessary controls on existing and new businesses
• Participate in initiatives and projects to improve existing controls and streamline the margin calculation process
• Identify, recommend and drive enhancements on existing systems, processes and procedures to reduce risk and improve efficiency
• Work with IT on continuous development of margin infrastructure
• Update operational guidelines and procedures in response to internal process and regulatory changes
• Perform ad-hoc assignments as required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related disciplines
• 3-5 years of experience in Collateral Management
• Solid product knowledge on OTC Derivatives, including front-to-back processing workflow
• Excellent attention to details
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and communicate effectively
• Organized and efficient with ability to multi-task
• Strong risk management and control mindset
• Diligent, committed and able to work under pressure and tight timelines
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
• Proficient with advanced Microsoft Excel (python/VBA skills are advantageous)