Analyst - FDDS

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

What You’ll do:

• Handling end-to-end implementation of Collateral Management; gaining a strong understanding of the portfolio, it’s financing structure and dynamics to efficiently analyze causes for change in liquidity.
• Understanding the various margining methodologies of the several agreements in a portfolio and tracking the internal view of margin
• Handling end-to-end implementation of margin/financing, broker revenue, and counterparty exposure information
• Handling end-to-end onboarding of new clients; gathering requirements and showcasing our capabilities clearly
• Managing stakeholders’ expectations; being proactive in identifying their needs, articulating the scope of the offering, escalating issues in a timely manner, and showcasing persuasiveness in bringing about changes
• Learn and enhance knowledge on complete Arcesium platform/industry, not restricted to current area of expertise.
• Perform various activities like data gathering, GAP analysis, Mapping, Data transformation, Loading and reconciliation, BAU activities setup, Client parallel support etc… in Arcesium platform as a part of client implementation.
• Work with technology teams as needed, by assisting in special projects, developing bespoke reports, developing specifications, product implementation and UAT

What You’ll need:

• 0 to 1 year of experience working in the Treasury coupled with in-depth domain / finance knowledge.
• Collateral management and financing agreements knowledge as well as margin methodologies
• Experience in securities lending and borrowing as well as optimization of portfolio financing.
• Understanding of various agreement types like Prime brokerage, ISDA, Futures and options, Repo among others.
• An understanding of data sources such as Reuters, Bloomberg, Markit etc for Treasury related attributes
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Proven track-record of handling projects and improving processes
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative attitude
• Effective oral/written communications skills
• Ability to work under pressure and take on additional operational tasks
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications especially MS Excel
• Hands on experience with VBA macros / Python will be a big plus

Arcesium and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law. Note that for us, this is more than just a legal boilerplate. We are genuinely committed to these principles, which form an important part of our corporate culture, and are eager to hear from extraordinarily well qualified individuals having a wide range of backgrounds and personal characteristics.