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Senior Consultant

Bangalore, India Full time

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Sr Consultant, Regulatory reporting Derivatives

Within the Global Derivatives Practice, the Regulatory reporting team manages reporting of Derivatives OTC positions under the jurisdiction respective client is registered under. Trade, collateral, valuations submissions compliance as per the respective regulators is managed by the team.

The Sr Consultant is responsible for creating process designs, business requirements, and acceptance criteria for our Operational Automation projects within our Derivative Practice. The successful candidate will work closely with the business stakeholders to evaluate, clean up, and improve processes to be automated, and then apply RPA and machine learning technologies to enable the automation.

Coordinates large and/or complex projects/onboardings/queries. Has technical expertise to resolve complex queries, and serves as a liaison to related areas. Has both broad and in-depth knowledge in derivatives products, plus strong knowledge processing areas. Leads relatively complex, extensive, high profile activities e.g. direct interaction with clients, senior management, Vendor. Demonstrates excellent Collaborative, analytical, consultative, communication and judgment skills. May lead projects and/or train lower-level staff. Focuses on maintenance and implementation of policies and procedures in the function with a Strong commitment to NT risk.

 
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong attention to detail and have analytical and problem-solving abilities. The candidate should have a background in process design, and be able to ask key questions in order to shape the to-be process for the most effective automation approach.

Knowledge/Skills

  • Strong technical knowledge and understanding of trading, accounting and reporting systems along with Regulations – ASIC/EMIR/FCA/MAS

  • Thorough knowledge of derivatives products, their structures and behaviors and trade lifecycles

  • Ability to develop and evaluate solutions while planning and prioritizing BAU effectively.

  • Ability to proactively determine gaps in BAU process, develop solutions and have the same implemented

  • Ability to confidently discuss and articulate process at larger forums

  • Confidence in interacting and communicating with all levels of management, clients and external asset managers

  • Ability to partner with others to help deliver solutions to client

  • Ability to effectively manage client and business partner expectations

  • Understanding of the complete end-to-end processes, business units, products and deliverables

  • Exceptional self-starting skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage issues through to closure

  • Excellent negotiation skills

  • Ability to drive Projects to Closure in pressured environment

  • Translate complex business requirements into clearly defined, actionable tasks

  • Develop test cases and test packs

  • Present the results of your work to senior management and stakeholders

  • Collaborate across the Derivatives business functions to ensure that the product being delivered meets the requirements of the stakeholders

  • Present ideas to the product team for new capabilities

  • Thrive in a highly variable, fast paced environment with changing priorities and tasks

  • Understanding of data structures and data management practices. Much of our automation needs are aligned to ensuring we are able to pull timely data

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders in identifying/clarifying user story acceptance criteria, and supporting user acceptance test planning for each release

  • Identify additional opportunities and processes automation

Qualifications

Experience

  • Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or applied sciences. MBA preferred.

  • Minimum 7-10 years’ experience in Financial domain with at least 2-3years in Regulatory reporting related roles

  • Good Understanding of OTC systems and architectures, experience in Omnium/Summit or related systems will be an added advantage.

  • Experience / exposure to working in a strong control environment with required regulatory protocols

  • Experience working with self- managed and/or highly complex clients such as highly complex pension funds

  • Familiarity with complex products such as OTC and listed IRS and commodity derivatives, listed equities, various credit products, total return swaps, foreign exchange and interest rate products both bi-lateral and cleared.

  • Comfortable with Active Collateral Management process being able to create flexible solutions to client based scenarios

  • Exposure to derivatives industry practices and a desire to educate others.

  • Proven ability to be a team player with a track record of building strong networks and relationships.

  • Track record of lending assistance

  • Must be flexible and adaptable to change

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail

  • Strong organizational skills are required to develop periodic goals and to manage and motivate team members towards the goals set.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

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