Collateral Optimization within Markets Operations is a dynamic, high-profile global function established to deliver best-in-class capabilities across collateral management, inventory management, risk mitigation, and liquidity efficiency. The team supports global markets businesses across multiple asset classes and regions (Europe, Asia, and North America), partnering with Front Office trading desks, Corporate Treasury, and external market infrastructures to deliver controlled, cost-efficient, and scalable collateral solutions.
As a Senior Analyst in the Collateral Funding & Projections team, you will play an essential role in daily liquidity and collateral governance. You will be responsible for producing critical daily funding projections, tracking settlement lifecycles for high-value transactions, managing trade fails, and resolving exceptions with global clients, triparty agents, Central Securities Depositories (CSDs), and Central Counterparties (CCPs) within a robust risk and control environment.
What you'll do
- Generate and deliver daily collateral and liquidity funding projections and senior management reports to Corporate Treasury and Finance trading desks, ensuring optimal collateral supply aligns with funding demand.
- Monitor and oversee trade settlement lifecycles and Triparty Repo transactions, actively managing settlement fails and collaborating with triparty agents, CSDs, and CCPs across global markets.
- Analyze complex, high-volume transaction data across internal and vendor systems to investigate trade economic discrepancies, resolve unfunded positions, and remediate root causes.
- Engage and partner with diverse stakeholders, including Front Office trading desks, Corporate Treasury, external clients, and market counterparties to resolve exceptions and drive client satisfaction.
- Strengthen the control and risk environment by adhering to regulatory standards, identifying operational vulnerabilities, and implementing automation initiatives to enhance workflow scalability.
- Support team development and cultural initiatives by assisting and guiding junior colleagues, prioritizing daily deliverables under tight market cut-offs, and championing diversity and inclusion.
What we need from you
Experience & Domain Knowledge
- Practical execution experience in financial services operations, middle office, settlements, or treasury operations; background in collateral management, repo, or fixed income/equities post-trade processing is advantageous.
- Baseline understanding of capital markets products, trade lifecycles, triparty infrastructures, and settlement mechanics across CSDs and CCPs.
- Familiarity with funding, liquidity monitoring, and collateral optimization concepts.
- Practical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (particularly advanced Excel for data analysis and reporting).
- Strong analytical aptitude with practical experience navigating multiple data systems to perform root-cause analysis and exception reconciliation.
- Proven capability to manage large datasets accurately with high attention to detail.
- Foundational knowledge of operational risk management, control frameworks, and regulatory compliance standards in capital markets.
- Proven problem-solving ability with a proactive mindset toward streamlining manual processes and driving continuous improvement.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills to execute time-critical deliverables within strict market deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex operational matters clearly to internal and external partners.
- Collaborative team player with demonstrated ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams and mentor junior team members.
- Proactive attitude with an enthusiasm for learning and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical industry experience.
What we can offer
We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.
By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:
- Generous holiday allowance: Starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
- Performance bonus: A discretional annual performance related bonus
- Healthcare: Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
- Well-being support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Retirement: Pension Plan
- Family care: Paid Parental Leave
- Perks & discounts: Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
- Learning & development: Access to an array of learning and development resources
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.
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Job Family Group: Operations - Transaction Services------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:Securities and Derivatives Processing------------------------------------------------------
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