Margin and Collateral Associate

Join our Bournemouth based Client Service Representative team!

Do you have experience with buy-side clients and would like to utilize your communication skills? Then you found the right position!
As a Margin and Collateral Associate within our Collateral Services team, you will play a crucial role in mitigating counter party risk. You will monitor and collect collateral for our trading businesses, make independent decisions, and build relationships with our priority buy-side clients and internal partners.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a controlled environment, where your judgment and decision-making skills will be highly valued.

• Interacts with customers, generating collateral statements and sending calls to clients for both standard and non-standard agreements

• Answers incoming collateral calls sent by clients comparing them to JP Morgan's exposure

• Agrees on the amount and type of collateral to be moved. I.e. Cash or securities; follow up on anycounterparty fails

• Provides timely resolution of incoming queries regarding a client’s portfolio, escalation of issues, reconciliation and dispute resolution with regards to disputes or credit sensitive customers

• Ensures accuracy when processing and approving daily BAU

• Acts on agreement of coupons due on securities held as collateral & processing of month end tasks including the agreement of interest on any cash collateral held/delivered

• Participates in projects, testing to ensure JPM operating infrastructure continues to be enhanced and developed to meet the business needs (Occasional weekend testing support may be required)

• Maintains current knowledge on controls required to maintain firmwide compliance

• Builds strong networks with key stakeholder group

• Engages and influences Global Partners on change requirement

• Identifies areas for improving process quality, control and productivity

• External Client services experience, or similar experience interacting with senior/demanding internal clients with strong client communication skills and an strong ability to build client relationships

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail is required with an ability to work with minimal supervision and in a methodical and organized manner and to follow procedures.

• Must be highly numerate with good keyboard and core system (Outlook, Excel, and Word) skills

• Ability to work as part of a team and be flexible during busy periods such as month end & self motivated and flexible approach to working hours

• Working knowledge of OTC Derivatives Collateral Management and supporting Legal documentation (E.g. ISDA, GMRA)