Senior Analyst, Asset Finance Support

Your role

A career as a Senior Analyst in the Asset Finance Support team at National Bank Capital Markets places you in an OTC operations specialist position. With knowledge of OTC products such as mortgage‑backed securities, securitization, asset acquisition and financing, you will contribute to the transformation of the sector and positively impact the bank’s growth and profitability.

• Assist traders with the entry and validation of OTC transactions (mortgage‑backed securities, securitizations, etc.).
• Ensure accurate representation of the financial transactions executed by traders across different systems.
• Act as a key point of contact for traders to support time‑sensitive requests and ensure timely execution of transactions.
• Perform funding activities, including coordination of cash movements and resolving any discrepancies impacting settlement.
• Reconcile payments, ensuring alignment between systems and proactively resolve settlement and funding discrepancies.
• Perform the pooling process, validating loan data, creating pools, and reconciling loan balances to ensure accuracy before issuance and settlement.
• Reinvest MBS cash flows, ensuring accurate allocation of principal and interest proceeds in line with trading strategies and settlement timelines.

• Verify deal consistency (pricing, counter party, dates, terms and conditions).
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Validate pooling activities, ensuring accuracy of loan data, pool balances, and settlement readiness.
• Conduct payment and cash reconciliations, aligning Murex records, Swift messages, and cash received.
• Validate funding activities, ensuring trades are properly funded and aligned with settlement timelines.
• Reconcile Murex trades against downstream systems, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of trade booking and lifecycle events across all systems.
• Investigate and resolve breaks and exceptions, escalating issues where required.
• Perform daily controls on positions, cash balances, and transaction activity.
• Validate data integrity across systems, including trade attributes, settlement instructions, and counter party details.

• Coordinate with Middle Office, Back Office, and Risk Management teams.
• Identify and correct system or data anomalies.
• Communicate with IT teams to resolve technical issues.

• Maintain clear and up‑to‑date procedural documentation.

As part of the Capital Markets Operations sector, you’ll be part of a team of 140 colleagues specializing in OTC products. Your role supports traders, brings new ideas, automates procedures, and helps evolve processes with new business opportunities.

• Completed bachelor’s degree related to the industry, or any relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in Financial Markets Operations.
• Knowledge of systems such as Murex, Swift, ISM, Bloomberg or Reuters.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel (VBA, Macros, pivot tables, dynamic tables, etc.).
• Good knowledge of derivative products in general, mortgage‑backed securities and asset lending.
• Experience resolving issues on complex financial transactions.
• Capacity to work under pressure, versatility, resourcefulness, proactivity and curiosity.
• Flexibility to work overtime based on business needs and market activity.

• Continuous Improvement
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Driving Results
• Teamwork
• Client‑focused
• Empathy
• Initiative
• Learning Agility
• Resilience

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Virtual sleep clinic