Ad Astra Consultants Hiring! Full Time Operations Manager in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

Job Description: Margin Operations Analyst/Associate

What you'll actually do day-to-day:

• Process daily margin calls (collateral demands) between the bank and its trading counterparties, and book them correctly in the collateral management system
• Investigate and resolve disagreements ("disputes") when the bank and counterparty don't agree on how much margin is owed
• Reconcile Initial Margin exposures and trade data using tools like AcadiaSoft / Blazer
• Handle client questions, issues, and complaints related to margin
• Work closely with other teams — Credit, Legal, Compliance, XVA (valuation adjustments), Front Office, Middle Office — to sort out issues
• Help test new systems/processes (UAT) and check they worked properly after go-live
• Make sure work follows regulations like EMIR, Dodd-Frank, HKMA (margin rules that apply in Europe, US, and Hong Kong respectively)
• Write and maintain procedure documents (DOIs — Desk Operating Instructions)
• Join risk control reviews, disaster recovery drills, and business continuity tests
• Train new joiners and support other teams
• Flag risks or issues to the right people quickly, and escalate anything outside normal policy

Who you'll work with:

Internal teams across Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, Legal/Compliance, and Front Office business heads.

What kind of person fits:

• Detail-oriented, comfortable with numbers/reconciliation
• Good communicator (you'll be chasing people across teams and sometimes calming down frustrated clients)
• Interested in derivatives, collateral, or regulatory operations
• Someone who can follow strict procedures but also suggest process improvements