Derivative Operations Analyst

Athene • New York, NY

11d

About The Position

We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations. Purpose: The Derivative Operations team leads the operational aspects of Athene's Derivative investment and hedging strategy! This role will have responsibility for derivative middle-office trade support, settlements and affirmations, data management, investment accounting oversight, and derivative legal compliance. The analyst role demands the ability to balance production and project responsibilities – performing derivative trade lifecycle functions and maintaining relationships with internal and external partners while also supporting projects to drive the strategy of the department and the wider organization forward.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field) or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience required
• 1+ year of investment operations experience, preferred
• Knowledge of and prior experience with Derivative post-trade workflows, preferred
• Experience using MarkitWire/MTM, triResolve, Acadia, PAM/PFI, and/or GTSS, preferred
• Expert knowledge of Excel required. VBA/SQL experience a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Superb work ethic, highly detail-oriented, well-organized, assertive, self-motivated, and able to effectively prioritize in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Derivative Portfolio Management, Derivative Trading, Legal, Treasury, and Investment Accounting to support end-to-end trade processing and data management for a variety of derivative products
• Work closely with foreign and domestic investment banks to manage settlements associated with derivative trade events, margin requirements, cash management, and collateral
• Perform data management functions to ensure appropriate flow of data into internal trade execution and booking platforms, and downstream to accounting, reporting, and other partner platforms
• Review and reconcile trade bookings and legal trade documentation to ensure trades flow correctly for confirmation or to downstream systems
• Lead all aspects of third-party providers, analyzing sophisticated issues, and coordinating with them to resolve any issues which arise
• Handle legal-document trading agreements; understanding differences among ISDAs, CSAs, MCAs and associated agreements across different legal entities and trading partners
• Develop and enhance a culture of prudent risk management within the team, and wider organization
• Depending on experience, this role may have an additional focus on FX/Swap pre and post-trade activity, which includes managing FX affirmations and settlements via third-party applications such as CLS TradeMonitor and/or GTSS

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level