Risk Analyst

• Job Title: Risk Analyst III
• Duration: (8 months - possible extension/conversion)
• Location: Toronto, ON — 4 days onsite, 1 day WFH
• Business Unit: Market Risk & Counterparty Analytics

• Role Overview
• The Risk Analyst III will sit within Collateral Management and focus on the effective mitigation of counterparty credit risk, supporting the securities lending business across bonds and equities.
• The role requires someone with strong capital markets/collateral management experience, a solid fixed income background, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to work closely with internal teams and external clients.

• Key Responsibilities
• Monitor client portfolios daily and issue/receive collateral calls to mitigate counterparty credit risk.
• Accurately enter margin tickets into the collateral management system.
• Interact extensively with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct process reviews in accordance with the Global Short-term Markets Policy.
• Resolve and escalate collateral-related issues.
• Reconcile repo collateral statements during margining disputes.
• Identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for process improvements.
• Support proactive risk management by monitoring capital-market risk issues and assessing impacts on exposures.
• Identify opportunities for process reengineering to improve operational efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Perform control functions to ensure process integrity.
• Collaborate with Credit, Middle Office, Legal, Front Office, Settlements, and Corporate Treasury.

• Must-Have Skills
• 5+ years of capital markets experience or relevant collateral management experience.
• Strong Fixed Income background.
• Strong Excel skills, including:
• VLOOKUPs
• Pivot Tables
• General data analysis/reconciliation

• Soft Skills
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Self-starter with strong initiative.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.

• Nice-to-Have
• CFA
• FRM

• Education
• Post-secondary education required.

• Team & Working Environment
• Team size: 6
• Training: onboarding plus formal role-specific training of approximately 1–1.5 months.
• Meetings: Approximately 30 minutes per day.
• Interaction: Both internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer data access: No.
• OT: Potentially.
• Rotation: Not likely.

• Applicant Notices & Disclaimers
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.The pay rate for this position is C$42.75/hr.