Key Responsibilities:

• Process and manage margin calls, collateral movements, and substitutions across multiple entities in accordance with governing legal agreements and internal procedures, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with regulatory and control standards

• Review margin calls bookings for accuracy and completeness when authorizing the margin in internal systems and external platforms

• Review and investigate margin disputes, ensuring accurate, well-documented commentary on breaks and underlying drivers, with notes captured and maintained within the collateral system

• Regular communication with Treasury, Repo, XVA & Trading Desks, to ensure collateral posted is aligned with their optimization objectives

• Investigate and manage cash and non-cash collateral settlement fails, ensuring accurate resolutions and adherence to internal controls

• To actively participate in both the development and delivering of comprehensive solutions to support new business initiatives

• Performing and reviewing daily reconciliations that serve as key controls to our margin process and to actively assist management with the design of the Collateral Management control set.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of collateral management experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline preferred

• Strong working knowledge of bilateral and cleared OTC margin processes, including experience with Acadia Margin Manager and Triresolve

• Familiarity with collateral-management systems required, with experience using Colline is preferred

• Working knowledge of segregated collateral structures and processes, including initial margin exchange for UMR-in-scope counterparties and 40 Act segregation requirements for applicable funds

• Understanding of collateral related documentation, CSA, MSFTA, GMRA etc.

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The expected base salary ranges from $82,000 - $115,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, including Medical, Dental and 401K plans, successful candidates are also eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

Other requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.   

Company Overview

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~$2 trillion. Mizuho's 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Mizuho Americas is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Through its acquisition of Greenhill, Mizuho provides M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory capabilities across Americas, Europe and Asia. Mizuho Americas employs approximately 3,500 professionals, and its capabilities span corporate and investment banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Visit www.mizuhoamericas.com.

Mizuho Americas offers a competitive total rewards package.

We are an EEO/AA Employer - M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We participate in the E-Verify program.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to require pre- and post-hire drug testing as permitted by applicable law.

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