Senior Consultant - Collateral Management

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Pune, Maharashtra, IND
Hybrid
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The Role
Senior Consultant responsible for end-to-end margin lifecycle and collateral management for hedge fund clients. Duties include three-way reconciliations, issuing and responding to margin calls (OTC and repo), resolving margin disputes, reviewing ISDA/CSA agreements, ensuring UMR compliance, month-end collateral interest processing, client and counterparty communication, and driving process improvements while maintaining control frameworks and audit readiness.
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About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Hedge fund services- Senior Consultant Collateral Management
Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust is one of the world’s leading financial institutions. We specialise in providing asset servicing solutions and asset management to both institutional and personal clients. The delivery of products and services to this client base is supported through a network of offices around the globe.RoleThe job requires working for a Global Hedge Fund Administrator, specializing in administering assets of complex hedge funds. Senior Consultant in Collateral is responsible for end-to-end margin lifecycle management, reconciliation, client interaction, UMR compliance, and governance oversight, while driving process improvements and ensuring risk-controlled delivery.The position involves performing daily reconciliation of transactions, security positions and cash for all trading activity generated by clients.Major Duties
  • Three way Reconciliation between Client, Counter party and House records for Cash and Collaterals including Margin Calls on application TriOptima.
  • Strong ownership on break closure timelines
  • Issue and Respond to all the margin calls for OTC and Repo trades.
  • Identify exceptions in Margin disputes and drive resolution with relevant stakeholders
  • Sending emails to Client for approval on the cash entries created
  • Follow up with client and Counterparty in regarding the issue related to the margin calls.
  • Review new client’s ISDA and CSA agreements to ensure accuracy of daily call processing
  • Month-end collateral interest process
  • Communicate effectively with team members,  internal groups and external counterparties
  • Escalate issues that fall outside normal resolution timeframe
  • Respond quickly and accurately to requests in a high volume, time sensitive trading environment
  • Ensure accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness Follow SOP and control framework
  • Understand and apply UMR regulatory requirements for OTC derivatives , Initial Margin (IM) vs Variation Margin (VM) and Segregation requirements
  • Support Execution of Regulatory Margin calls
Accountabilities
  • Employees are required to comply with the regulatory regime in which Northern Trust operates as appropriate to the above role
  • Employees are expected to exercise due care and diligence, ensuring the areas the incumbent is responsible for are organised and controlled
  • Employees are required to observe proper standards of market, business and personal conduct, demonstrating integrity in the execution of duties
  • Reports to Operations Manger
Skills
  • Approachable and able to promote teamwork through creative solutions
  • Good analytical, numerical and reasoning skills
  • Time management and delegation skills
  • Deep understanding of process and process improvement
  • Excellent/advanced knowledge of Excel with VBA experience being a plus; should be familiar with MS Word & Office tools.
  • Excellent English, grammar, written and oral communication skills
  • Adaptive, flexible style with the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Understanding of Market Platforms like Cloud Margin , Colline , Trioptima , Acadia
Qualifications:
  • A minimum of 8-12 years of experience in Financial Services environment, preferably, performing processes involving Collateral & Margin calls.
  • Experience with Hedge Funds, Investment Management and/or Financial Services strongly preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Accounting, Finance or a quantitative discipline.  Masters’ degree would be an advantage.
  • Business exposure to Equity or Credit or at least some complex derivative products like CDS, IRS, TRS & other OTC products.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected].

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

About Our Pune Office

The Northern Trust Pune office, established in 2016, is now home to over 3,000 employees. The office handles various functions, including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management, as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe.

Our Pune team takes our commitment to service to heart. In 2024, they volunteered more than 10,000+ hours into the communities where they live and work. Learn more.

Skills Required

  • 8-12 years experience in Financial Services performing Collateral & Margin processes
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or quantitative discipline
  • Experience with Hedge Funds, Investment Management or Financial Services
  • Business exposure to Equity or Credit or complex derivatives (CDS, IRS, TRS, other OTC)
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • VBA experience
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Office tools
  • Understanding and application of UMR regulatory requirements (IM vs VM, segregation)
  • Experience with market/collateral platforms (Cloud Margin, Colline, TriOptima, Acadia)
  • Daily reconciliation and margin call lifecycle experience (including OTC and Repo)
  • Experience reviewing ISDA and CSA agreements for margin processing accuracy
  • Strong analytical, numerical, communication and time management skills

Northern Trust Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northern Trust and has not been reviewed or approved by Northern Trust.

  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings are positioned as a standout, with a 401(k) plus an additional employer-funded pension described as a differentiator. This combination is repeatedly framed as a meaningful offset within total rewards, especially for long-term financial security.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off benefits are depicted as generous, spanning paid time off, holidays, and dedicated paid volunteer time. The breadth of leave options is highlighted as a consistent strength that supports work-life balance.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is characterized as comprehensive, typically including medical, dental, vision, and mental-health support through an assistance program. The offering is portrayed as robust and family-supportive, with multiple plan options in some descriptions.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
24,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1889

What We Do

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing and investment solutions, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise and integrity. A globally recognized Fortune 500 Company in continuous operation since 1889, we’ve built a legacy of empowering clients to reach their goals with confidence. Since our roots as a trust bank, we’ve grown to a global presence with more than 24,000 employees in more than 20 countries and across six core business units: Wealth Management Asset Management Asset Servicing Technology Corporate Functions Enterprise Operations Join a Team That’s Achieving Greater At Northern Trust, we refer to our employees as partners – with good reason. We understand that relationships are the key to our success. Here you’ll join a diverse and inclusive team of innovators with the drive to challenge the way things have always been done. Instead of choosing between a dynamic career and work-life balance, enjoy working with a team that supports your goals in the office and at home. We’ll help you get where you want to go without sacrificing what matters most to you. Delivering value and adhering to our enduring principles What are enduring principles? Since our founding, they have guided our strategy and success. Thanks to the dedication of our partners, Northern Trust continues to thrive by adhering to three enduring principles: service, expertise and integrity . What does this mean? Service Northern Trust has a relentless drive to provide exceptional service to our clients, our partners and our communities. We set new standards and go above and beyond in our commitment to delivering greater results. Expertise Expertise is at the core of who we are. We focus sharply on what we do well. From expanding our capabilities, to hiring talented professionals to developing innovative solutions, our expertise is why we continue to be a trusted advisor for generations of families and institutions. Integrity Operating with uncompromising ethics is central to Northern Trust’s heritage. As a result, our clients, partners and communities know they can rely on us. For more than 130 years, our integrity has been our guide – and that will never change.

Why Work With Us

At Northern Trust, we go further because we go together. We embrace flexibility, encourage balance, and prioritize inclusion at all levels, working together to keep you connected. We are committed to our employees—all 24,000 of them. Whether this is a first step or a bold new leap in your career, we’re here to help you move forward.

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