ISDA Specialist

Responsibilities:

Draft, negotiate and review ISDA Master Agreements and other forms of Master Agreements relating to derivative transactions.

Ensure that traders are aware of the commercial and financial risk associated with their business and ensure that contracts/agreements drafted are fit for purpose and in line with the business’ standards and policies.

Liaise with Legal and ISDA counterparts from the other regions as necessary for more complicated agreements and group policy issues.

Liaising with Credit and Treasury to resolve any departure from any agreed contractual and credit obligation.

Maintaining an awareness of any new trade opportunities or legal restriction which may involve changes to existing procedures or support processes.

Understanding of the compliance issues affecting the relevant trades and reporting of any potential problems arising to the Compliance Manager.

Maintaining an in-depth understanding of the regulations pertaining to derivatives, in particular but not restricted to Dodd Frank legislation.

Supervise and coach the derivatives analyst who handle the day to day trade confirmations as well as providing support in terms of leave coverage and training.

Providing management information about the Key Performance Indicators for the business on a monthly and quarterly basis.

Skills/Requirements:

Min. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (Preferably with legal qualifications)

4-6 years of experience in ISDA and derivatives contracts within a commercial/legal environment

Highly disciplined approach to work required

Ability to perform under time constraint and work pressure

Ability to plan and organise the work to meet tight deadlines

Responsive and flexible work attitude, good team player

Knowledge and application of internal controls

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Works independently and pro-active in resolving issues and initiating change;

Good communication skills.

If you would like further details on this position, please contact me on the details provided.

Vi-Linh Ha

Barclay Simpson Associates Pte Ltd

Office + 65 6408 0145

Email: vlh@barclaysimpson.com

ACRA Company Number: 201117804Z

EAA Licence Number: 11S4540

 

May 15, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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