Associate

Job Description

Job Title: Associate

Department: GMD/Global Markets Client Division Portfolio, and Conduit Management

Reports to: Head of Project Management

Summary: Business analyst whose main responsibilities are associated with systems utilized by the Securitization department. Develop tools in Excel as needed to manage data maintained by the Securitization department.

1. Key Responsibilities

Become an expert in the bank’s internal proprietary securitization system (SIS)

Coordinate and assist the business in setting up and maintaining transactions in bank systems

Develop and implement training programs on the bank systems Publish and maintain the Business User Manual as needed for the bank systems

Assist in establishing priorities for new releases

Review comment, and write specification documents

Design, participate and coordinate User Acceptance Tests for various releases of the bank systems used by the group.

Oversee system integrity for the proprietary securitization system (ensure that we remain consistent in terms of transaction set up) as well as maintaining tables and other reference items

Develop and implement new initiatives as the system is further developed and enhanced

Interact with other groups within the bank to develop new modules required to limit operational risk

Assist the project manager with follow up and monitoring of technology initiatives

Assist in setting up and producing reports for the US and European regulators

Participate and oversee the month end close process

Develop applications in Excel and Outlook to enhance overall automation and management of data

2. Management and Reporting: Report to the Project manager

3. Counterparties and clients: Develop and maintain relationships with outside vendors and peers as needed

4. Communication

Key Internal Contacts-

Strong interaction with the portfolio team, reporting team, and funding team.

Coordination with the project management team in head office

Coordination with the IT team locally and head office

Key External Contacts- Outside vendors as necessary

5. Systems

Internal: Outlook, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), VBA, SQL, Intranet, SIS, CPU, among others

External: Bloomberg, Reuters, rating agency websites, client websites, Google and or Yahoo finance, and other related websites

Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities

Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the Crédit Agricole CIB Americas Compliance manual and Compliance policies and procedures as issued from time to time; Financial Security requirements, including, but not limited to, the prevention of Financial Crime and Fraud including reporting obligations to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer.

Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role.

Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence.

Requirements

Qualifications/Education Required: Bachelor Degree; Post graduate degree (preferred)

Experience Required: Experience supporting various systems and interacting with the business and IT teams.

Competencies Required: Team spirit and ability to work in an international environment. IT background and knowledge

Language: English

Skills & Knowledge Requirements:

Strong presentation and writing skills

Time management skills

Basic knowledge of finance

Proficient in SQL, Excel, VBA, and Microsoft Access