Securities & Derivatives Associate Analyst Hybrid

Job Title: Securities & Derivatives Associate Analyst

About the Role

The Securities & Derivatives Associate Analyst is a developing professional role responsible for identifying policy and applying specialty knowledge in monitoring and assessing processes and data. This role integrates established disciplinary knowledge within its specialty area with a basic understanding of related industry practices and how the team interacts with others to accomplish objectives. The role holder will develop a working knowledge of industry practices and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for securities transaction processing execution, typically related to Securities Clearance Settlement and Derivative Operations.
• May include providing analytic support to traders and supporting the review of derivative products.
• Supports an expansive and/or diverse array of products and services.
• Follows established procedures to identify problems related to securities and derivatives settlement that require investigation or research.
• Assists in resolving problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience, guided by precedents.
• Delivers reports to satisfy management requirements, support control activities, and the launch of products/services.
• Provides assistance in the implementation of process improvements.
• Minimizes risk to the bank through increased knowledge of procedural requirements, understanding and monitoring errors to adhere to audit and control policies, including reconciliation, payment, and other processing systems.
• Timely management and escalation of all requests, inquiries, issues, and errors, primarily post-settlement.
• Demonstrates an intermediate understanding of products and processes, and how duties integrate with others in the team and closely related teams.
• Utilizes strong communication, interpersonal, and diplomacy skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders, and to exchange potentially complex or sensitive information, while being sensitive to audience diversity.
• Appropriately assesses risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment, and escalating, managing, and reporting control issues with transparency.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to exchange information in a concise and logical way, sensitive to audience diversity.
• Limited but direct impact on the business through the quality of tasks/services provided; impact is restricted to own team.
• Demonstrates an excellent knowledge of bank related systems.
• Good understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area.
• Note: No specific tech stack beyond general "bank related systems" is explicitly mentioned.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience working in Treasury Operations or Middle Office.
• Good understanding of Treasury products, accounting, and regulatory policies.
• Ability to work in a structured, high volume, time-sensitive, high-risk, and demanding environment.
• Good analytical skills and a positive attitude.
• Knowledge of Macros.
• Education: Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience.