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Derivatives Operations Analyst

Posted 22 Mar 2024
Work experience
3 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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Are you seeking a career in an inspiring, enthusiastic, international, entrepreneurial and agile environment? Want to work at one of the largest Dutch Financial Institutions? Want to be part of a team that has a significant presence within Investment Management? Aegon should be your next employer!

Aegon Asset Management is a global, active investment manager. Investors worldwide entrust our organization to manage approximately €345 billion on their behalf. Aegon Asset Management has operations throughout the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia.

In this role you will focus on all activities related to Derivatives Operations.

These include among other:

  • Collateral Management: the daily and monthly collateral activities with the various counterparties.
  • Transaction Processing: the daily processing of all the OTC Derivatives in the various systems.
  • Regulatory reporting: both EMIR and SFTR reporting.
  • Payment processing: agreeing all the upcoming payments with the various counterparties.
  • Reconciliation: both the external reconciliation (between Aegon and the counterparties) and internal reconciliation (between the various systems)

You will liaise with various front and middle office teams across Asset Management to foster the collaborative nature of Derivatives Operations.

Other responsibilities include:

  • Setting up and maintaining tools in Excel which help to automate and control processes. A working knowledge of VBA is therefore desirable.
  • Support specific (SME) loan activities
  • Supporting the business with new change initiatives, such as, Client onboarding and new product launches
  • Assisting the team with testing and implementation of a new system (Aladdin).
  • Ad-hoc activities, such as queries from external customers or internal stakeholders.
  • Audit requests, follow up on audit request with the relevant auditor.
  • Monthly reporting. This includes reporting on a standard set of KPI’s/KRI’s and also reporting towards our internal stakeholder.

Who will be your new colleagues?

You will be part of diverse team of 8 individuals. You will be reporting to the Derivatives Operations Manager, who will give you lots of freedom and at the same time will help you develop your analytical and operational skills extensively.

This is your future position because:

As Derivatives Operations Analyst you are a dedicated team player who is very much process orientated. You have very strong communication skills with ability to liaise with various stakeholders at all levels within the organization. You have solid experience of financial products and markets. Furthermore you have specific OTC Derivatives knowledge or collateral management experience.

Furthermore, you:

  • Have 3 -5 years of experience with collateral management and OTC Derivatives.
  • Master’s Degree in Finance, Business or Economics.
  • Client focus with strong social skills, being able to understand and act according to somebody else’s point of view.
  • Have outstanding English language skills.
  • Have a working knowledge of Excel VBA.
  • Have an excellent analytical mindset.
  • Are focused on excellence and delivery, resilient and able to work with many and varied deliverables.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Aegon Asset Management, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are more than a global Asset Management firm – we are a people business, and we recognize that delivering excellent client outcomes comes from harnessing diverse perspectives. We value diversity in the full range of human uniqueness without limitation including race, gender, ability, language, culture, beliefs, age, origin, background, perspectives and experiences.

What will you be getting?

  • Compensation levels depend upon an applicant’s qualifications and will be determined by hiring supervisors/managers and HR.
  • A healthy balance between working in and out of the office. And the possibility to work (temporarily) from abroad (in agreement with your manager)
  • Plenty of scope and budget for your personal development
  • A minimum of 28 holiday days
  • Reimbursement of your travel expenses
  • Discount on Aegon life insurance products

Mensen leven steeds langer. Bij Aegon zijn we enthousiast over de kansen die dit biedt. Het is daarom onze missie om mensen te helpen het beste uit hun leven te halen voor een lang en gelukkig leven.
Om onze missie te laten slagen, zijn we op zoek naar nieuwsgierige, ambitieuze en empathische medewerkers die zich uit durven spreken en afmaken waar ze aan beginnen. We willen een zo divers mogelijk team met verschillende culturen, achtergronden, geloofsovertuigingen en geaardheden.

Finance & Banking
Den Haag
Active in 20 countries
3,500 employees
60% men - 40% women
Average age is 35 years

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