Senior Associate, Derivatives Middle Office

Senior Associate, Derivatives Middle Office

The Derivatives Middle Office team, under Capital Markets and Analytics, services the Corporate Treasury and Commercial Banking line of business through derivative trade support for products intended to provide protection against interest rate and FX exposures. The team is responsible for trade maintenance, monitoring of life cycle events and reporting in compliance with Swap Dealer regulations.

An ideal candidate for the Derivatives Operations will possess financial product or Treasury/Bank Operations knowledge. Additionally, an idea candidate will be able to demonstrate solid analytical skills and excellent communication skills.

Major Responsibilities Include:

• Trade affirmation of Corporate and Commercial OTC derivative activity, including validating commercial profit & loss
• Execute daily reporting and record retention controls to ensure team adheres to Swap Dealer regulations
• Liaison with counterparties to perform portfolio reconciliation and remediate trade and valuation discrepancies
• Perform and monitor derivative clearing and settlement
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of market data parameters in the system of record that drive model and trade valuations
• Identify opportunities for process and financial modeling efficiencies, cost reduction, and enhanced controls
• Maintain and enhance daily automation controls coded using SQL and python

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or Military experience
• At least 2 years of experience in Finance OR Capital Markets OR a combination

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Economics
• 3+ years of experience in Capital Markets Operations or similar financial institution experience
• 2+ year of banking experience within treasury or middle office, or back office
• Proficient in the use of Bloomberg, Excel, SQL, and Python
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with system implementation and user acceptance testing

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $109,000 - $124,400 for Sr. Analyst, Capital Markets & Risk

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections ; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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