Role Summary

The Murex Collateral Business Analyst/ Consultant is responsible for gathering business requirements, designing and configuring collateral management processes within the Murex MX.3 platform, and ensuring efficient end-to-end collateral operations for OTC derivatives, securities financing, repos, and other capital market products.

The Business Analyst/ Consultant acts as the bridge between business users, collateral operations, risk management, technology teams, and Murex developers to deliver scalable collateral solutions that comply with regulatory requirements and optimize collateral usage. Typical responsibilities include requirements gathering, functional design, configuration, testing, and support for collateral workflows, dispute management, settlement, and integration with upstream/downstream systems.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis

Gather and document business requirements

Conduct workshops with collateral operations and business users

Prepare: BRD, FRD, Functional Specifications, Use Cases, Gap Analysis

Translate business requirements into Murex configuration.

Murex Collateral Configuration

Configure and support: Margin Call Processing, Initial Margin (IM), Variation Margin (VM), CSA agreements, Thresholds, Minimum Transfer Amount (MTA), Haircuts, Eligibility Rules, Settlement Instructions, Netting Sets, Margin Period of Risk, Collateral Allocation, Margin Optimization

Collateral Operations - Support end-to-end lifecycle including: Exposure calculation, Margin calculation, Margin call generation, Margin reconciliation, Collateral substitution, Collateral settlement, Collateral optimization, Interest calculation, Corporate actions, Rehypothecation, Triparty collateral, Inventory management

Regulatory Support

Ensure compliance with: Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR), BCBS-IOSCO, Basel III, SIMM, ISDA CSA, Initial Margin regulations

Integration

Work with interfaces between Murex and: SWIFT, AcadiaSoft, Bloomberg, Reuters, Custodian Banks, Settlement Systems, Payment Systems, Market Data, ERP, Data Warehouse

Testing

Prepare and execute: SIT, UAT, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, Test Scenarios, Defect Management

Support production releases

Post Go Live Support

Incident analysis

Root Cause Analysis

User support

Production issue resolution

Release validation

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with: Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, Risk, Treasury, Operations, Technology, PMO, Vendors, External counterparties

Required Technical Skills

Murex

Strong experience in: MX.3, Collateral Management Module, Workflow Configuration, Static Data, MxML, Trade Lifecycle, Trade Events, Batch Processing, Data Dictionary, Market Data Configuration

Capital Markets Knowledge

Good understanding of: OTC Derivatives, FX, Interest Rate Swaps, Cross Currency Swaps, Options, Futures, Repos, Securities Lending, Bonds, Money Markets

Collateral Knowledge

Must understand: Variation Margin, Initial Margin, CSA, ISDA, Margin Calls, Exposure Management, Dispute Resolution, Haircuts, Thresholds, Independent Amount, MTA, Eligible Collateral, Cash Collateral, Securities Collateral, Triparty Collateral, Collateral Optimization

Functional Knowledge

Experience with: Trade Lifecycle, Settlement, Payments, Accounting, Cash Management, Reconciliation, Corporate Actions, Position Management

Technical Skills

SQL, Unix/Linux, XML, MxML, Excel (Advanced), API integration, Batch monitoring

Support configuration, troubleshooting, and integrations.

Soft Skills

Excellent communication, Stakeholder management, Requirement elicitation, Presentation skills, Problem solving, Analytical thinking, Leadership, Team collaboration, Time management, Client management

Nice to Have

Experience with: AcadiaSoft, TriResolve, Bloomberg MARS, Calypso, SIMM Calculations, Python, Java, Agile/Scrum, DevOps, Cloud Platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Technology