Hiring for Analyst

Job Description

Analyst Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards. Working Flexibly We re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers and clients needs. Whether you have family commitments or you re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.Produce daily desk PL including commentaries, investigate Flash/Formal differences Ensure the maintenance of a strong internal control environment. Review key controls: FOBOs, adjustment substantiation and New, Amends & Cancels trades reviewWhat will you be doing Perform daily P&L, P&L attribution, P&L commentary, Investigate Flash vs. Formal differences Develop a sound understanding of daily processes the what , the why and the how . Review P&L attributions and prepare commentaries and other MI Maintain trader mandate, monitor Volcker limits. Submit Clean & Hypo P&L for back-testing Attend to ad hoc queries from the traders and other infrastructure partners relating to trading revenue and Balance Sheet. Weekly / Monthly Responsibilities Balance Sheet control and commentary, Month End adjustments and Balance Sheet Substantiation Perform key weekly & monthly reporting to senior management. Attend to queries from internal and external audit and reviews and maintain key stroke documentations for key PC processes, risk assessment and SOX documentation. Controls Ensure that a strong internal control environment is maintained at all times. Review key controls: FOBOs, adjustment substantiation and New, Amends & Cancels trades review Identify and drive process re-engineering and constantly challenge current processes for improvement and efficiency Raise any control weaknesses to the team. Brainstorm with the team to come up with an action plan. Personal Traits Good financial product knowledge Appreciation and understanding of financial markets Experienced with MS office toolkit (Word, PPT, Excel, Access Database etc) Be Self Motivated and Proactive to take initiative and improve the end product. Work well within the team and portray high standards of team work. Ask questions and challenge status quo. Do not assume that every current practice is the best practice. Question and satisfy yourself with the reasons for doing certain things in a certain way. Excellent communication and inter-personal skillsWhat we re looking for: Experienced with MS office toolkit (Word, PPT, Excel, Access Database etc) Excellent communication and presentation skills in both formal and informal settings & ability to interact with the region and UK / US as part of a global team (written and verbal) Strong control awareness in particular, the ability to identify and escalate potential control breakdowns and to streamline processes in an effective and efficient manner. Has the initiative and ability to break down problems into components parts and resolving them Attention to detail and analytical Confident and assertive mannerSkills that will help you in the role: CFA / Masters in Finance / Financial Engineering would be an advantage Articleship / Industrial trainee in mid to large sized firms Audit exposure in large financial institutions / banks preferred,

Keyskills :
risk managementconsumer bankingequipment supplyms officerisk management frameworkexternal auditbalance sheetrisk assessmentinternal control