Analyst

About the Role

To provide administrative, analytical, and operational support to traders, enabling them to focus on their core responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive, validate, and process orders from traders, ensuring accuracy and adherence to trading guidelines.
• Monitor order status to communicate updates to traders and counterparties.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve trading platform issues, connectivity problems, and application errors.
• Work collaboratively with IT teams to address complex technical issues.
• Support traders in monitoring and management of market risk, credit risk, and operational risk.
• Prepare and maintain reports on trading risk exposure and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Manage the bank's trading calendar, ensuring traders are aware of upcoming market events, economic data releases, and regulatory changes.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential trading opportunities and support traders' trading strategies.
• Prepare market reports and presentations for traders and senior colleagues.
• Perform due diligence on counterparties and verify their trading credentials.
• Monitor trading activity for any potential compliance breaches or suspicious transactions.
• Support wider team with the completion of reporting and control activities.
• Assist with the investigation and resolution of more complex issues.
• Meet the needs of stakeholders/customers through specialist advice and support.
• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to own work or contributions.
• Deliver work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Continually develop awareness of underlying principles and concepts on which work is based.
• Make judgments based on practice and previous experience.
• Assess the validity and applicability of previous or similar experiences and evaluate options under circumstances not covered by procedures.
• Communicate sensitive or difficult information to customers regarding advice or administrative requirements.
• Build relationships with stakeholders/customers to identify and address their needs.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Reporting teams across different locations.
• Good presentation skills.
• Very good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Understanding of Balance Sheet and Finance processes.
• Understanding of Control and Governance frameworks.
• Reporting work experience in a Bank / Financial Institution (highly valued).
• Experience supporting the roll out of controls frameworks (highly valued).
• Understanding of Treasury and/or Risk systems in Barclays (highly valued).
• Candidates may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Qualifications

• CA / CWA / CS / MBA / Finance / Commerce / Economics background.