FRTB Product Control Business Analyst London, England
Job description
FRTB Product Control Business Analyst
London
As a Barclays FRTB Product Control Business Analyst, you will design and execute specific initiatives as part of the broader programme delivering Fundamental Review of Trading Book (FRTB) related change within Finance. Aligned to the Product Control Finance Transaction Cycle, this is an exciting opportunity to be “hands on” in transformation activities including design of future state, planning, execution, process assessment and mapping, communications, analysis, and future state operating model/process design and execution.
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.
What will you be doing?
- Understanding implications of the FRTB programme / strategy for Finance and focus on delivering near and long-term milestones
- Co-ordinating, planning and/or performing analysis and testing tasks for one or more components of the programme/strategy streams
- Performing detailed process base-lining exercises, covering process design, performance, review of documentation
- Working closely and collaborating with leads/stakeholders to facilitate engagement with senior PMO, Finance Line, Risk, and IT colleagues to plan, discuss and implement change
- Identifying issues and risks of implementing the programme / strategy as they become apparent and present options and proposed solutions for discussion
- Utilising Agile techniques to ensure high visibility to stakeholders and continuous delivery through sprint cycles
- Challenging IT to ensure designs are addressing the user requirements and the root cause and identifying and suggesting improvements to scope or design
- Supporting other Finance/Product Control teams in day to day or ad hoc requirements as needed
- Degree educated from a top tier institution; qualified Accountant
- Business analysis and problem-solving skillset; including data manipulation skills including Excel
- Developed interpersonal skills – ability to build and maintain networks across the organisation
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills; Ability to produce high quality management information and documentation for various forums
- Broad financial services experience with knowledge of Finance process, systems, and technologies
- Projects and processes: project and programme planning and management and process management skills and techniques
- Robust understanding of investment banking/markets front to back system infrastructure and Product Control processes
- Product Control experience including SME knowledge of P&L Explain, Back testing and Valuations processes
Where will you be working?
In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.
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