Job description
The heartbeat of the bank
At any given moment, Barclays is a hive of activity and opportunity. A couple gets their first mortgage, or uses a credit card to finance a family holiday. In the same breath, a business agrees the asset financing for a new fleet of vehicles, or our team raises debt financing for a university’s refurbishment – such as building new accommodation or sports facilities. It’s all happening at once, every minute of the day.
To maintain that real time activity around the world, across investment, corporate and retail banking, you need smooth-running, constantly improving systems behind the scenes. Payments need to be processed. Credit card systems need to be maintained. Trades, equity transactions, debt financing – you name it – it has to be slick, effective and swiftly processed so our customers and clients receive excellent service, every time. That essential work, encompassing absolutely everything we do, is down to the Operations team. Put simply, they’re the heartbeat of the bank.
Real responsibility, right away
You’ll start with five weeks of intensive training, after which, you’ll join our team, building a solid foundation in Operations and helping the Group deliver our strategy – in the right way. You’ll join either our Global Markets Operations group or our Cards and Payments team. As a full-time analyst, you may:
- perform KYC tasks while following standard procedures related to Client Due Diligence and AML policies
- monitor real time transaction flow, trade updates and exception queues to ensure timely and accurate trade representation across systems
- work on incident, problem and change management issues to improve services across the bank
- support continuous improvement of the operational process and the development of best practices; coming up with ways to improve systems and processes
- provide support for cleared derivatives, performing perform daily reconciliation of related fees
- undertake a range of complex customer and product related processing activities.
A place where you can thrive
At Barclays, you’ll be surrounded by people who will help you achieve your ambitions. Our collaborative, supportive environment gives you the chance to build solid relationships with senior leaders and peers alike. During the program, you’ll also:
- participate in formal and informal training
- connect with junior and senior mentors
- attend dedicated networking sessions and other program events
- receive detailed performance feedback
- give back to the community through volunteer events.
To be considered for this programme, you must:
- be motivated with a strong degree or expected degree – in any area.
Ideally, you would also have:
- a customer-driven attitude and an ability to quickly adapt to change and learn new technologies.
- a passion for hunting out what’s new on the market and how it can improve what you do
- a tech savvy, curious and creative disruptive approach: you’re not content with the status quo if there’s a way to do it better
- an ability for turning complex data into easily understood insights and are happy talking to anyone
It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.