Barclays
Finance
Analyst-ProductControl
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“Analyst - Product Control at Barclays. Skills: Product Control, financial aspects of trading activities, accuracy and integrity of the bank's trading book, compliance with regulatory requirements, insights into trading performance, trading risks, trading data, regulatory reports, financial statements, financial information, trading activities, P&L (Profit & Loss) and Balance Sheet substantiation and reporting, monitoring trading activity for compliance with various related policies, technical an”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure the accuracy and integrity of the bank's trading book; maintenance of compliance with regulatory requirements; provision of insights into trading performance; ensure they align with the valued positions in the trading book; ensure they reflect the true economic value of the trading portfolio; ensuring its accuracy, completeness and consistency; provision of insights to traders and senior colleagues on trading performance; ensuring trading activities are appropriately reflected in financial statements; driving continuous improvement; deliver to a consistently excellent standard; Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.; Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.; Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.; completeness and accuracy of the books and records that comprises of P&L (Profit & Loss) and Balance Sheet substantiation and reporting.; streamline processes in an effective and efficient manner
Industry & Context.
investigating and resolving discrepancies between P figures to ensure they reflect the true economic value of the trading portfolio.; Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Qualified accountant, MS office toolkit
Nice to Have
Article ship / Industrial trainee in mid to large sized firms, Audit exposure in large financial institutions / banks preferred
What You'll Do.
Reconciliation of daily profit and loss (P) figures for trading desks to ensure they align with the valued positions in the trading book
investigating and resolving discrepancies between P figures to ensure they reflect the true economic value of the trading portfolio.
Support the identification
and mitigation of trading risks
and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
Maintenance and analysis of the bank’s trading data
ensuring its accuracy
completeness and consistency
and provision of insights to traders and senior colleagues on trading performance.
Preparation and submission of regulatory reports to authorities
and provision of support to external audits including addressing auditor queries and ensuring trading activities are appropriately reflected in financial statements.
monitoring trading activity for compliance with various related policies
providing management with technical and operational analysis of the business unit
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross functional collaboration to ensure a coordinated approach to trading activities.; Partner with other functions and business areas.; Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.; working closely with Front Office business, Financial Control, Technical Accounting Group, PC Change Management, Technology, and other infrastructure area.
Communication Scope
Effective communication of complex financial information to traders, risk professionals, senior colleagues, and external stakeholders.; 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); Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To oversee the financial aspects of trading activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the bank's trading book, maintenance of compliance with regulatory requirements, and provision of insights into trading performance. **Accountabilities** * Reconciliation of daily profit and loss (P) figures for trading desks to ensure they align with the valued positions in the trading book, investigating and resolving discrepancies between P figures to ensure they reflect the true economic value of the trading portfolio. * Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of trading risks, and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues. * Maintenance and analysis of the bank’s trading data, ensuring its accuracy, completeness and consistency, and provision of insights to traders and senior colleagues on trading performance. * Preparation and submission of regulatory reports to authorities, and provision of support to external audits including addressing auditor queries and ensuring trading activities are appropriately reflected in financial statements. * Effective communication of complex financial information to traders, risk professionals, senior colleagues, and external stakeholders. * Cross functional collaboration to ensure a coordinated approach to trading activities. **Analyst Expectations** * To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement. * Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise * Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise * They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources. * If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues
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