Barclays
Finance
AVPMacroProductControl
“AVP Macro Product Control at Barclays. Skills: Product Control, Financial Reporting, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance. Oversee financial aspects of trading activities. Ensure accuracy of trading book”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure accuracy and integrity of bank's trading book; Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements; Provide insights into trading performance; Ensure trading activities are appropriately reflected in financial statements; Deliver on work that impacts the whole business function; Create an environment for colleagues to thrive; Deliver to a consistently excellent standard; Meet required outcomes
Industry & Context.
Investigating and resolving discrepancies; Ability to break down problems into components parts and resolving them; Solve problems creatively and effectively
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Qualified accountant, MS office toolkit (Word, PPT, Excel, Access Database etc), Excellent communication and presentation skills, Control awareness, Ability to identify and escalate potential control breakdowns, Ability to streamline processes, Initiative and ability to break down problems, Attention to detail, Analytical
Nice to Have
CFA/master’s in finance / financial engineering, Article ship / Industrial trainee in mid to large sized firms, Audit exposure in large financial institutions / banks
What You'll Do.
Oversee financial aspects of trading activities
Ensure accuracy of trading book
Ensure integrity of trading book
Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements
Provide insights into trading performance
Reconcile daily profit and loss figures
Investigate and resolve discrepancies
Support identification of trading risks
Mitigate trading risks
Report on financial risks
Maintain and analyze trading data
Ensure accuracy of trading data
Ensure completeness of trading data
Ensure consistency of trading data
Provide insights to traders
Provide insights to senior colleagues
Prepare and submit regulatory reports
Support external audits
Address auditor queries
Ensure trading activities reflected in financial statements
Communicate complex financial information
Collaborate with other functions
Collaborate with business divisions
Lead a team performing complex tasks
Deliver on work impacting business function
Identify new directions for projects
Consult on complex issues
Support resolution of escalated issues
Identify ways to mitigate risk
Develop new policies/procedures
Perform work related to other areas
Understand how areas coordinate
Collaborate with other areas
Keep up to speed with business activity
Keep up to speed with business strategy
Engage in complex analysis of data
Solve problems creatively and effectively
Communicate complex information
Influence or convince stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross functional collaboration; Collaborate with other functions/ business divisions; Collaborate with other areas of work; Collaborate with business aligned support areas
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and presentation skills; Ability to interact with region and UK/US; Written and verbal communication; Effective communication of complex financial information; Communicate complex information
Process & Methodology
Lead collaborative assignments, Guide team members through structured assignments, Identify new directions for assignments/projects
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