Analyst - RMG

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To maintain the smooth and efficient operation of our trading desks, providing operational support and expertise to traders, sales professionals, and other key stakeholders, helping them maximize their productivity and minimize disruptions and handling administrative tasks, and providing market information and research. 

Accountabilities

• Provision of immediate and efficient technical support to traders and sales professionals on the trading desks, resolving hardware, software, and network-related issues to ensure uninterrupted trading activities.
• Coordination of trade execution by liaising with traders, clients, and other internal teams to ensure smooth transactions.
• Maintenance and updating of trade records, transaction logs, and client databases accurately.
• Reports, presentations, and documentation preparation to support sales and trading activities.
• Monitoring of market data and assist in the analysis of financial information for trading decisions.
• Operational tasks such as processing trades, confirming orders, and resolving trade discrepancies.

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

These are the Key skills and accountabilities we are looking for in this role:

• Understanding terms of collateral agreements and Operational constraints 
• Gain a deep understanding of attribution calculation methodology and the business reasoning 
• Develop understanding of both the funding and P&L allocation processes, including the importance within the wider economic funding model and discounting risk 
• Work with infrastructure partners to investigate and resolve attribution model gaps 
• Utilize cutting edge technology to develop tools that provide insight into allocation results and capture requirements of business lines and other RMG teams 
• Understand collateral related stresses through the production and enhancement of monthly reporting 
• Seek opportunities to optimize stress results 
• This is a high-profile front office position which requires effective engagement with a variety of internal and external stakeholders across multiples businesses in New York, London and Asia.
• The role will involve dealing with internal stakeholders at all corporate grades within Structuring, Trading, Operations, and Product Control.
• Take ownership for all undertaken tasks in the team, further the efforts on knowledge management and suggest change for any process improvements.
• Demonstrate responsibility and accountability along with good communication and problem solving skills.
• Understanding of the complexities of funding with an overlay of global markets and economics.
• An FRM or CFA certification is preferrable