Credit Risk Business Analyst – Assistant Vice President ( AVP ) recruitment
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC employing 25,000 people worldwide. We have the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors, providing solutions to your strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs.
Global Risk is the combined Credit, Market, Operational, Contingent Settlements Risk department within Barclays Capital and going forward we are looking at how risk is controlled internally to ensure that our strategic objectives meet future Business and Regulatory needs.
The Credit Risk Projects and Business Process (CRP) Team sit within Global Risk and are responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of systems and processes that support the Risk Measurement, Limit Monitoring and Excess Reporting of Credit Risk.
Main Function:
The Credit Risk Projects – Business Analyst Team focuses on a number of key tasks including:
- Engaging stakeholders across multiple business areas, including Credit Officers, Credit Risk Analytics, Risk IT, Finance, Portfolio Management and other user groups
- Defining business requirements and re-engineering business processes (as applicable)
- Supporting the Business in assessing, cleansing and the remediation of Data Quality issues
- Defining and executing Impact Assessments and supporting UAT
- Supporting Senior Management and business users to enhance the Strategic Risk Architecture, whilst ensuring interim tactical solutions
Candidate Profile:
- Graduate (or equivalent) - preferred subjects include Mathematics, Finance or Economics.
- Experienced Risk Analysis knowledge with an Investment Bank or Trading Operation.
- End to End Project life-cycle experience e.g. requirements gathering, design documentation, testing and roll-out.
- Experience in successfully communicating with a variety of audiences across businesses and senior management.
- Experience working closely with IT and converting business needs to IT requirements.
- Proven ability to take on and deliver multiple tasks simultaneously, working under time pressure and still maintaining high quality.
- Knowledge of Banking Trading products and associated business processes.
- Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.
- Proven problem solving skills with the ability to think under pressure and perform effectively.
- Strong sense of initiative with the ability to think independently, and provide challenge to improve current practices.
Our goal is to be the best-in-class Risk function.
We believe that the engagement and commitment of our people is essential to our department’s and firm’s success. We hire and encourage the brightest talent, and as we place so much value on our people, we give them every opportunity to develop and prosper.
Internal mobility and career development are both key parts of our culture. Transferring internally supports career progression and helps employees achieve long-term goals. We actively encourage our people to pursue opportunities throughout the firm and support them in making relevant transitions. To highlight this commitment, a number of activities and events are held throughout Risk, across geographies to promote mobility, networking and development including, specialised training courses, careers fairs and speed networking.