Equities Market Risk Reporting – 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.
Market Risk Engineering (MRE) forms part of Global Risk, and provides risk reporting and exposure monitoring, analysis, Market Data validation and project management for the Global Risk department.
MRE Production delivers risk reporting (VaR and position reporting) across all asset classes on a daily basis to senior management, risk managers and the desks.
This role is for a Manager for the Regulatory and Management risk reporting team in London, covering Global Equities. This is an exciting opportunity which will deliver extensive exposure to different trading strategies used throughout the global equities trading business for the bank, including derivatives, algorithmic trading, and OTC trading.
The position has arisen to replace a key individual and offers a great opportunity to learn, as well as develop relationships with senior management and stakeholders.
Qualification/Education
- Requirement - Degree
- Preferred - Post Graduate or Professional Qualification in a numerate subject/finance/business degree
Experience
- Solid and in-depth VaR experience
- Expert level Microsoft Excel and Access knowledge, with VBA and SQL.
- Market risk management/ reporting experience in Equity products, both cash and OTC.
- Prior experience in market risk management / risk reporting
- Exposure to team management
Skills/Aptitude
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Excellent team player with the ability to also lead the team and work independently on mini-projects when required
- Ambitious, focused and able to work well under pressure
- Self-motivated, takes ownership of responsibilities assigned to him/her
- Must have advanced excel/VBA skills and preferably SQL skills to build tools that will help in carrying out the responsibilities in this role
- Ability to co-ordinate work with various teams in the bank and get results
- Proven ability to work under pressure and balance priorities
- Willing to question existing processes in a tactful manner
- Able to pay attention to detail
Our goal is to be the best-in-class finance function, contributing to the success of Barclays Capital through the provision of independent control and trusted advice.
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 Finance, across geographies to promote mobility, networking and development including, specialised training courses, careers fairs and speed networking.