Fixed Income Exotics Risk and PnL – Assistant Vice President ( AVP ) recruitment
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with solutions to their financing and risk management needs.
We are looking for strong AVP candidates with Fixed Income and / or Risk experience who would like to work within our Fixed Income Exotics Risk PnL team. We are currently No1 in the Market for Fixed Income in both the US and Europe.
The FI Exotics Risk PnL team are responsible for supporting the Front Office in the business of dealing Exotic Interest Rate Derivatives. In practice this will mean being responsible for ensuring trades are booked accurately and generate the correct Risk and PL given the risk profile and structure of the trade. Emphasis of the role is the ability to provide various scenario and ad-hoc analysis for Front Office.
The Exotics Middle Office team currently consists of 16 people, with responsibilities aligned to the Global Exotics, Hybrids and Structured Notes trading desks.
Skills / Experience required:
- Numerate Degree/Masters
- Working knowledge of IR Derivatives
- Work experience that has involved direct interaction with Traders / Front Office
- Good knowledge and understanding of financial markets
- The candidate will be expected to understand the business from a non-accountancy point of view.
- Experience of working against tight short-term deadlines in a dynamic, pressurised environment
- Use of Excel macros and Access to build reporting and analysis tools
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.