Barclays Hiring Analyst in Chennai | Finance & Trading Ops

Job Description

This role oversees financial aspects of trading activity, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the bank's trading book. The position supports regulatory compliance while delivering insights into trading performance.

Purpose of the Role

The analyst monitors financial activity linked to trading desks, ensuring profit and loss figures align with valued positions. The role also contributes to risk oversight and supports reporting obligations across the trading function.

Accountabilities

• Reconcile daily profit and loss (P&L) figures for trading desks and confirm alignment with valued trading book positions. Investigate and resolve discrepancies to ensure the portfolio reflects its true economic value.
• Assist in identifying, assessing, and mitigating trading risks, and provide reporting on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
• Maintain and analyse trading data to ensure completeness, consistency, and accuracy while providing performance insights to traders and senior stakeholders.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports to authorities and support external audits by responding to auditor queries and confirming trading activities are correctly reflected in financial statements.
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to traders, risk professionals, senior colleagues, and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure coordinated management of trading activities.

Analyst Expectations

• Complete assigned activities on time and maintain high quality standards while supporting continuous improvement.
• Apply strong technical understanding within the assigned area of expertise and develop deeper knowledge of underlying financial principles.
• Support team activities including coordination of tasks, allocation of work, and development of colleagues where applicable.
• Work closely with other business functions and contribute to operational processes across related teams.
• Take responsibility for outcomes related to operational processing and team activities.
• Escalate policy or procedural breaches when required and support implementation of new policies introduced for risk mitigation.
• Provide input that supports decision making within the area of expertise.
• Strengthen controls and manage risks within assigned responsibilities while ensuring work aligns with applicable rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Build understanding of how the sub function integrates with the broader organisation, including knowledge of products, services, and internal processes.
• Analyse factual information carefully, make evaluative judgements, and resolve issues using established precedents and technical experience.
• Communicate complex or sensitive information effectively and act as a point of contact for stakeholders beyond the immediate team.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, alongside the Barclays mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office toolkit including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access Database.
• Strong awareness of internal controls and the ability to identify potential control gaps while improving processes.
• Ability to break down complex problems into components and resolve them effectively.
• Strong analytical approach with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a global team environment, including interaction with regional and UK or US stakeholders.

This role is based in Chennai at DLF IT Park.