Barclays Hiring Global Markets BM-CAO Analyst - Chennai

Job Description

Purpose of the Role

The role supports senior executives by helping them address complex challenges, make informed decisions, and achieve strategic objectives. The position contributes to effective coordination across teams and ensures business activities align with organisational goals.

Accountabilities

• Work with business teams and senior leadership to develop and implement strategies aligned with organisational objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Act as a liaison between multiple business units and functions to improve communication and collaboration.
• Coordinate strategic initiatives, projects, and change management activities to enhance business processes and strengthen internal controls.
• Improve operational efficiency by identifying improvement areas, streamlining processes, and introducing best practices to increase productivity.
• Prepare performance reporting for key metrics supporting divisional strategy and external commitments.
• Assist with aspects of financial analysis and budget management, including financial planning, forecasting, and monitoring performance against targets.
• Support business heads alongside HR in hiring processes, workforce planning, and joiner, mover, and leaver activities.

Analyst Expectations

• Provide specialist advice and support to meet stakeholder or customer needs.
• Complete assigned tasks on time and maintain high quality standards across responsibilities.
• Manage specific operational processes within the team.
• Supervise or support team members when required by allocating work and coordinating resources.
• Where applicable, demonstrate leadership behaviours including listening authentically, inspiring teams, aligning across the enterprise, and developing others.
• As an individual contributor, manage personal workload, implement relevant systems and processes, and contribute to cross team projects.
• Follow established processes and collaborate with closely related teams to deliver outcomes.
• Review the work of colleagues to ensure it meets internal and stakeholder requirements.
• Take ownership of risk management and strengthen controls related to assigned work, ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Build an understanding of how different teams contribute to the wider objectives of the sub function.
• Develop knowledge of the underlying principles that support operational activities within the role.
• Make judgements based on experience and assess options in situations not fully covered by procedures.
• Communicate complex or sensitive information where required in support of operational activities.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders and customers to identify and address requirements.

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

In this role, you will collaborate with business leaders to implement strategies, coordinate cross functional initiatives, and improve operational efficiency. The role also supports workforce planning activities with HR and contributes to strengthening the control environment across the division.

Responsibilities also include managing travel and entertainment expense submissions for Barclays Front Office employees in line with company policy. The role supports business managers by preparing travel and cost related reports and ensuring compliance with T&E guidelines.

Basic or Essential Qualifications

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and strong communication capability.
• Ability to guide and support team members, allocate tasks, and coordinate team resources when required.
• Capability to resolve problems by identifying appropriate solutions using prior experience and established precedents.
• Ability to communicate complex or sensitive information and influence team members where necessary.
• Experience interacting with stakeholders outside the immediate team while building professional networks.
• Consistent delivery of assigned activities to a high standard while supporting continuous improvement.

Desirable Skills

• Ability to make evaluative decisions based on analysis of factual information with attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Awareness of policy or procedural breaches and the ability to escalate them appropriately.
• Support implementation of new policies and procedures introduced for risk mitigation.