Analyst

Barclays; Chennai; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Chennai is looking for an Analyst to support daily operations and collaborate with various teams. The role requires strong analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office. You'll identify areas for improvement and enhance operational processes, ensuring excellent customer experiences. Bring your communication and problem-solving skills to this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with MS Office toolkit (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access Database).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in both formal and informal settings.
• Strong control awareness and ability to identify potential control breakdowns.

Responsibilities

• Support various business areas with day-to-day operations.
• Collaborate with teams across the bank to align operational processes.
• Identify areas for improvement in operational processes.

Skills

MS Office toolkit

Excellent communication skills

Strong control awareness

Analytical thinking

Confident and assertive demeanor

Education

CFA or master’s in finance/financial engineering

Audit exposure in large financial institutions/banks

Job description

Overview

Join Barclays as an Analyst role where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences. At Barclays, we don't just anticipate the future - we're creating it.

This role is based in our Chennai office.

Responsibilities

• Support various business areas with day-to-day initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading, and issue resolution.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate operational processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations in operational processes.
• Development and implementation of operational procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
• Development of reports and presentations on operational performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in banking operations.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with MS Office toolkit (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access Database, etc.).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in both formal and informal settings; ability to interact with the region and UK / US as part of a global team (written and verbal).
• Strong control awareness – ability to identify and escalate potential control breakdowns and to streamline processes effectively.
• Ability to break down problems into component parts and resolve them; attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Confident and assertive demeanor.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• CFA or master’s in finance / financial engineering would be an advantage
• Article ship / Industrial trainee in mid to large sized firms
• Audit exposure in large financial institutions / banks preferred

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

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