Analyst Trainee

Job Description

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards. Working Flexibly We re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers and clients needs. Whether you have family commitments or you re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager.Hybrid WorkingWe are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time i.e., will have a start and end date. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.Introduction:Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, we operate in over 50 countries and employ over 140,000 people. We provide large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Our clients also benefit from access to the breadth of expertise across Barclays. We re one of the largest financial services providers in the world, and are also engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate banking, and wealth and investment management. For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com.Financial Control has the primary responsibility of ensuring the Balance Sheet integrity of trading, banking & investment products and service entities/strategic business units.The person responsible for supporting / driving development and maintenance of a strong Financial Control framework Ensure processes and controls are completed on time and to the right quality Strong Relationship Management Supporting Financial Control, Global Reconciliation Services, and Product Control teams Technical support to business as required on BAUWhat will you be doing Financial Control Processes (60%) Ensuring all processes are completed within the relevant timescales and service levels are maintained Proactively maintain and develop own up to date specialist process and system knowledge to act as a point of reference. Fair idea of the Stat and Finrep reporting space which forms part of our Regulatory submissions. Dealing with group on Group queries for legal entity. Ensuring review process through review packs. Ownership & acceptance of the business responsible for. Fair knowledge of LEC function including month close processes, account reconciliation and substantiation, etc. Investigates and resolves problems, issues and queries liaising, with customers, suppliers and other experts, as appropriate Partner with stakeholders on solution when dealing with issues/ challenges raised by them. Assist with ad-hoc projects and reporting requirements as they arise Opine on technical queries Helping in closure of books of accountsRelationship & Stakeholder Management (20%) Manage and develop effective relationships with Business Units, other functions in wider finance Liaise with key stakeholders across the business units to identify common issues, opportunities for improvements and act as a central subject matter expert Communicate process changes and share knowledge required to successfully implement necessary changesAdvisory & Consultative (20%) Support business units providing expert help and guidance including accounting issues Support in investigating and resolving problems, issues and queries, liaising with customers, suppliers as appropriate Ensure consistency of approach across the Business unitsWhat we re looking for:Strong control awareness Qualified Accountant CA, CPA, ACCA, with strong and relevant financial control experience Strong understanding/practical experience on application of Accounting Standards/IFRS Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, pro-active and team player Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator. Desire to provide top quality service to internal clients. Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage through to a successful resolution Expected to take accountability/responsibility of deliverables Answerable to questions and able to substantiate data when required by client-facers Minimal supervisory oversight and able to perform duties with minimal or no guidance Providing innovative judgement which can be contributed as part of the decision making process. Skills that will help you in the role:Experience of working in SAP financial accounting Good Accounting and IT System skills Required to provide detailed analysis and information on complex queries/problems and communicate to stakeholders on proposed solutions and recommendationsCommercial Effectiveness Customer focused consistently meets client needs within constraints of time Consistently delivers against targets Has good understanding and is up to date on relevant business knowledge. Ability to scale-up and move up the value-chain within a short time-frame Opportunity to be groomed to be future team leaders/managersControl EnvironmentEscalates breaches of policies and procedures appropriately Must be regarded as proactive and assertive in driving control improvement for their area Strong control awareness - in particular, the individual should be able to identify initiatives which they have led which has directly improved the control environment for the area they work in Strong understanding and has the Mindset to strive to identify potential control breakdowns in process, also demonstrated with effective procedure manuals Ability to streamline processes in a most efficient manner within the team.Language Ability to speak / write English fluently,

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