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Date live: Sep. 21, 2025

Business Area: Trade and Working Capital

Area of Expertise: Banking Operations

Reference Code: JR-0000064085

Contract: Permanent

Barclays is seeking a meticulous and motivated Document Advisor to join our Trade Operations team in Birmingham. In this role, you will handle incoming and outgoing trade documents, ensuring they are accurately processed and uploaded to our trade platform in a timely manner.

To be successful as a Document Advisor, you should have experience with:

  • Excellent written and spoken English, with good attention to detail.

  • Ability to prioritise tasks and work efficiently under time-sensitive conditions.

  • Good organisation skills and a methodical approach to document handling.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

  • Previous experience and/or knowledge of financial services or similar regulated industries.

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

This role will be located Full-time, on-site at our Birmingham office.

Purpose of the role

To support business areas with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. 

Accountabilities

  • 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

  • To meet the needs of stakeholders/ customers through operational excellence and customer service
  • Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard
  • No people leadership roles at this grade.
  • Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, collaborating with and impacting on the work of team members.
  • Identify escalation of policy breaches as required.
  • Take responsibility for customer service and operational execution tasks.
  • 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.
  • Gain and maintain an understanding of own role, how the team integrates to achieve overall objectives, alongside knowledge of the work of other teams within the function.
  • Work within well-defined procedures that may involve a variety of work routines.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the procedures.
  • Evaluate and select the appropriate alternatives from defined options.
  • Make judgements based on the analysis of factual information.
  • Build relationships with stakeholders and customers to identify and address their needs, in support of a smooth operating process, handling sensitive issues as required.

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.

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