BUK TFI Trader

Treasury Funding & Investments is responsible for the efficient funding of BUK, hedging and management of the Banking Book interest rate risk, management of the liquidity pool and ensuring that the firm fulfils all of its relevant liquidity regulatory requirements.

Role Overview:

This role sits within the Short-Term Funding & Investment Desk, supporting the execution of BUK’s funding plan and ensuring regulatory compliance through various money market instruments. You’ll assist in managing banking book risk via derivatives, oversee liquidity portfolios, support collateral optimisation, and manage funding balances across central banks and clearers.

Execution & Process:

• Support currency managers in managing risk and P&L within limits and policies
• Support P&L analysis by identifying and explaining key market drivers in partnership with Product Control
• Monitor central bank and clearer rate changes to ensure accurate Treasury pricing
• Resolve trade issues and maintain adherence to control frameworks

Market Knowledge & Trade Decisions:

• Stay informed on markets, economics, and politics to support funding and hedging strategies
• Communicate effectively with the team and stakeholders to manage risk and understand positions

Stakeholder Management & Leadership:

• Build internal and external networks to ensure best execution
• Contribute to funding and investment decisions through industry awareness

Decision-Making & Problem Solving:

• Apply strong numeracy and reasoning to support decision-making and process improvements
• Assist with projects to ensure compliance with regulatory and control standards

The ideal candidate will demonstrate an interest & understanding in financial markets. You will have excellent organisational skills with the capability to take ownership of your own work.

You may be assessed on 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 is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks

Purpose of the role

To provide administrative, analytical, and operational support to traders, enabling them to focus on their core responsibilities such as the analysis of markets, execution of trades, and management of risk.  

Accountabilities

• Receive, validate, and process orders from traders, ensuring accuracy and adherence to trading guidelines, and monitoring of order status to communicate updates to traders and counterparties.
• Diagnosis, troubleshooting, and resolution of trading platform issues, connectivity problems, and application errors. Work collaboratively with IT teams to address complex technical issues.
• Support to traders in monitoring and management of market risk, credit risk, and operational risk including the preparation and maintenance of reports on trading risk exposure and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Management of the bank's trading calendar, ensuring that traders are aware of upcoming market events, economic data releases, and regulatory changes.
• Market research and analysis to identify potential trading opportunities and support traders' trading strategies, and preparation of market reports and presentations for traders and senior colleagues.
• Due diligence on counterparties and verify their trading credentials, and monitoring of trading activity for any potential compliance breaches or suspicious transactions.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• 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.