Risk Analyst

Join us as a "Risk Analyst " at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

Purpose of the role:

• The Enterprise Risk Reporting team plays a crucial role in both Group Risk reporting and the coordination of Risk Committees. The team is responsible for overseeing the governance, review, and challenge of management information (MI) and data management on behalf of Group Risk, ensuring that MI is consistently prepared and presented including monthly impairment consolidations. We also manage and support Board and Group committees and other Risk committees.
• The role further involves developing, standardising, and delivering committee and external disclosures, while ensuring compliance with regulatory and risk policies. Collaboration with various functions, including risk, technology, policy, governance, and finance teams, is essential to ensure the consolidation of Group reports and Risk committees.

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of a variety of Group risk reports, including stress loss, impairment, external and internal reports.
• Coordinating and consolidating data from various areas like Market Risk, Treasury, Finance etc. to develop Group reports
• Analysis of risk data to identify trends, patterns, and outliers, and assess the impact of risk exposures.
• Development and implementation of risk reporting improvements and automation initiatives.
• Liaise with senior management to coordinate the preparation and submission of committee papers, ensuring timely and accurate delivery for all relevant Risk and Board committees.
• Oversee governance around committees, including conducting effectiveness reviews and ensuring adherence to established procedures and standards.
• Support the scheduling, agenda setting, for committee meetings to facilitate efficient operations and decision-making.
• Ensure that all committee documentation, such as minutes, action logs, and supporting materials, are consolidated and distributed to stakeholders as required.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including risk, technology, governance, and finance—to gather, validate, and consolidate management information (MI) for Group and committee reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in committee processes by identifying and implementing best practices for documentation and governance.
• Coordinate responses to internal and external audit requests related to committee activities and ensure appropriate follow-up on action items.

To be successful as a Risk Analyst , you should have experience with:

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Degree in Bachelors’ in Engineering / Bachelors’ in Technology/ BBA or Masters in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Operational research field, Engineering, Masters in Business Administration
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in consolidating and managing committee documentation are essential.
• Candidates should also possess excellent communication abilities to liaise effectively with senior management and cross-functional teams.
• Governance understanding and experience in Risk and controls
• Preferred fields would include risk reporting, committee coordination and governance

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Understanding in Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, IT and PC systems – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.•           
• Microsoft Excel (advanced), including strong VBA skills.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with risk reporting, committee coordination, excel, VBA, communication, stakeholder management.

This role will be based out of Noida.

Purpose of the role

To gather, analyse, and present risk data in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders across the organisation, facilitating informed decision-making, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance.

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of a variety of risk reports, including credit, market, operational, and liquidity risk reports, and regulatory reports.
• Extraction of risk data from various sources, including internal systems, risk models, and external market data feeds.
• Analysis of risk data to identify trends, patterns, and outliers, and assess the impact of risk exposures.
• Monitoring key risk indicators and metrics to identify emerging risks and track the effectiveness of risk mitigation strategies.
• Development and implementation of risk reporting improvements and automation initiatives.

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.