Analyst - Pan-bank CCO Support

Join us as an Analyst within the Pan-bank CCO team at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. Successful candidate will be a proven self-starter with the ability to set-up a new process, assess the integrity and effectiveness of banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk, learn complex subject matter quickly, multi-task and adapt to an ever-changing regulatory environment.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as but not limited to:

• Development of reports to communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders.
• Collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings.
• Develop, implement and maintain an efficient and effective control framework
• Producing exception monitoring reports for management, highlighting key risks, trends and incidents.
• Building holistic insights that can help predict risks and identify areas where efforts should be focused to manage those risks effectively.
• Help to ensure Barclays has effective processes, procedures, risk assessments & controls that can be evidenced in accordance with regulations and the Barclays Control Framework
• Leverage technical skills to provide advice to the Business to ensure they have the knowledge and capability to identify, design and implement appropriate Controls to ensure risks are identified and proactively managed
• Engage with the wider CCO team and assist with other control initiatives, if requested.
• Establishing a clear escalation framework for compliance breaches or control failures, ensuring timely resolution and stakeholder communication.

To be successful as an Analyst within the Pan-bank CCO team you should:

• Understand risks and controls that results in efficient, sustainable solutions.
• Effective problem solver able to operate in a fast paced, dynamic environment and deliver solutions.
• Demonstrate well developed insights, analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make well-judged decisions based on the analysis of multiple sources of quantitative and qualitative information.
• Facilitate the design and implementation of remediation balancing risk against wider business objective. This will require strong listening and communication skills, in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking, sound judgement, an ability and willingness to seek and reflect on the views of others, recognising where escalation is required and taking well-reasoned decisions, using a broad range of information sourced from multiple individuals.

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Strong work ethic and discipline
• Experience in a control, governance or oversight function.
• Experience dealing with stakeholders, including presenting at meetings, supporting and challenging stakeholders where appropriate
• Pragmatic, able to share information, transfer knowledge and expertise to team members.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• University degree or equivalent educational qualification.
• Superior analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Can-do attitude and has experience in delivering regulatory remediation deliverables within agreed deadlines.
• Track record of working successfully with various stakeholder groups

This role will be based out of Pune.

Purpose of the role

To assess the integrity and effectiveness of the banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the banks operational, financial, and reputational risk.  

Accountabilities

• Knowledge of business areas, products, processes and platforms to be able to assess risk
• Collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings.
• Identification and investigation of potential weaknesses and issues within internal controls to promote continuous improvement and risk mitigation aligned to the bank’s control framework, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations.
• Development of reports to communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders.
• Execution of reviews to determine the effectiveness of the bank's internal controls framework aligned to established and evolving policies, regulation, and best practice.
• Implementation of adherence to the Barclays Controls Framework and set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework.

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.