Front Office Liquid Financing, Analyst

Overview

Liquid Finance Platform covers a variety of roles and is central to the delivery of best-in-class products and services, and for the provision of strategic client and risk solutions across the full spectrum of the Prime Financing businesses.

Accountabilities

• Work with clients to optimise the Liquid Financing relationship
• Provide best-in-class service and escalation oversight
• Primary contact for Liquid Financing clients in areas such as trading, risk, billing and reporting
• Provide expertise on industry and regulatory initiatives
• Be a subject matter expert for our clients, with a deep understanding of each client’s business mix, operational requirements and product sensitivities

Analyst Expectations

• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard, consistently driving continuous improvement
• Require 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
• Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, demonstrate leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to an excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others
• For an individual contributor, develop technical expertise in the work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate
• Impact the work of related teams within the area
• Partner with other functions and business areas
• Take responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities
• Escalate breaches of policies and procedures appropriately
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies and 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 the function, alongside knowledge of the organisation’s 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 judgments 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 guided by precedents
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex or sensitive information
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside the 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.

Role Details

Join Barclays as a Front Office Liquid Financing Analyst within the Markets team. This is a dynamic, cross-asset role supporting the firm’s global financing business. Your role provides exposure to Prime Brokerage, Synthetic Financing (Delta One), Derivatives Clearing, FX Prime Brokerage, and Fixed Income Financing across multiple asset classes. You will support engagement with hedge funds and asset managers to understand trading strategies and funding needs, partner with Sales and Trading to assess client financing and clearing requirements, and assist in onboarding new clients and reviewing portfolios. You will also monitor counterparty and portfolio exposures across financing and clearing products, valuate margin (IM/VM), liquidity usage, and stress exposures, and track sensitivities and concentration risks.

Qualifications & Skills

To be successful as a Front Office Liquid Financing Analyst, you should have experience with:

• Understanding of financing and clearing concepts
• Considerable evaluative and quantitative skills
• Proficiency in Excel and/or Python
• Experience in financial markets or risk roles

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Knowledge of margin methodologies and risk metrics
• Exposure to multiple asset classes
• Experience with data evaluation tools and large datasets

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

Location & Regulation

This role is located in New York, NY.

This role is regulated by FINRA.

Compensation

Minimum Salary: $110,000

Maximum Salary: $125,000

The minimum and maximum salary information include base salary or base hourly rate and do not include other compensation or benefits that may be available.