Barclays
Pune
Banks & Building Society
Job Title: Credit Risk Business Analyst
Location: Pune
About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Working Flexibly
We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.
If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.
Introduction:
The main function of the role is to be a Business Analyst role in the Credit Risk Business Analysts team.
The BA will be aligned to one/multiple projects across various initiatives, which are identified as primary focus in 2021, and going ahead as per the roadmap.
What will you be doing?
Liaise with Business and other Technology teams across Barclays to investigate and understand new requirements. Specifically:
- Working with the business to determine and document clear and concise business/functional requirements through meetings/workshops for Credit Risk modelling methodologies.
- Analyse data requirements and work with business and IT streams. Act as the bridge between the business and IT.
- Follow good processes and practices, as defined by the team standards; ensuring that documentation is complete, comprehensive and signed off.
- Ability to work independently and to tight deadlines across multiple streams
- Candidate should be assisting with the prioritization and planning of key deliverables.
- Review documentation and provide feedback for components that are being implemented on the project.
- Participate in the testing cycle and own the resolution of defects pertaining to requirement and design clarifications.
- Where applicable work with functional or business areas and SMEs to plan migrations of users and or transactions.
- Participate in helping to perform system training for new users, or when new functionality is released.
- Raise key issues and risks in a timely manner to the Project Manager/Delivery Lead.
Role holder will have no direct reports.
What we’re looking for:
- Strong analytical skills, methodical approach with good attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, self-motivated, good communication skills (particularly the ability to summarise complex topics and present in a concise and readily understood format)
- Manage team relationship with specific central teams (e.g. Risk/Quants/Finance/IT)
- Goal focused, demonstrating tenacity and innovation when faced with challenges, constantly challenges the status quo; looks for more efficient ways of producing results, persistent, diligent and able to accept and drive change.
- Mentor new members and junior analysts with respect to guidance and leadership
Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:
- 8-10 years relevant work experience in sourcing data for risk and finance projects.
- Domain – Risk or (Regulatory) Reporting (preferably Credit Risk in Investment or Corporate Banking)
- Understanding of Credit Risk domain fundamentals – E.g. Probability of Default, Loss Given Default, Exposure at Default & Potential Future Exposure and Limit Management
- Understanding database concepts and being able to perform data analysis using SQL Server/Excel/Hadoop is essential. Strong understanding of Data Manipulation, Presentation, and Analysis, Data warehousing, dimension and measure models, etc. would be given additional weightage
- Experience in delivering projects using the agile methodology Understanding of the Data warehouse and analysis fundamentals
- Ability to assimilate information quickly, make informed decisions, ability to use own initiative to resolve issues/ investigate and find solutions.
- Regular and confident interaction with end-users and customers having strong focus on delivering strategic solutions for the business.
Skills that will help you in the role:
- Excellent communication skillsincluding the ability to convey information to non-technical colleagues in a concise and clear way
- Strong stakeholder management, able to communicate at all levels and build sustainable relationships
- Strong organisational skills and ability to multi-task in a highly pressurised support environment
- Able to work within a high performing team and contribute to overall objectives/best practice
- Professional qualifications (e.g. CFA, FRM) would be added benefit, though not mandatory
Where will you be working?
Pune
Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.
Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone’s contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.
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