Analyst - Group FP&A

Overview

Analyst role in Group FP&A at Barclays, responsible for developing and implementing the bank's financial plans and stress testing methodologies by assessing the bank's resilience under various economic scenarios.

What you'll do

• Develop and implement stress testing methodologies and analyse results to identify potential vulnerabilities, assess capital adequacy, and inform risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage the bank's financial risks, including developing and implementing risk management strategies and communicating financial risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Analyse the bank's capital position and assess its ability to meet regulatory capital requirements.
• Develop capital management strategies to optimise capital utilisation and evaluate the impact of capital allocation decisions on the bank's risk profile and financial performance.
• Orchestrate process cycles for the Planning and Stress Testing FTC and project manage delivery of the Planning Process and stress tests.
• Document requirements prescribed by the Regulator.
• Track process and data owner progress and report cycle progress via P&ST Steer Co, POC, Working Groups and the workflow tool.
• Manage data, dataflows and data quality from contributors, from input through to report submission.
• Manage BAU systems to enable quick outcomes and iterative generation of Capital or Funding plans, and drive process reengineering initiatives.
• Own the control environment and standards and conformance, partnering with BIA to ensure the FTC meets its controls and governance objectives.
• Provide ongoing governance support including regulatory liaison, Group and BBUK Board engagement, Group Attestation and KPMG engagement.
• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard, driving continuous improvement.
• Cross-check (maker-checker) the work of colleagues within the team to meet internal and stakeholder requirements.
• Escalate breaches of policies and procedures appropriately.
• Make evaluative judgements based on analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex or sensitive information.

What you'll need

• Financial acumen, including understanding of accounting standards.
• Understanding of financial planning processes.
• Expertise in MS Office applications such as Excel and PowerPoint.
• Planning, forecasting, budgeting and analytical skills.
• In-depth technical knowledge and experience in the assigned area of expertise.
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
• Risk and controls practice in day-to-day deliverables.

Nice to have

• Good business acumen; banking experience preferred.
• Well versed in finance concepts.
• In-depth understanding of financial statements.

Details

• Location: Chennai (DLF IT Park).
• May be assessed on key critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job-specific technical skills.