Operations Analyst

Job description

Job Title: Operations Analyst

Corporate Grade: Analyst (BA4)

Reports to (Line Manager's Job Title): VP Operations - Core Processing

Direct Reports (if applicable): None

Business Area: Mexico Operations

Department/Function Level 1: COO & Functions

Department/Function Level 2: Markets Post-Trade

Primary Location: Mexico City

IAR Role: No

Regulated Role: No

Barclays Overview

Barclays is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank offering products and services across personal, corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence in our two home markets of the UK and the US. Our goal is to become the bank of choice by providing superior services to customers and clients and supporting our stakeholders via a commercially successful business that generates long-term sustainable returns.

Our two clearly defined divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, provide diversification by business line, geography and customer, enhancing financial resilience and helping to contribute to the delivery of consistent returns through the business cycle. We have a strong core business with exciting prospects, well positioned to deliver long-term value for our shareholders.

Consistent with the objective of delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders, we have developed our Shared Growth Ambition – our approach to citizenship and the sustainability of the business model we operate. The aim is to make decisions and do business that provides our clients and customers, and the communities which we serve, with access to a prosperous future.

The delivery of our strategy is underpinned by the energy, commitment and passion of our people, and we are clear on our common purpose: to help people achieve their ambitions, in the right way.

About Operations

Core Operations area supports Macro and Cash Equities.

About Mexico Operations
The Mexico Processing area supports two businesses: Macro (OTC Derivatives, FX Spot and Fx Forwards, FX Options, Repo, Sec Lending, etc) and Cash Equities (Equity Derivatives, IPO´s and debt underwriting)

Overall purpose of role

Ensure the correct flow of the daily transactional activity executed by all the different business areas of Barclays in Mexico that flow to the Operations Core area and ensure the correct confirmation and affirmation of all trades processed.

Key Accountabilities

· Confirmations, confirm all daily trades

· Affirmations, affirm all daily trades

· Reconciliations, ensure all daily trades have been reconciled within internal systems (FOBO) and external (Brokers)

· Escalate to corresponding teams and business areas in time any trade discrepancy.

· Reporting, generate activity reports and inform corresponding teams and business areas.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

The person should be proactive to act on potential issues and escalate when need.

Decision-making and Problem Solving

The person should have the knowledge to identify any discrepancies on the confirmation/affirmation process and escalate it in time to the corresponding business area to solve the discrepancy before settlement.

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

Person Specification

· Experience in Financial Institutions

· Knowledge of Fixed Income and Derivatives Products

· Fluent English

· Knowledge of trade processing, confirmations and affirmation

· Degree (or equivalent)

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

· Fluent English

· Knowledge of trade processing, confirmations and affirmation

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience in Financial Institutions

· Knowledge of Fixed Income and Derivatives Products

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Purpose and Values

Barclays has a single cross-business Purpose for Barclays and five core Values which underpin it.

Our Purpose is helping people achieve their ambitions in the right way. Put simply this is the answer to the question ‘What is Barclays for?' and it should guide our every action as employees.

Respect

We respect and value those we work with, and the contribution that they make.

Integrity

We act fairly, ethically and openly in all we do.

Service

We put our clients and customers at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We use our energy, skills and resources to deliver the best, sustainable results.

Stewardship

We are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.