FIXED INCOME FINANCING TRADE CAPTURE UTILITY ANALYST

As a Barclays Fixed Income Financing Trade Capture Utility (FIF TCU) Analyst, you’ll be a part of the Trade Capture team which manages specific trade capture and closely related functions in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You’ll play a key role in ensuring that we maintain a high degree of accuracy around trade capture, which is a crucial to our risk management and accurate books and records. You’ll have the chance to liaise with internal counterparts across the firm, including Legal, Finance, Compliance, Trade Control, and Sales.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

•  Booking Trade Capture in a timely and accurate manner, including Initial Trade Capture and Lifecycle Events (includes and is not limited to Cancellations, rerates, closeouts)

• Liaising with internal counterparts to understand requests for entries required to ensure accurate capture in our systems

• Reporting to management on requests received and completed on regular basis

• Adhering to a ‘right first time’ policy on all Trade Capture activity

• Inputting real-time exceptions related to regulations into Trade Capture Systems (e.g. Dodd-Frank mandatory clearing)

• Performing upon request specification and testing of improvements for all systems and processes

• Upholding the controls and procedures for the team as and when required

• Proactively seeking cross-training opportunities for on all functions performed within the team and across the wider department.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Degree in Business/Finance

• One to two years of experience in an operational environment, gained in high volume House and client service setting

• Understanding of the Front to Back lifecycle of a trade and its associated risks to the firm and to clients

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, excellent verbal and written skills, and fluency in English

SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE ROLE:

•  Knowledge of Markets (Fixed Income, US Treasuries, AGY, MBS, Credit assets, Equity Financing, Fixed Income Financing, Cash)

•  Highly numerate with analytical problem solving ability and attention to detail, with an extensive understanding of risks and controls

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely under pressure, while remaining adaptable and professional

• Ambitious and results driven self-starter with willingness to take on responsibility to gain in depth product knowledge

WHERE WILL YOU BE  WORKING?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 37-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.