Collateral & Margin Services Analyst

Job Title Collateral Margin Service Analyst Location Glasgow Collateral Margin Services (CMS) is a business and risk aligned function responsible for managing our collateral, exposure, valuations and regulatory margin commitments across a range of products to help minimise credit, market and reputational risks associated to our business activity. This role provides critical experience and expertise to the collateral function during a time of unprecedented regulatory change, contributing strongly not only to the day-to-day margin activity but also to successful delivery of regulatory compliance. The Collateral and Margin teams are a key first line of defense function and this role is required to ensure strong delivery, control and oversight of potential risks across the teams. What will you be doing? * Interact regularly with Independent Price verification and Front Office to understand and challenge models used to value trades, * Delivering reduction in RWAs and deep dive investigations of valuation discrepancies between Barclays and Counterparty, * Represent Global Dispute and Portfolio Reconciliation function on internal meetings and forums with senior management, * Ensure a robust risk and control framework is in place across the group with clear management information, escalation and analysis, * Ensuring effectiveness of Global Dispute and Portfolio Reconciliation function to protect the firms risk, * Propose and drive efficiencies, process improvements and risk management initiatives across function(s), * Actively contribute to and help lead the definition and shape of the global CMS function and needs, * Develop the market relationships with clients, counterparts, peers and industry groups to support function. What we're looking for: * Bachelor's Degree/ Industry equivalent experience, * Strong derivatives knowledge, * Credibility and influence in order to proactively manage diverse internal stakeholder groups including Sales, Trading & Product Control * Strong quantitative and numerate skills Skills that will help you in the role: * Excellent interpersonal skills including relationship management, communication and teamwork * Track-record of delivery in a significant business-facing role * Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Where will you be working? This role will be based in the Aurora Building, 1 of our 3 modern City Centre locations until our exciting new campus location overlooking the River Clyde at Buchanan Wharf is opened in 2020. Aurora is close to the main stations, other transport links and also benefits from an onsite canteen. Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details. Our Values Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it. Our Diversity We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals. Our Benefits Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with us. Employment Type: Permanent