Treasury Operations IDL

Purpose of the role

To support business areas with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. 

Accountabilities

• Support various business areas with day-to-day initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading, and issue resolution.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate operational processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations in operational processes.
• Development and implementation of operational procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
• Development of reports and presentations on operational performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in banking operations.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team's operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join the Cash & Liquidity Treasury Operations IDL (Intraday Liquidity) team where you will play a key role in monitoring and managing liquidity at Central Bank, ICSD and Agent Bank levels across Barclays Group. They ensure sufficient liquidity for all payments and liaise with Treasury Front Office when extra funds are needed, working closely with Funding and Analytics teams to support comprehensive intraday and end-of-day cash management for business units and clients.. This role offers exposure to global markets, multiple asset classes, and a high level of interaction with senior stakeholders across Treasury, FX, Finance, and IT. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a high-profile function, working with stakeholders across the business and external partners worldwide.

The role itself entails.

• Identify and deliver opportunities to optimise our peak liquidity usage intraday in all currencies in order to promote efficient liquidity management and drive down costs.
• Effectively throttle payments to minimise the use of the firm's liquidity whilst managing large transactions and other client needs.
• Identify, own, and manage projects/work-streams to optimise peak intraday liquidity usage at numerous Central Banks, Agent Banks and ICSDs around the globe.
• Provide accurate projections to key stakeholders within Treasury to minimise Intraday liquidity usage and identify drivers for usage.
• Monitoring and funding schemes as required across core EUR and GBP currencies and provide oversight and coordination of Time Critical Payments.
• Engage in market and regulatory initiatives to assess the intraday liquidity impact to the Firm and communicate/action accordingly.

To be successful in the role you will need the following skills/experience:

• Experience in operations ideally across different asset classes or a central treasury/cash management function.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail and the ability to make decisions under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive in strengthening controls and embedding best practices across funding and settlement processes.
• Stakeholder management & managing expectations.
• Proficiency using excel.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Direct experience of the relevant business lines and processes including liquidity management, treasury, securities, financing, network management and collateral is advantageous.
• Strong business and operational knowledge including understanding what drives liquidity requirements.
• Experience driving process reengineering and improvement.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The successful candidate will be based in Glasgow.