Sales & Trading Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Barclays

Barclays

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sales and Trading Assistant

London
As a Barclays Sales and Trading Assistant, you will work within our Global Markets business covering the Macro franchise.

You will manage specific trade management and related functions in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and maintain a high degree of accuracy around trade capture, which is crucial to the firm's risk management and accurate books and records.

This involves entering and accepting the economic terms of any trades, which includes subsequent Risk Modifying Activities, encompassing a broad range of Trade Capture activity.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation.

We offer careers that provide endless opportunity - helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

What will you be doing?

Providing primary support to FX & Rates Trading & Sales, this role is based on the trading floor
Conducting timely and accurate Risk Modifying Activities; Trade Capture, Post Trade Activities, and Position Changes
Covering various products; FX Spot, FX Forwards, NDFs, FX Options, FX Exotic Options, FX Structured Notes, & Structured Rates Derivatives
Liaising with internal counterparts regarding exception and query management
Adhering to a 'right first time' policy on all risk modifying activities
Providing timely and accurate portfolio compression pricing, analysis, execution coordination and processing
Identifying proactively, raising, and testing improvements for all BAU processes
Seeking crosstraining opportunities for all functions performed within the team and across the wider department

What we're looking for:

Significant experience in an operational environment
Knowledge of Markets (Interest Rate Derivatives, FX)
A good knowledge of the Front to Back lifecycle of a trade and its associated risks to the firm and to clients

Skills that will help you in the role:

Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Solid knowledge of VBA, SQL, or Python
Experience gained in high volume and client focused environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Where will you be working?

In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links.

With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.

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