Financial Analyst

Join us as a Financial Controller-Analyst at Barclays, where you will be responsible for managing the financial operations of the organization, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and reliability of financial reporting. Your role will involve the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial statements and accounting records in compliance with relevant accounting standards. Additionally, you will support in identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial risks, and report on these risks to senior colleagues. As a successful candidate for this role, you should be a Qualified Accountant with a strong academic background, holding at least a first-class honours bachelor's degree from a reputable institution. Prior experience in a month-end or quarter-end reporting role, control environment, or finance automation skillset will be beneficial. Proficiency in Excel is also essential. Some other valuable skills for this role include good stakeholder engagement skills, an understanding of key accounting principles under IFRS, strong interpersonal skills, and excellent communication abilities. You may be evaluated on critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. Your responsibilities will include managing the preparation and presentation of financial statements, supporting in risk assessment and mitigation, developing internal controls, implementing financial policies and procedures, managing financial systems and software applications, preparing regulatory reports, and coordinating with auditors and regulatory authorities. As an Analyst in this role, you will be expected to meet stakeholder/customer needs through specialist advice and support, perform activities in a timely and high-standard manner, lead specific processes within a team, and potentially supervise a team, guiding professional development and coordinating resources. All colleagues at Barclays are expected to embody the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, along with the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.,