SOx IB Analyst

Join Barclays as a SOx IB Analyst where your core responsibility will be to execute design assessment and operating effectiveness testing of controls in accordance with testing plans and aligned to relevant policies, procedures, and quality standards. This will provide assurance to management that the processes and controls within the reviewed Business Unit are effectively designed and operating to mitigate the identified risks. At Barclays, we don't just anticipate the future - we're creating it. To be successful in this role, you should be a Fresh Qualified Chartered Accountant with articleship experience in a reputed firm or an MBA Finance with relevant work experience. You should have an understanding of SOx and Risk Management practices, including Internal Audit. Additionally, you should be able to communicate internal control concepts clearly in a business context, interpret, analyze, and derive logical conclusions on data patterns, and possess verbal and written communication skills to deal with internal and external stakeholders. Keeping stakeholders, including Auditors, up-to-date with the progress of audit work and observation status is crucial. Some highly valued skills for this role include proficiency in using MS Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint), basic knowledge of internal control and regulatory requirements & practices (e.g., Turnbull, Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO), and basic awareness of the specific current requirements of the US GAAP/IFRS/IAS regimes. In this role based in our Chennai and Noida offices, your purpose will be to partner with the bank to provide independent assurance on control processes and advise on improvements to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the bank's internal controls framework. As an Analyst, you will collaborate across the bank to maintain a satisfactory, robust, and efficient control environment through executing ad-hoc assessments and testing on the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls. You will develop detailed test plans and procedures to identify weaknesses in internal controls and other initiatives to mitigate potential risks and issues. Key findings and observations will be communicated to relevant stakeholders and business units to improve overall control efficiency and provide corrective actions to senior managers. Collaboration with other control professionals to resolve complex issues and ensure consistent testing methodologies across the bank will be essential. You will also develop a knowledge center containing detailed documentation of control assessments, testing on design and operational effectiveness of procedures, findings, and distribute material on internal controls to train and upskill colleagues within the bank. As an Analyst, you are expected to perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement. You will require in-depth technical knowledge and experience in your assigned area of expertise, have a thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within your area of expertise, and 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 behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. For individual contributors, they should develop technical expertise in their work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate. Your impact will be on the work of related teams within the area, and you will partner with other functions and business areas. Taking responsibility for end results of a team's operational processing and activities, escalating breaches of policies/procedures appropriately, and embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation will be part of your role. You will advise and influence decision-making within your 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, regulations, and codes of conduct, and continually build an understanding of how your sub-function integrates with the function. Demonstrating understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization sub-function, resolving problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience, guiding and persuading team members and communicating complex/sensitive information, acting as a contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, and building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organization. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship - the moral compass helping to do what is believed to be right. Additionally, demonstrating the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge, and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.,