Banks & Affiliates Financial Institutions Group, Analyst

Barclays • New York, NY

2d • $75,000 - $125,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Barclays as a Banks & Affiliates Financial Institutions Group, Analyst, where you will support the coverage, origination, and execution of transactions involving banks, non-bank financial institutions, and affiliated entities. Your role focuses on financial evaluation, client support, and strategic advisory across a broad range of financial institutions. You will also guide and develop relationships with clients, ensuring high-quality service and identifying opportunities to deepen engagement. Provide banking solutions to HR and corporate clients, including support for payroll, employee banking, and related financial services. Assess and manage financial and operational risks, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements. Conduct evaluation of payment flows and transactions, identifying trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization.

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including highly detailed formulas, pivot tables
• Excellent presentation skills
• Project management skills, with experience coordinating tasks, meeting deadlines, and delivering results in fast-paced environments
• Knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Economic Crime frameworks, including monitoring, risk assessment, and compliance procedures
• 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
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across diverse audiences
• Demonstrated interest in relationship management, building and maintaining connections with stakeholders at multiple levels
• Effective problem-solving abilities
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Management of client relationships to identify the clients financial goals, challenges, and risk tolerance
• Support the analysis of data obtained from various sources, including the investment portfolio and cash flow, to identify trends, insights, areas for improvement and additional services to support client needs.
• Research and understanding of the client's industry trends, regulatory landscape, and competitive environment to inform strategic recommendations.
• Design of customised solutions that address the client's specific needs and objectives, incorporating a range of products and services from the bank's portfolio.
• Communication of the value proposition of proposed solutions, justification of recommendations, and negotiation of terms that are beneficial for both the client and the bank.
• Provision of guidance to clients to support their financial decisions, offering expert investment advice, risk management and wealth management strategies support, and updates on market trends to ensure a positive and continuous relationship.
• Assessment of financial, legal, and operational risks associated with client relationships, and implementation of measures to minimise potential losses.
• Documentation of all client interactions, transactions, and agreements to ensure transparency and auditability, and communicate findings effectively to support product development, service offerings, and the overall bank strategy.
• Monitoring of client satisfaction, revenue generated, and other relevant metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of relationship management efforts.
• Support the coverage, origination, and execution of transactions involving banks, non-bank financial institutions, and affiliated entities.
• Provide banking solutions to HR and corporate clients, including support for payroll, employee banking, and related financial services.
• Assess and manage financial and operational risks, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct evaluation of payment flows and transactions, identifying trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization.

Benefits

• The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed