If you're a recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate, join us and unlock a world of carefully curated experiences, knowledge, and connections to shape your career. Along the way, you can expect all the training and support you need to make your mark on the world. Put simply, we’ll empower you to help determine how we do things and where we go next. Our graduates are a vital part of our success, and we welcome applications from people from all walks of life. Whoever you are and wherever you want to join us, if you’re curious, creative, and ambitious, this is a world in which you can truly belong.
2-year rotational program designed to give you depth and breadth of experience.
Why the Risk Graduate program?
In our business, successfully managing risk is more than strategically important – it’s essential. As an integral part of our success, Barclays’ Risk team helps determine the level of risk considered appropriate for our client, group of clients, or other legal entity. Think you have what it takes to succeed here? Join us as an analyst.
Real responsibility, right away
You’ll start out with four weeks of intense training, covering various topics, including accounting, finance, stock and bond analysis, and an overview of all major instruments and businesses. Then, you’ll begin the first of three, eight-month long rotations in our offices – with a potential opportunity to work in London for part of the time - exposing you to a variety of areas across Risk. During this program, you’ll be placed in one of the key areas in Risk, including Credit, Market Risk, Operational, Treasury and Model. Along the way, you’ll build excellent foundational knowledge while getting to know our business and our people. As a Risk analyst, you may:
- Research and analyze financial statements and industry peer groups to assess creditworthiness
- Prepare and maintain industry and counterparty credit reviews and ratings
- Monitor and report on a product’s risk profile
- On-board new clients and ensure counterparty data is complete and accurate
- Assist in handling trade requests, including analyzing transaction specific risks
To be considered for this program, you must:
Be an undergraduate student with an anticipated graduation date between December 2024 – June 2025 and a GPA of 3.2 or above.
Ideally, you would also have:
Problem-solving skills and analytical thinking. An interest to understand how a global bank adapts in a constantly evolving regulatory environment and an interest in how our bank responds to external market influences.
Purpose of the role
To support the day-to-day operations of the risk division by monitoring the bank’s risk profile, identifying and managing risks and providing insights and expertise to support senior colleagues to make informed decisions.
Accountabilities
- Execution of small research projects to support risk identification and strategic decision making. Prepare presentations and reports to communicate the findings to senior management.
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
- Participation in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
- Identification and management of risks including reviewing and challenging business propositions.
- Management of business and client relationships under steadily decreasing supervision.
- Support of risk management and decision making by using financial models and strategies.
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.
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