Markets Front Office Preventative Controls, Senior Analyst, VP (Hybrid)

Overview
The Markets business continues to enhance the Risk and Control function, specifically delivering the next phases in the development of a robust framework of Front Office booking controls including pre-trade, preventative, intraday, end of day, and detective controls; also reporting of MI to senior business management and oversight committees including Legal Entity boards.
Booking Controls focus on what is booked, where, and why - ensuring adherence to business, desk and individual trader mandates, and also ensuring the integrity of legal entities in preventing material booking errors. Booking Controls also focus on how a trade is booked - ensuring Front Office bookings are accurate, timely and complete in order to proceed downstream and onwards to internal/external reporting and stakeholder groups.
The role is part of the Markets Front Office organisation and will be a key part of the in-business risk & control team responsible for implementing specific controls within the broader Markets booking control framework. This is an exciting opportunity for a practically minded, seasoned professional with an in-depth knowledge of traded products combined with a clear understanding of Front Office trading controls.

Responsibilities:
• Investigate and analyse data and process flows in order to understand the availability, meaning and suitability of data to be used in trade booking controls
• Define business requirements for proposed controls in order to meet regulatory commitments and business objectives
• Collaborate effectively with Sales/Trading, Technology, Operations and other functions
• Conduct testing to ensure that delivered functionality meets business requirements
• Plan and execute seamless go-live of new controls
• Partner with Business to produce communications and guidance around controls go-live for relevant stakeholder groups, including preparation of guides and providing walkthroughs
• Work within target timeframes in order to meet deliverable and task deadlines
• Contribute to project management activities governing controls implementation
• Partner with 1LOD businesses to ensure compliance with relevant Firm policies/standards, also external regulatory expectations and industry standards where relevant
• Perform risk based assessments and gap analyses to review inherent and residual risk associated with trade booking processes
• Embed new controls into business and legal entity dashboards and Manager Control Assessments (MCA)
• Ensure that relevant booking control standards and control documentation is kept up to date, and booking practices are considered as businesses introduce new products or changes.

Knowledge Experience & Skills:
• Relevant industry experience preferred in Markets or ICG in-business management, operational risk, middle office, technology, product control or other relevant control function
• Strong working knowledge and subject matter expertise in Markets traded products and related control principles
• Strong change management experience
• Experience in working on controls related technology change
• Effective negotiation and relationship skills
• A proactive and "no surprises" approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent reviews
• Proven track record in collaboration across different businesses, regions and/or support functions
• Global mindset, with regional and global product understanding
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Advanced Excel and strong database analysis/management skills

Qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree.

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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
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Time Type:
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