Delta 1 Middle Office

Hong Kong, Hong Kong China

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Date live: Oct. 15, 2023

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Operations

Reference Code: 90277133

Contract: Permanent/Regular

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As a Barclays Delta 1 Middle Officer, you will provide trade support to various trading desks within the Equities business, covering cash equities and equity derivatives. You will be taking ownership of day-to-day functions and ensuring operational control requirements are met. Our Investment Bank Equities Middle Office team play an integral role in the rapidly growing equities business and are key stakeholders in multiple projects and new business ventures.

What will you be doing?

Working with Trading, Trade Capture, Product Control and Market Risk teams on resolving queries from internal or external sources
Engaging with Regulatory Control teams and being aware of all relevant regulatory requirements
Monitoring services provided by the offshore Control team and communicating with the front office for any escalation from offshore teams
Preparing complete and accurate regulatory reports such as SEBI report, Korea Aggregation Unit report and China Qualified Financial Institutional Investor (QFII) report
Actively questioning and challenging existing practices or procedures and making improvement suggestions
Being part of the project team on all projects and User Acceptance Testing (UTA) sessions
Engaging with Internal Audit and Risk & Control on all control processes to ensure they remain relevant and efficient

What we’re looking for:

Knowledge in either cash equities and equity derivative products, with knowledge of both being advantageous
A confident communicator who can successfully represent the Middle Office team during both internal and external communications
Experience of working with external counterparties, such as brokers and custodian banks, with the ability to develop and drive better relationships
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Skills that will help you in the role:

Previous experience working in an investment bank
Knowledge of regulatory reporting such as SEBI report, Korea Aggregation Unit report or China QFII report
Proficiency in Excel, with the ability to create robust Macros
A strong risk and control mind-set, to support interactions with Risk and Controls teams

Where will you be working?

Our offices are situated in the center of Hong Kong’s financial district, at 2 Queen’s Road. Cheung Kong Centre is an investment banking hub that offers panoramic views of Victoria Harbour and Kowloon Peninsula. There is a variety of local amenities and you will be just a short walk from shopping malls, health clubs and multiple transport links.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

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We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

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Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

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