Assistant Vice President - Product Control Valuations

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To conduct the accurate and timely valuation of financial instruments, and establishment of valuation methodologies, monitoring of market conditions, and provision of valuation insights to support financial reporting, risk management, and business decisions.  

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of valuation methodologies for various financial instruments, and implementation of appropriate valuation models based on the characteristics of the financial instruments and market conditions.
• Management of valuation process for the bank’s trading portfolio, including regular valuations of financial instruments and approval of valuations performed by colleagues.
• Analysis of market data to assess valuation inputs, assumptions, and potential valuation risks.
• Preparation and review of valuation reports, and support in preparing regulatory filings and financial statements.
• Provision of valuation insights to traders, risk professions and senior colleagues, and identification of areas for improvement in valuation methodologies and processes.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

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.

Join us as an Assistant Vice President - Product control Valuations, where role is a part of the Product Control projects team which works closely on identifying and delivering end to end solutions for manual problems for the Month end reporting. The role is pivotal in aligning with the overall change aspiration for the bank and look at the reporting architecture wholistically. This will require liaising with the line teams to understand their book or work identify gaps and help automate and transform processes for creating efficiencies and scalable solutions. At Barclays, we don't just anticipate the future - we're creating it.

To be successful as an Assistant Vice President - Product control Valuations, you should have experience with:

• A quantitative degree or professional qualification such as CA or MBA.
• Experience in Valuation Control, Product Control or a related valuation/risk function within a financial services environment.
• Good understanding of IPV, valuation adjustments, fair value measurement and valuation control principles.
• Strong understanding of financial derivatives, valuation methodologies and associated market risk factors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate valuation differences, understand key drivers and assess valuation risk.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to distil complex valuation matters into clear and concise summaries for senior management.

Some other highly valued skills include:

• Advanced degree in a quantitative or finance-related discipline, or professional qualifications such as CFA, CQF, FRM, ACA or CIMA.
• Experience with FVA/PVA, valuation uncertainty, reserves and market data observability assessments.
• Knowledge of valuation techniques across one or more asset classes, such as Rates, Credit, FX, Equities or Commodities.
• Coding and data analysis skills using Python, VBA or equivalent tools, particularly for enhancing the efficiency and robustness of BAU valuation processes and controls.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Experience using market data platforms such as Bloomberg or Reuters/Refinitiv.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The role is based out of Pune.