Financial Crime Agile Testing Specialist

Purpose of the role

To provide data-led expert oversight and check and challenge on business and compliance matters to evidence that the organisation is operating in a compliance with Barclays legal, regulatory and ethical responsibilities. 

Accountabilities

• Identification and assessment of compliance risks through thorough reviews of business activities, changes, processes, testing and systems to.
• Identification and investigation of potential market abuse, including but not limited to, Insider Dealing, Unlawful Disclosure, Market Manipulation or Anti-Competitive Conduct.
• Conduct investigation of compliance risk events or breaches. Oversight and check and challenge of corrective actions and preventative measures to avoid future occurrences.
• Implementation of compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements and ensuring that the bank’s internal policies are aligned with international standards, including jurisdictional requirements.
• Collaboration with 1LOD, other relevant Compliance teams and legal, and relevant risk management functions to facilitate a comprehensive approach to compliance and risk management.
• Identification, investigation and oversight of potential money laundering, terrorist financing or other financial crime.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• 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
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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.
• 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.

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 a Financial Crime Agile Testing Analyst at Barclays, where you’ll help shape the evolution of our financial crime control testing and assurance landscape, driving innovation, risk discipline and delivery excellence. You’ll apply data-led insight, agile ways of working and strong stakeholder engagement to strengthen financial crime controls, support regulatory confidence and help protect Barclays, its customers and its reputation.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific skillsets including assurance testing, financial crime investigations, stakeholder management and clear written communication.

To be successful as a Financial Crime Agile Testing Analyst, you should have experience with:

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Experience in Financial Crime Assurance or Control Testing within a 2nd line function, with an understanding of investigative processes, control testing and hypothesis-led review.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear testing outputs, senior-level materials and concise stakeholder updates.
• Sound understanding of compliance risk, financial crime risk, regulatory expectations and the importance of strengthening controls within a highly regulated financial services environment.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Advisory or consulting experience, including the ability to create memos, pitch ideas, support the insights, observations or outcomes.
• Project delivery experience, including the ability to prioritise work, manage activity in a dynamic environment and drive outcomes through agile or iterative ways of working.
• Knowledge of case management systems (like Salesforce), workflows, data handling or analytical tools used to support testing, investigations, reporting or control assessment.

This role will be based out of Pune, India.