Valuations Control AVP

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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.

Vice President Expectations
* To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
* If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
* 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
* Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
* Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
* Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
* Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
* Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
* Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
* Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
* Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.

As a Valuations Control AVP, you will perform Independent Price Verification (IPV) across a range of trading portfolios to ensure valuations are accurate, robust, and compliant with regulatory standards. The day-to-day responsibilities include analysing valuation movements, investigating and resolving price testing exceptions, and escalating issues through appropriate governance forums and committees. You will work closely with Front Office, Risk, Model Validation, Market Data, and Technology teams to address valuation, model, and data-related challenges, while also contributing to control enhancements, methodology reviews, audit responses, and automation or change initiatives within the Valuation Control function.

The role offers strong exposure to complex financial products, valuation methodologies, and evolving regulatory expectations across multiple asset classes. It provides an excellent opportunity to develop stakeholder management, risk awareness, and professional judgement at the intersection of Finance, Risk, and the Front Office.

To be considered for this role, you will have:
* Strong technical and analytical skills, with exposure to programming or quantitative tools
* Experience within control functions such as Valuations, Product Control, or similar finance/risk teams
* Working knowledge of at least one programming language such as Python, R, or C++

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