• Job Description

  Req#: JR-0000009782

  Please note this is a job posting for our 2024 Internship cohort, please do not apply to this position if you have not recently completed an Internship with Barclays. For those interested in our 2025 internship or graduate opportunities, those applications will be opening soon.
  
  This role is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
  
  Graduate Programme Overview
  
  If you're a soon-to-be graduate join us and unlock a world of carefully curated experiences, knowledge, and connections to shape your career. Along the way, you can expect all the training and support you need to make your mark on the world. Put simply, we’ll empower you to help determine how we do things and where we go next. Our graduates are a vital part of our success, and we welcome applications from people from all walks of life. Whoever you are and wherever you want to join us, if you’re curious, creative and ambitious, this is a world in which you can truly belong.

  
  Why the Credit Research Analyst Graduate Programme?
  
  Barclays’ award-winning Credit Research team provides expert knowledge to enable both internal and external clients to make informed investment decisions. Covering Investment Grade, High Yield, Emerging Market, Municipals and Credit Strategy, this team offers actionable insights and innovative products, every day. Find out if you have what it takes to succeed here by becoming a full-time credit analyst.
  
  Credit Research analysts are responsible for covering companies within specific sectors or industries. In addition to performing company and industry analysis, credit analysts work with internal contacts (trading, sales, investment banking, etc.) and external clients (money managers, pension funds, hedge funds, etc.) on a regular basis in order to better evaluate the credit markets.
  
  As a Credit Research Analyst you will gain valuable experience and have a genuine impact on our business. Under the direction of a senior analyst, you’ll exercise your critical thinking skills, contributing insights and ideas to investment theses and reports. You may:
  
  • analyse macro industry trends and company financials
  • build and maintain financial models and industry databases
  • gather, synthesise and interpret data from publications and other sources
  • develop marketing materials for clients, with the opportunity to participate in client meetings and phone calls
  • begin to understand the next wave of financial analysis through opportunities to work with and learn from our Quantitative Portfolio Strategies and Data Science teams.
  
  Research at Barclays
  
  Research is an ideas factory. We dig deep into the underlying factors that affect the world’s financial markets and provide insights that empower our clients to take key strategic and investment decisions. Research is a centre of subject-matter expertise on the companies, markets and securities that we cover, delivering real time intelligence and long-term vision. It’s vital to the performance of our global investment bank.

  
  Who we're looking for
  
  To be considered for this programme, you must be pursuing an undergraduate degree with anticipated completion between December 2024 - June 2025.
  
  Ideally, you'll have a GPA of 3.2 or above, a passion for financial modeling, analysis, and numerical prowess. And a keen interest in recognising current trends, while envisioning tomorrow's emerging trends.
  
  It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

  Purpose of the role

  To participate in the day-to-day activities of the research division providing insights and expertise to help senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.

  Accountabilities

  • Execution of research projects, conducting financial, statistical and industry analysis on companies and the industry to support the team’s investment thesis communicate research findings, collaboration with senior management to implement research findings for the research division.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
  • Participation in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
  • Research of sector trends that may impact company/sector recommendations for the research division.
  • Management of writing daily, weekly, or monthly short notes or lengthy reports on economies, markets and/or industries.
  • Management of assembling historical financial models using public filings, company conference calls, and press releases in support decision making in the research division.

  Analyst Expectations

  • 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.

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