Financial Markets Analyst at Crown Agents Bank

Crown Agents Bank is a vastly growing and regulated UK bank that connects emerging and frontier markets to the rest of the world, using FX and payments technology. We are transforming the way payments and FX move through emerging markets, reducing friction so that more money gets to those who need it. Emerging markets payments are usually challenging, expensive, unreliable and opaque. Our solutions help fix these pain points. Ultimately, we connect traditionally hard-to-reach regions to global financial infrastructure, giving access to the best prices and the fastest, most reliable settlement.

FX and cross-border payments are often complex and expensive, especially when operating in emerging markets. Crown Agents Bank (CAB) wraps its deep and trusted relationships and strength of network around innovative digital capabilities, and cross-border transaction banking solutions to enable fintech, corporates, governments, development organisations and banks to move money to, from, and across often hard-to-reach markets.

This role supports the execution of Front Office Global Markets operations, including monitoring liquidity and cash flows, executing transactions, preparing MI and presentations, and building and maintaining banking and broker relationships.

Role Responsibilities: 

• Perform day-to-day Financial Markets activities, including analysis of trade, pricing and client data. 

• Support and maintain administrative, documentation and governance processes and procedures in line with Policy requirements. 

• Maintain and improve controls, systems, and processes.  

• Support FX and Treasury product development, design and documentation and implementation of next generation product suite for Financial Markets. 

• Identify, escalate, and mitigate business risks in collaboration with Commercial Risk that could impair our ability to do business. 

• Ensure compliance with PRA/FCA and other regulatory requirements.  

• Develop and maintain knowledge of market data, economic information and key industry developments as well as regulatory standards to assist in maximising profitability through sound business decisions. 

• Work collaboratively with product development, technology, operations, and business heads on strategic projects 

• Activities will include accurately entering FX trades, Fixed Term Deposits and other short-term instruments into the trading system in a timely manner. 

• Educated to degree level or relevant experience.  
• CISI qualifications advantageous, technical training support will be provided, to meet requirement for certification.  

Experience:

• Up to 2 years of relevant experience working in a financial institution. 

• Computer literacy essential  

• Analytical skills and ability to evaluate critical information accurately and report the findings. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with additional languages advantageous 

• Ability to identify and implement best-practice operations and solutions. 

• Applying initiative, strategic mindset, entrepreneurial spirit, and creative thinking for innovation and process improvement. 

• Ability to develop strong internal relationships across a broad range of functions and stakeholders. 

• High ethical standards.  

• Self-motivated with demonstrable experience of handling multiple priorities and meeting aggressive timelines. 

• Hybrid working
• Contributory personal pension plan: - Minimum: Employee 2% and Employer 7%. Employer matches contributions in 1% increments to a maximum of: Employee 5% and Employer 10%
• Life Assurance – 4 times annual salary
• Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance – this may include cover for partner and or children at company cost. Cover includes Optical, Dental and Audiology
• Discretionary Bonus
• Competitive Annual Leave
• 2 Volunteering Days
• Benefit Hub