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R240980 Posted 04/29/2026

Analyst - Capital Markets & Risk

McLean, Virginia
  • Category Finance
  • Experience Associate
  • Primary Address McLean, Virginia

Overview

Analyst - Capital Markets & Risk

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Capital One's Corporate Treasury is seeking adynamic and detail-oriented Analyst to join our Treasury Payments Execution (TPE) Team within CapitalMarkets. If you have strong leadership, analytical, problem solving, and communication skills, this is anexciting opportunity to make a significant impact. 

As an Analyst, you’ll play a critical role in safeguarding our payment processes by executing paymentrequests and managing standard settlement instructions (SSIs) across multiple payment systems andtrading platforms. SSIs are vital to our operations, ensuring that funds are transferred efficiently andtimely that ultimately enable critical corporate funding and other business activities. Your work inmaintaining the accuracy of SSIs will be key to our success. 

This role offers more than just day-to-day responsibilities; you’ll gain valuable insights into variousFinance functions and build a strong foundation in payments. You'll have the chance to innovate bycreating, setting up, and refining procedures and controls, making your mark on our future processes. 

Join us and be part of a team that collaborates across the Finance division to drive our paymentprocesses forward. If you’re passionate about making a difference and eager to grow your career, weencourage you to apply today! 

Responsibilities:

  • Manage risks of incorrect SSIs with periodic and regular reconfirmation of counterparty settlementinstructions, which includes partnering with various business stakeholders both internally andexternally to verify current instructions and clean up unnecessary instructions 

  • Maintain accuracy of all payment settlement instructions in payment systems and tradingplatforms used in FinanceReview and approve any changes to current instructions or addition ofnew counterparties 

  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders to validate the business need and accuracy ofSSIs 

  • Execute payment requests accurately and efficiently 

  • Manage risks of incorrect payments by ensuring team processes are governed by enhancedcontrols that meet updated payment standards 

  • Support the implementation and adherence to standardized procedures and controls for all SSIsacross Finance 

  • Coordinate with Finance Risk Management and other risk offices on best payment practicesReduce operational exceptions and drive efficiencies via automation, elimination, and transfer ofprocesses away from manual touchpoints 

  • Assist with ad-hoc projects as necessary 

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or military experience 

  • At least 1 year of experience in Financial Analysis, Financial Operations, Financial Reporting, orRisk Management 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of experience working in Capital Markets 

  • 2+ years of experience in Financial Analysis, Operations, Reporting, or Risk Managementor a combination 

  • High attention to detail 

  • Strong communication skills  

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.


This role is hybridmeaning associates typically spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $94,700 - $108,000 for Analyst, Capital Markets & Risk











Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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