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Date live: Dec. 18, 2024

Business Area: Control

Area of Expertise: Controls

Reference Code: JR-0000021322

Contract: Permanent

Join us as a "AM CCO UK-CB" at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

To be successful as a [AM CCO UK-CB ], you should have experience with

1 Stakeholder Management

 2 Decision Making & Problem Solving

 3 Strong Communication Skills

Some other highly valued skills may include.

1 Experience of designing, communicating & implementing

internal control policies

2 Good Understanding in Controls & Business Assurance

3 Strong understanding of payments/Trade Finance

Person Specification:

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Excellent relationship building, networking, negotiation and influencing skills.

Excellent time management, prioritization and multi-tasking skills.

Excellent execution skills.

Strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Strong project and change management skills.

Essential Skills:

Strong understanding of Payments or Trade Finance or Merchant Services or Client Servicing

Proficient working skills on Excel, PPT.

Python or Power BI skills will be an additional advantage.

Management/Graduate or Postgraduate with experience in Controls i.e. Controls Business Partner or Control Assurance and Tester and Operational Risk Management

Extensive experience in senior stakeholder, management, ability to communicate internal control concepts clearly in a business context.

Ability to manage reporting lines and relationships across multiple disciplines.

Desirable skills:

Sound commercial judgment and overall understanding of the Financial Services Industry, particularly the business impact of the regulatory environment.

Experience of designing, communicating & implementing internal control policies.

Extensive experience in Internal Audit, Control Business Partnership, Controls Assurance & Testing and Operational Risk Management.

Comprehensive understanding of governance and control frameworks and processes, and all aspects of operational risk management.

Highly motivated, business-focused, and forward-thinking.

Knowledge of internal control and regulatory requirements & practice e.g. Turnbull, Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO, Basel II

Accord relating to operational risk preferred.

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 and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

[Location-Chennai]

Purpose of the role

To assess the integrity and effectiveness of the banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the banks operational, financial, and reputational risk.  

Accountabilities

  • Collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings.
  • Identification and investigation of potential weaknesses and issues within internal controls to promote continuous improvement and risk mitigation aligned to the bank’s control framework, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations.
  • Development of reports to communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders.
  • Execution of reviews to determine the effectiveness of the bank's internal controls framework aligned to established and evolving policies, regulation, and best practice.
  • Implementation of adherence to the Barclays Controls Framework and set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework.

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.

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