Assistant Vice President - Treasury Governance and Control

Join Barclays as an Assistant Vice President - Treasury Governance and Control role, where role will be focused on Governance and Controls area, within Treasury Governance COE. At Barclays, we don't just anticipate the future - we're creating it.

To be successful in this role, you should have below skills:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• A self-starter, driven and curious.

• Experience in Control assessments and process improvements.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Degree educated and/or a professional finance qualification e.g. CFA, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, FRM or local equivalents.

• Experience in funding and liquidity risk management.

• Strong data analysis skills (including MS Excel).

Some other highly valued skills may include below:

• Experience working in a control function or in audit.

• Experience working in a treasury function and / or in a bank or financial services institution.

• Experience in any or multiple areas across Governance, Controls, Risk and Controls Self-Assessment, BCBS239, Data Management Standards (Critical Data and Lineage), SoX, Issue Management, Finance / Liquidity related Policy and Standards definition.

• Experience in analytics and automation tools.

• Experience in managing senior stakeholder groups, representing in Forums such as Controls Forum, Regulatory Forum, Standards Forum, and Risk Committees.

• Experience in Programme Management.

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.

This role is based in our Chennai office.

Purpose of the role

To optimise the bank's capital structure to support its growth objectives, manage risk exposure, and comply with regulatory requirements by analysis of bank's capital position, development of capital allocation strategies, and ensuring that the bank maintains adequate capital levels under various economic scenarios.  

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of strategies to manage the bank's capital position, including setting of capital targets, development of capital plans, and monitoring of capital adequacy.
• Optimisation of the bank's capital structure to support the bank's growth and profitability objectives, including management of the bank's exposure to regulatory capital requirements.
• Allocation of capital to business units and projects based on risk-adjusted returns and other financial metrics.
• Preparation and provision of regular reports on the bank's capital position, capital allocation decisions, and stress testing results to senior colleagues, risk committees, and regulatory authorities, and effective communication of capital management strategies and risk considerations to relevant stakeholders.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.