Finance Transform - AVP

Join us as a Finance Transformation Member at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in roles

Location : Chennai

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Understanding and experience of Product Control / Financial Control or Finance related processes 
• Excellent understanding of front to back system architecture and E2E processes and controls within Product Control / Barclays.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and balance priorities to meet tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience running operations functions and should have worked on transformation programs within Risk, Finance or Treasury
• Excellent team player with the ability to also work independently when required.
• Understanding and exposure to project management disciplines and techniques / Full project lifecycle processes
• Proven ability to adapt to an evolving operating model and to actively participate in its development
• Proven ability to steer solutions, building processes based on strong understanding of the infrastructure in place
• Skilled in the use of data analysis and presentation software tools; able to extract and understand the underlying picture from a wealth of complex data
• Ability to work in a virtual team and work without supervision for long periods of time 
• Pragmatic rather than idealistic outlook

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Academic and professional qualifications that may include CA / CFA / Masters in Finance / Financial Engineering would be an advantage
• Good Experience ranging with operations strategy/ line management roles in financial institutions, consulting or technology companies or programme/ change management roles in other industries
• Proven ability to network and build rapport and credibility quickly with a variety of key stakeholders (FO, Ops Senior Management, IT).
• Strong analytical skills required to perform complex analysis on the volumes and process flow to identify the root cause.
• Able to pay attention to detail and demonstrate awareness of internal controls
• Strong/Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate complicated issues to management and other impacted areas and ensure timely resolution of breaks and issues.
• Ability to cope with change and very tight deadlines

Purpose of the role

To develop business capabilities for Finance through key stages of functional design, data, end-to-end-process and controls, delivery, and functional testing. 

Accountabilities

• Functional Design: leveraging best practice concepts, and in collaboration with Line SMEs, support options analysis and recommendations as part of decision making.
• Data Analysis/Modelling/Governance: design conceptual data model underpinning all phases of the processes, and governance requirements in accordance with GDMS standards and principles.
• End-to-End Process & Controls - development of target process and controls design/documentation and operational runbooks and aligning these components with organisational and role/service model design definitions.   .
• Delivery/Implementation Support: update design/functional requirements throughout the development cycle, and resolve RAIDS related to functional requirements and business processes. Project management for change programmes that have limited technology investment.
• Functional Testing: develop scripts and data to test alignment to requirement definitions, ahead of user testing cycles.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• 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.