Programme Cost & Control Support

Join us as a “Programme Cost & Control Support”, you will be joining the Programme Management Office supporting the Programme Control Director in ensuring financial processes and practices are aligned with the programme’s financial controls and governance standards as well as the organisations strategic objectives.  Full cost reporting and production of the programmes live forecast are at the centre of this role, whilst providing support to the Programme Control Director as needed in their broader responsibilities.

Core responsibilities include production of the Programmes month end process including reconciliation narrative, maintenance of the live forecast from end-to-end and related month end reporting for review by key stakeholders.  The role will require collaboration across the Programme with the delivery teams and Business Management, in addition to being the point of submission and contact with Finance for key milestone communications and BAU.

To be successful as a “Programmes Cost & Control Support”, you should have demonstrable experience with:

• Detailed management of Staff & Non-Staff budgets

• Key financial milestone planning as the primary point of contact for Finance submissions

• Headcount tracking and monitoring

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to reconcile and present data/information concisely and with a clear narrative

• Preparation & support on monthly management information (data and narrative) for senior stakeholders

• Reviewing Purchase Orders, Invoices and Statement of Works, ensuring they are within governance and aligned to plan

• Strong stakeholder management

• Implementation and socialisation of financial governance

• Proactive approach to Risk and Control

Additional Skills:

• Forensic level of attention to detail

• Excellent PC skills, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Commitment to continuous improvement

• Ability to work quickly and efficiently whilst maintaining high quality delivery

• Strong team ship, with the ability to work independently and effectively within a remote team

• Experience working in Financial Services

• Prior experience working within and/or supporting HR (within Financial Services)

Basic / Qualifications:

• Financial accounting qualification e.g. CIMA, ACCA etc, preferred but not essential

• Graduation

You may be assessed on 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 will be based out of Chennai with shift timings that are aligned to the UK, commencing at 11.am local time.

Purpose of the role

To support change delivery managers in the delivery of successful projects, while ensuring that project management processes and practices are aligned with controls and governance standards and that projects are aligned with the organisation's strategic objectives. 

Accountabilities

• Support to change delivery managers, ensuring their programme is compliant with the Barclays Control Framework, including oversight of controls and governance standards.
• Creation and implementation of standardised PMO processes and methodologies that are aligned with controls and governance standards and that support the delivery of successful projects.  .
• Monitoring of project performance, including tracking of project progress, identification of risks assumptions, issues and dependencies, and creation of report on project status to senior management.
• Support of project documentation, including maintenance of project plans, schedules, and budgets, and ensuring that project documentation is up-to-date and accurate.
• Facilitation of project governance, including ensuring that projects are aligned with the organisation's strategic objectives, and that project risks assumptions, issues and dependencies are managed effectively.
• Provision of change management framework training to project managers and other stakeholders, ensuring that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver successful projects.  .
• Continuous improvement of project management practices, including identification of areas for improvement and implementation of changes to improve project delivery.

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.