VP - Climate Reporting

Join us as VP - Climate Reporting at Barclays, where you will be involved in climate reporting team sits within the Finance function at Barclays and plays a pivotal role in shaping the bank’s response to climate-related financial risks and opportunities. As a high-profile function, we deliver industry-leading disclosures and performance insights aligned with our climate ambition. Our work spans internal and external reporting, regulatory compliance, and alignment with emerging global frameworks—particularly across the UK and Europe. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a fast-evolving space where finance meets sustainability, and where your impact will be felt across the organisation and beyond.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior partners across Finance, Sustainability, and Business functions.

• Deep expertise in business reporting (Revenues, Limit, Returns, Outlook) with knowledge of sustainable finance products and performance tracking methodologies.

• Ability to locate and assess best fit strategic systems to draw relevant data

• Strong analytical and data interpretation capabilities, with experience in developing reporting frameworks and delivering insights that drive strategic decision-making.

• Proven ability to manage complex reporting processes where there could be imperfect / incomplete information which will require the identification of best fit alternatives or proxy data elements.

• Demonstrated experience in coordinating across teams to ensure accuracy, control, and audit readiness across internal and external disclosures.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with process automation and data lineage mapping, especially within financial reporting.

• Familiarity with assurance processes, including working with internal audit and external assurance providers.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical climate data into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with 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 & Noida.

Purpose of the role

To understand, assess, and manage climate-related financial risks by combining financial expertise . and understanding of climate change. Support the Bank in enhancing disclosures and meeting regulatory demands. Provide data and insights that inform decision-making and support the bank's transition to a low-carbon economy.

Accountabilities

• Support the development of the bank's climate-related financial strategy, including risk management strategies, investment strategies, and climate action plans.
• Identification, assessment, and analysis of climate-related financial risks, and the development of risk assessment methodologies and tools to measure and monitor climate-related financial risks.
• Management of climate-related data and governance around data quality to enable measurement of the impact of climate change on the Bank’s financial position and climate strategy.
• Preparation and review of climate-related disclosures, and communication of climate related financial risk to senior colleagues and investors.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.