Finance Transformation - Test Manager

Join us as “Finance Transformation - Test Manager” at Barclays, where you will develop business capabilities for Finance through key stages of functional design, data, end-to-end-process and controls, delivery, and functional testing. You’ll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Software Testing Methodologies: In-depth knowledge of test planning, test case design, test execution, and different testing types (functional, integration, regression). 

• Defect Management - Experience with defect tracking and management systems, including isolating, reproducing, and documenting software defects. 

• Stakeholder Management – The ability to inspire and influence across a wide stakeholder audience is critical.

• Change Project Delivery Experience - Minimum 3 years’ experience in a change (Project delivery) environment.

• Data Management - Skilfully managing large database.

• Technical proficiency – Hands on experience with tools such as Excel, JIRA.

• Appropriate Experience - Experience of previous Test Management, Business Analyst Role ( Business organisation or Technical) or Junior Project Manager Role is desirable.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Analytical and Critical Thinking: The ability to critically evaluate software, break down complex systems, and identify potential defects or inconsistencies. 

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication to clearly document test results, provide feedback to developers, and report findings to stakeholders. 

• Problem-Solving: The capacity to approach complex testing challenges and find effective solutions for identified issues. 

• Attention to Detail: Precision and accuracy in identifying defects and ensuring the accuracy of test results. 

• Teamwork: The ability to collaborate effectively with developers, business analysts, and other team members. 

• Time Management: Skills to prioritize tasks, manage workflows, and meet project deadlines efficiently. 

• Aptitude - Ability to work on multiple projects with multiple priorities and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, global, and dynamic environment.

• Continuous Learning: A willingness and ability to learn new tools, techniques, and technologies in the constantly evolving tech landscape. 

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 will be based out of Noida & Chennai.

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

• 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.