Avp - Chennai, India - Barclays

Barclays
Barclays
Verified Company
Chennai, India

3 weeks ago

Deepika Kaur

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Description

Job Title:

AVP

Location:
Chennai

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography.

Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly
We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business.

Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs.

Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

Hybrid Working

Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.


Introduction:

  • The purpose of this role is to support all aspects of the cost agenda for the Corporate In-Business Cost team in Chennai and various Finance stakeholders across globe including work that feeds into Group Reporting, Monthly Business Review meetings and Cost Review decks.
  • Strong interpersonal and analytical skills are required to deliver accurate, timely, well controlled and insightful reporting information to key stakeholders within the business and wider Finance community in Barclays International and across Group.
  • The role offers exposure to a range of key initiatives including inyear forecasting and analysis, business planning, and delivery of strategic programmes.
What will you be doing?

  • Finance Business Partner covering Corporate Bank £1bn+ cost base; delivering cost transparency, planning and stress testing, inyear outlooks and monthly reporting
  • Partner with the Business to deliver insightful analysis, cost finance support and presentation materials for Senior Stakeholders
  • Partner with on and offshore colleagues across functions and departments to identify and resolve issues
  • Run Monthend close including Flash consolidation and reporting
  • Produce standard actual reporting/analysis
  • Contribute to outlook preparation and annual budget planning cycle
  • Maintain hierarchy and incorporate all changes as and when required
  • Automate manual BAU processes to improve productivity where possible.

What we're looking for:

  • CA and/or MBA graduates with strong academic record and 3+ years' experience in Accounting / Finance function.
  • Highly organised and with strong attention to detail
  • Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Good communicator, both written and verbal
  • Control mindset with an ability to develop and embed processes within the team
  • Problem solver able to operate in a fast paced, dynamic environment and deliver solutions
  • Knowledge of Barclays process flows from an operational and/or financial perspective is a bonus

Skills that will help you in the role:

  • Confident and assertive manner. Develops relationships and manages stakeholder's expectations professionally
  • Displays integrity, initiative, commitment and credibility through interactions with colleagues and clients
  • Works well in a team and maintains good relations with team members. Shows enthusiasm and diligence and ensures team motivation is optimized
Control Environment

  • Ensure adherence of team control requirements
  • Escalates risk and opportunities appropriately
  • Has the mindset to strive to identify potential control breakdowns in process, and address them with effective procedure manuals
Where will you be working?
Chennai

Be More at Barclays
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset


We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and r
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