Barclays

Job Title: VP - Finance CCO

Location: Noida

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

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.

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. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs

Hybrid Working 

Structured hybrid role: 

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Introduction:

The purpose of Finance Control role is to manage and provide the full range of control services to the Finance Function to support risk management across the Controls environment.

To develop and maintain relationships with senior colleagues and stakeholders - with a detailed understanding of the Finance controls environment and ability to influence and oversee it.

What will you be doing?

• Ensure control frameworks are implemented and managed effectively across aligned businesses, functions and horizontals.
• Drive improved and sustainable controls culture through use of data led relevant indicators to ensure Control Forums are insightful and conversations risk focused, while also overseeing the Control Framework.
• Monitor key indictors and provide insights to leadership to oversee their risk profile. This includes analytics covering root cause analysis of issues and thematic trends, supporting the function to predict areas of risk exposure.
• Lead and drive the annual SOx scoping and/or Assurance planning exercise, including coordination with KPMG External Audit teams, Business Units leaders, Legal Entity Controllers, Control Partners and other lines of defence. 
• Support Assurance delivery for identified process areas and provide leadership throughout Design Effectiveness Assessments and Operational Effectiveness testing. This includes identification and agreement of issues and associated remediation plans.
• Drive usage of Data Analytics to ensure enhanced testing across relevant risk parameters. 
• Deploy knowledge and expertise to assess, predict and mitigate future risks whilst guiding the business, functions and risks on using the Control Framework in a way that allows the business to safely grow and innovate.
• Manage and coordinate regulatory inputs to control reporting, briefings and relevant governance fora and act as point of coordination and syndication of Regulatory updates and engagements to ensure consistency (as required).
• Partner with 2nd Line of Defence (2LOD i.e. Compliance, Operational Risk) and 3rd Line of Defence (i.e. Barclays Internal Audit) colleagues to input on common areas of interest to provide an enriched controls advisory service.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong ability to influence at senior management level and apply judgement to balance risk versus business interest whilst ensuring compliance to all relevant policies and standards.
• Effective written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present credibly to senior stakeholders.
• Experience of working in or within a First, Second or Third Line of Control team (e.g. Audit, Compliance or Operation Risk) with the ability to demonstrate a risk management mindset within the financial services industry.
• Understanding of ‘minimum standards’ for Assurance, SOx and control issues reporting
• People management skills.
• Formal Accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Experience with Data Analytics tools and technologies (such as Alteryx, Tableau etc) would be an added advantage
• Strong Excel skills including extensive experience in managing large quantities of data, pivots, formulas, Vlookup.
• Strong ability to provide thought leadership through bringing together insight and analysis including external knowledge.
• Extensive working knowledge of operational risk & control processes and practices, including experience in their application across functions.
• Though not mandatory, preference would be given to candidates with IFRS certification, Certified internal Auditor or equivalent

Where will you be working?

Noida

Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.

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 resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

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