Barclays

Job Title: VP, ESG & Sustainability Finance 

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 successful candidate will be a senior member of the Sustainability and ESG team within Finance, reporting to one of the directors within the team. They will have a portfolio of specific regulations and be expected to provide subject matter expertise, manage stakeholder relationships, and support project work that span the Barclays Group

What will you be doing?

• Establish the core finance capability to develop and produce critical reports to meet the evolving external and regulatory reporting requirements including the establishment of the appropriate documentation, controls, policies and framework. 
• External reporting includes delivery of TCFD, IFRS S1, IFRS S2, TNFD, TPT, CSDR and other frameworks. and well as regulatory requirements 
• Support BUK, Banking, Markets, Risk, Finance, and Treasury (RFT) teams to implement regulatory requirements (TCFD, IFRS S1, IFRS S2, TNFD, TPT, CSDR and other frameworks) across the firmwide systems and pro-active monitoring of implementation and escalating material gaps.
• Support analysis of impacts of rule changes and liaise with impacted businesses/functions to interpret & implement across the firm. Ensure that new technical requirements (TCFD, IFRS S1, IFRS S2, TNFD, TPT, CSDR and other frameworks)are translated and capable of being implemented. 
• Producing documentation including impact assessments, regulatory requirements, and associated governance and controls, risk management frameworks, policies and procedures. 
• Recognised as technical authority by peers, management and internal clients. 

What we’re looking for:

• Demonstrated interest in understanding and applying Sustainability and ESG – It is not necessary to have fully developed technical knowledge as this will be expanded in-role; however, existing capability and evidence of understanding is required.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex technical concepts based on regulation.
• Strong analytical skills and capability for self-directed research and work required to resolve technical regulatory matters. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in delivering visual materials, and communicating effectively to senior stakeholders including Board Audit Committee, Legal and Technical Committee, and Disclosure Committee.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and team working skills, with the capability to build and sustain effective working relationships (including at senior levels of the organisational infrastructure) and to drive technically robust outcomes, whilst still promoting strategic/commercial objectives of the business.
• Ability to work in a pressured environment and cope with the demands of making material recommendations, often with imperfect information and subject to review/challenge.
• It is fully expected that anyone joining Sustainability and ESG will require some time to develop the necessary higher levels of technical expertise than that required for other Finance roles. 
• Qualified accountant or strong finance / accounting background and / or MBA

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Experience with governance and risk management frameworks, systems, and controls for regulation
• Understanding of project methodologies and their application within the organisation’s project methodology with exposure in working in medium to large scale change initiatives
• Relevant experience required

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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