Barclays - AVP - Financial Control

This role is responsible for managing the LEC function and projects for Barclaycard and related businesses and products and driving resolution of key business issues:

- Legal entity reporting, Statutory as well as Financial reporting

- Practical implication of IFRS (including IFRS 9, 13, 15, 16 etc.)

- Ensure robust Control environment

- Analyse/review Finance projects

What will you be doing?

Main accountabilities as follows:

- Legal entity/Group reporting for Barclaycard business.

- Fair knowledge of LEC function including month close processes, account reconciliation and substantiation, etc.

- Provide subject matter expertise to key stakeholders (onshore financial control teams, financial business partners, Finance Operations) 

- Ensuring the integrity of Financial Statement including setting up and maintaining a robust control framework.

- Investigates and resolves problems, issues and queries liaising, with customers, suppliers and other experts, as appropriate.

- Ensures the integrity of the numbers to enable the attestation process.

- Reviews/analyses implications of Finance projects for own area of expertise. Recommends change and raises change requests, as necessary.

- Timely delivery of Finance Transformation initiatives within LEC Banking Product shop.

- Partner with stakeholders on solution when dealing with issues/ challenges raised by them.

- Ensure timely delivery on key milestone on project deliveries

- Aptitude to deal with adhoc initiatives /work streams under stringent timelines

What were looking for?

- Fair knowledge of LEC function including month close processes, account reconciliation and substantiation, etc.

- Understanding of end to end control environment around Barclaycard as a function

- Strong financial background experience including exposure to IFRSs and external/regulatory reporting or Financial Control function for large scale organization

- Track record in delivering to tight deadlines under pressure

- Formal accounting or business qualification e.g. ACMA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, MBA or equivalent

Skills that will help you in the role:

- Exposure to Front to Back Trade Flows

- Project management skills

- Understanding of SAP/Hyperion and other reporting tools

- Experience of working with Senior Management including Senior Executive level.

- Experience in change and transformation projects