Barclays - AVP/VP - MI & Regulatory Reporting - CA

This role will entail managing the consumed cost reporting for legal entities. The main purpose being

- Subject Matter Expert (SME) of BX consumed view and billing, including analysis and understanding of key variances, messaging to LE controllers and owning billing allocations and methodologies

- Develop and maintain BP&A type capability within A&B COE to support the LE MI

- In depth understanding of the build up of consumed cost STP and its components

- Deliver end-to-end Finance reporting that enables LEs to understand the BX allocations and variance to STP

- Strategic financial support to AEs

- High quality, consistent and standardized offering with complete ownership of the numbers

What will you be doing?

Financial Reporting and Analysis

- Lead the monthly reviews with MDs/Ds and act as a single point of contact for all the queries resolution in relation to the consumed cost billing

- Build strong partnership with BX FBPs to understand the underlying commercial drivers of the cost and variance to STP thereof

- Prepare various dashboard & MI reports to enable decision making and effective control

- BX Consumed View and Billing analysis

- Ensure thorough understanding of BX fully loaded and consumed cost base, as well as allocation methodologies for Operations, PCD and Application Support

- In depth understanding of the allocation rules in terms of simplification, water fall analysis and tech cost analysis

- Clear understanding of end to end flow of the BX cost from managed to consumed

- Knowledge of the Apptio model

- Own analysis of BX consumed cost and provide key variance commentary, including Outlook, Monthly actuals vs forecast

- Deliver key messages back to stakeholders, appropriate to the different audiences, owning any subsequent follow ups and allocation queries

- Drive standardization , enhance client facing relationship , drive end-to-end process ownership, upgrade/enhance business partner and analytic capabilities

- Ensure best in class, efficient and robust controls are adhered to at all times

- Ad-hoc activity to support consumed cost related Executive level requests

What were looking for:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant with an experience in BP&A and Management reporting

- Attention to detail and strong organisational skills a must. Ability to balance multiple critical requests from various stakeholders with outstanding precision

- Ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with internal stakeholders across all levels and geographies of the organization

- Strong Communication skills across a variety of forums and mediums. Proven ability to distil information into key messages and deliver succinctly according to audience

- Ability to develop business strategy, communicate in clear and confident manner, and act independently to implement, sometimes using creativity in approach

- Sound working knowledge of Cost Reporting & Analytics and accounting principles and practices

- Very Strong Microsoft Excel (including Power Query) and PowerPoint skills. A very good understanding of SAP/BI or other similar tools

Skills that will help you in the role:

- Proactive and self-motivated.

- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.

- Communication, influencing and negotiating skills at all levels within the organisation.

- Ability to be flexible and agile working across a range of priorities and deliverables

- Experience in working on business intelligence tools, SAP or similar tools.