Financial Controller - Group Finance Change Team - CA/CPA/ACCA - Investment Bank

Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Please visit our website here for more information.

About Finance team :

The Barclays Group Financial Reporting Team is responsible for collecting and reviewing balance sheet and profit and loss information across all business areas and legal entities in order to support internal decision making and to satisfy the external reporting obligations of the Barclays Group.

Overall purpose of role :

The role is for a Business Analyst to work within the Group Finance Change Team supporting the firms Local Regulatory Reporting Programme.

Key Accountabilities and Skills required :

This section should include :

Key specific accountabilities :

- To take ownership of financials including Balance sheet control and month end closure

- To represent financial control in the LoR (Letter of Representation) meetings, which requires presenting financials, explaining monthly variances and tabling key issues and potential resolutions

- Production of reports for data analysis to identify and explain key trends /variances. Where any gaps or inconsistencies are noted, to follow up and work towards appropriate closure.

- Deal with product control and risk teams to ensure appropriate reporting and presentation of the P&L accounts and disclosure of the balance sheet accounts.

- Monitoring of capital levels and reporting of large exposures for different entities

- Support Pnl & Balance Sheet enrichment processTo ensure proper controls are in place and operating effectively

- Ensure that appropriate transfer pricing between entities is conducted to ensure that the legal entity financials are properly reflected.

- Support and respond to ad-hoc data requests

- Stakeholder management and leadership.

- Provide leadership to the process managers with an oversight for issue resolution.

- Create an environment that promotes continuous improvement and high levels of employee engagement.

- Embed a culture of regular reviews and performance management aligned to GRB standards.

- Leverage and integrate the capabilities of resources across all levels of the organization to accomplish complex objectives.

- Decision making and problem solving.- NA

Risk and Control : All Barclays colleagues have to 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

Your Skills and Qualifications will include :

Technical Knowledge :

Essential :

Qualified Accountant - CA, CPA, ACCA

Strong academic background - 1st /2nd class honours, minimum bachelor degree from a reputable institution

Preferred:

Qualified Accountant from big 4 firms

Experience

Experience in Group consolidation and reporting

Preferred

Experience of having employed in IB environment

Essential :

- Strong control mindset.

- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and understanding their requirements for effective execution

- Ability to lead teams and motivate staff

- Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, proactive and a team player.

- Good IT System skills;

- Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator. Desire to provide top quality service to internal stakeholders from different areas of the firm /geographies

- Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage through to a successful resolution.

- Eye for detail and exception track record in managing and resolving conflict situations

- Ability to negotiate and influence senior management across the businesses

- Ability to build strong partnerships across the business with excellent stakeholder management

- Strong IFRS knowledge and its implications

- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with ability to think outside the box.

- Strong knowledge of financial statement disclosure

Leadership requirements :

Judgment - Balances short-term & long term goals, manages ambiguity well, is an astute risk taker, can see things in new and innovative ways and understands the business.

Influence - Adept at influencing and aligning colleagues to make things happen, builds trusting and collaborative relationships, knows self deeply and creates teams to complement own strengths.

Execution - Turns strategy into results, measures, manages and delivers performance, always delivers on promises. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to be creative and to - think outside the box- .

Drive - Passionate about making a difference, relentlessly seeks out and overcomes major challenges, has real drive and determination, continuously raises the bar and is emotionally resilient. Proven track record in delivering to tight deadlines under pressure.

Excellent Communication & Presentation - Excellent people-management and relationship-building skills with ability to operate at most senior levels.

Process improvement - drives through change and process re-engineering by continuously leaning and streamline processes.

Preferred:

Experience of working in SAP financial accounting or investment banking middle-office / back-office accounting and settlement systems

Risk and Control objective :

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