Lead Business Analyst- Services Costing

Job Summary A detail-oriented and Lead VP level for managing financial benefits This includes dealing with senior level stakeholders in defining and attesting benefits in high profile productivity programmes and books of work within the bank The ideal candidate will use their analytical skills to assess costs evaluate financial risks and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations Key Responsibilities Strategy Awareness and understanding of the Group s business strategy and model appropriate to the role Understanding and translating Phoenix Requirements to technical team Business Awareness and understanding of the wider business economic and market environment in which the Group operates Partner with Finance and Technology team in designing the optimum solution to meet Services Costing requirements Lead the process transformation for Phoenix cost reporting process to meet the program deliverables Partner with wider finance team to deliver reporting objectives of Services Costing Processes Track and facilitate the phoenix finance process delivery understand the delivery timelines and plan activities that will lead to the delivery of the overall plan for service catalogue costing Design process workflow in the most optimal manner with adequate provisions for checks and balances Assess the right automation solution both interim and strategic and oversee the delivery to ensure the outcomes are met within deadlines Gathering thematic requirements to prepare detailed reports and presentations for management summarising the process progress made and highlighting the gaps and interventions Assist in the design and execution of strategic solution for service catalogue costing Provide support and being able to trouble shoot and solve for issues around service catalogue costing Define KPI from a process perspective for all inputs and outputs of the process People Talent Connect with wider teams to understand the requirements and the process bottlenecks and propose solutions Risk Management Undertake testing of process to assess the risks around the process Ensure adequate audit trail is maintained to satisfy audit requirements of Bank of England Act to minimize operational loss and audit failures and take proactive measures to respond to matters arising and identify and manage forward looking risks Governance Ensure service costing team complies with all requirement of governance forums applicable under project phoenix Regulatory Business Conduct Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics including regulatory and business conduct across Standard Chartered Bank This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with in letter and spirit all applicable laws regulations guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct Effectively and collaboratively identify escalate mitigate and resolve risk conduct and compliance matters Key stakeholders Group and Country Finance Partnets Business Finance and Functions team CIB WRB T O Group Finance GFS Support team Head of Business Performance Operations PMO Teams of Project Phoenix Technology Teams Initiative Owners Other Responsibilities Embed Here for good and Group s brand and values in India Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group Country Business or Functional policies and procedures Skills and Experience Financial Accounting Project Management Data Analysis Excel User Acceptance Testing Senior Stakeholder Management Performance Management SAP Technology Qualifications Bachelor s degree in Finance Accounting Project Management or a related field 8 years of experience in cost analysis financial analysis finance transformation Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools hands on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud systems is a plus Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to translate complex information into clear reports and presentations Experience and being well versed in Agile Project Delivery Business Analysis and User Acceptance Testing Hands on experience on SAP technology tools Good understanding of technology delivery and lifecycle About Standard Chartered We re an international bank nimble enough to act big enough for impact For more than 170 years we ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients communities and each other We question the status quo love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before If you re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference we want to hear from you You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can t wait to see the talents you can bring us Our purpose to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity together with our brand promise to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours When you work with us you ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion Together we Do the right thing and are assertive challenge one another and live with integrity while putting the client at the heart of what we do Never settle continuously striving to improve and innovate keeping things simple and learning from doing well and not so well Are better together we can be ourselves be inclusive see more good in others and work collectively to build for the long term What we offer In line with our Fair Pay Charter we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental physical financial and social wellbeing Core bank funding for retirement savings medical and life insurance with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations Time-off including annual leave parental maternity 20 weeks sabbatical 12 months maximum and volunteering leave 3 days along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday which is combined to 30 days minimum Flexible working options based around home and office locations with flexible working patterns Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind a market-leading digital wellbeing platform development courses for resilience and other human skills global Employee Assistance Programme sick leave mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits A continuous learning culture to support your growth with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical virtual and digital learning Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity across our teams business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential 31149