Avp - Product Finance - Corp Ir

Job Title: AVP - Product Finance - Corp IR
Location: Chennai

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
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.

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.

Introduction:
The role is to support the Financial Business Partner in Corporate Banking team, by producing Management Reports for Monthly Business Review meetings and Leadership meetings, provide insights on business performance and support ADHOC queries. Liaise with other Finance teams to ensure our books are closed as expected and perform system reconciliation (if required) to ensure the completeness of the book. During the planning cycle and stress testing activities, support the FBP to manage and update the models. Contribute to the projects and strategic initiatives of the team including transformation activities.

What will you be doing?
- Understanding of accounting methodology to manage any changes for group/cluster requirement.
- Perform month close activities and publish Management reporting with insights on business performance
- Transition new activities as and when required.
- Own and be accountable for the deliverables.
- Provide value addition and move up the value chain.
- Contribute effectively to transformation projects
- Be proactive in identifying and implementing process improvement and ensuring a strong control environment

What we’re looking for:

- Extensive experiences in Month-End close activities and Management reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills, proficient in designing innovative solutions to drive efficiencies and good report presentation skills.
- Relevant professional qualifications, E.g. Qualified Accountant (CA, CPA, ACCA), Post grad qualifications with relevant experience
- Proven track record of high performance in previous role(s)

Skills that will help you in the role:

- Exposure to Business Intelligence tools.
- Experience in Banking industry

Where will you be working?

Chennai

Be More at Barclays
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.