Finance Business Architect

Job Title: Finance Business Architect - Basel IV
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.

Hybrid Working

Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

Introduction:

- This role will hold responsibility for defining the future state vision for finance processes as part of specific initiatives within the Basel IV programme as well as other broader transformation initiatives within Finance. The role is “hands on”, thus the role holder will be required to support various transformation activities, to ensure outcomes align with finance architecture strategy.
- The role will be varied, depending on the initiative and the stage in the project life cycle requiring FBA support. As such the role will also include analysis (including data analysis), design, the ability to elicit, capture and translate requirements, as well as identifying and contributing to operating model improvements. The role holder must continuously promote best practice design concepts and solutions.
- The role will give you exposure to the forefront of finance change, and experience across the breadth of Finance and Barclays.

What will you be doing?
- Lead and manage initiatives to define, agree and articulate the future state process across various workstream’s
- Lead and facilitate workshops to elicit process requirements, and co create the future state with key SMEs.
- Drive the optimisation of finance processes
- Pro-actively identify opportunities for improvement, develop the conversation and challenge the status quo;
- Become a trusted advisor and recognised expert to Finance, Risk and technology colleagues regarding Finance business architecture strategy;
- Present to and influence key stakeholders at a range of governance forums.
- Actively drive business outcomes for the Regulatory reporting and Risk Reporting functions, through a strategic lens;
- Define the framework and governance for the capture and design of Basel IV processes ensuring adherence to organisational process standards and any regulatory requirements

What we’re looking for:

- Process optimisation / architect experience
- Experience of leading initiatives, projects or engagements
- Able to provide support and guidance to junior (AVP) team members
- Financial services experience, within retail and/or investment banking;
- Knowledge of Finance and Risk process, system and technologies;
- Appreciation of data principles, including data modelling and data design;
- Demonstrate a range of styles and techniques in communications, including influencing and negotiating with a broad set of stakeholders;
- Excellent Power-point skills, with the ability to storyboard and produce best in class presentations;
- Academic or professional qualifications;
- Degree level education and an excellent general academic track record;
Skills that will help you in the role:

- Lean / Six Sigma experience or qualifications
- Experience of Regulatory reporting requirements under Basel 3, CRR2 requirements and knowledge of regulatory returns (e.g. COREP, Pillar 3) as well as the interplay with other areas (e.g. Stress Testing, Treasury);
- Strong data manipulation skills including Excel and experience using data manipulation tools (e.g. Qlikview, Business Objects, Lumira, SmartView, SQL, SAS);
- Process modelling experience
- Knowledge of Blueworks

Where will you be working?

Chennai

Be More at Barclays
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