Avp - Markets Financial Control

Job Title: AVP - Markets Financial Control
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
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.

Working Flexibly

Hybrid Working

Structured hybrid role:
Introduction:
The primary purpose of this role is to lead and deliver IFRS9 delivery for the Corporate and the Investment Bank. This will include impairment and classification and measurement work stream including implementation of the new standard for the local entity reporting where applicable

What will you be doing?
- Supporting the quarterly reporting process to ensure the appropriate level of information is captured to comply with all external and internal reporting requirements.
- Assisting with design and implementation of new financial control and reporting process which meets the relevant requirements of the standard.
- Supporting the migration of the loan book to the new system and the impairment calculations and testing of the system
- The role holder will support the UAT testing of new systems (general ledger & upstream) for the changes arising on accounting change.

What we’re looking for:

- Qualified Accountant - ACA, CIMA, ACCA
- Strong academic background - 1st /2nd class honours, minimum bachelor degree from a reputable institution
- Post qualification experience
- Experience in a month-end or quarter-end focused reporting role
- Knowledge and understanding of the key accounting principles under IFRS
- Experience with transformation, project delivery and change management processes.
- Ability to interact with senior staff across multiple jurisdictions in multiple functions
- Strong controls mindset
- Ability to build strong partnerships across the business with excellent stakeholder management
- Analytical and problem solving skills with ability to think outside the box.

Skills that will help you in the role:

- Good stakeholder engagement skills and understanding & executing their requirements / expectations
- Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, pro-active and a team player
- Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator
- 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
- Required to provide detailed analysis and information on complex queries/problems and communicate to stakeholders on proposed solutions and recommendations
- Minimal supervisory oversight and able to perform duties with mínimal or no guidance
- Assertiveness, tenacious and control focused

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.