Financial Controller

Join us as a Financial Controller – Assistant Vice President, where you'll play a pivotal role in accountable for timely & accurate month-end close process for compensation and benefits across business clusters & functions. At Barclays, we don't just adapt to the future - we create it. This includes bonus accounting for discretionary bonus and share based payments, accounting for post-retirement benefits and redundancy costs. You will be responsible to manage external disclosures in Annual report and notes to Financial Statements for staff costs share based payments and pensions.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Experience in Financial Reporting, Control, Group reporting and Analytics
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the key accounting principles under IFRS and IB products
• Highly motivated self-starter and Strong planning & organizational skill
• Strong Excel and presentation skills. Required to analyze and produce different set of MI/decks on financials / disclosures thus would require knowledge of PowerPoint and analytical mind-set
• Strong control awareness, Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication – verbal and written, role demands frequent interaction with senior management
• Qualified Accountant – ACA, CIMA, ACCA

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Confident and assertive manner. Develops relationships and manages stakeholder's expectations professionally
• Displays integrity, initiative, commitment, and credibility through interactions with colleagues and clients
• Eye for detail and exception track record in managing and resolving conflict situations
• Works well in a team and maintains good relations with team members. Shows enthusiasm and diligence and ensures team motivation is optimized

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based out of Chennai.

Purpose of the role

To manage the financial operations of the organisation, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of financial reporting.

Accountabilities

• Management of the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial statements, and other accounting records in accordance with the relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
• Support in identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial risks, and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
• Development and maintenance of a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, ensure that there is no fraudulent misreporting, and ensure the accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls addressing any weaknesses or gaps. .
• Development and implementation of up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
• Management of the selection, implementation, and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate financial systems with other enterprise systems.
• Preparation and submission of statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and provision of support to other departments in their preparation and review of regulatory reports.
• Coordination with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.