AVP Functions Finance Operations

Job Description

*About Standard Chartered We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. Its about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good. Were committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.The Role ResponsibilitiesBusiness Support

• Provide Decision Support and analysis to Accountable CFO in Functions Finance.
• work with a cohesive team to produce the Analysis and Reports in a timely and accurate manner. Key responsibilities include timely delivery, robust analytical review of key deliverables, strengthening controls, and pro-active stakeholder engagement.
• Responsible for the preparing and review of various MIS / Variance Analysis; work on Ad-hoc by gauging the requirements from stakeholders and GFS vide governance activities in respect of processes managed (e.g. compilation of Key Risk Indicators, Dashboard, and Metrics etc).
• Ownership of the end to end Budgeting, year-end Outlook and monthly Flash, along with the monthly Financial discussion with the stakeholders
• Effectively engage with senior stakeholders / business CFOs to deliver a shared agenda of improvements / enhancements.
• Challenge processes in order to achieve more effective processes and efficiency saves to the Organization. Participate and give suggestions in the transformation programmes focusing on elimination of waste and building scale; work with Change management teams to drive automation and simplification of processes.
• Collaborate with other functions in GFS to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the business unit.
• Comply, Validate and Report all Key Performance Indicators within the overall service delivery framework. This includes identification, measurement, monitoring and control of all thresholds set as part of Governance Framework of the bank. Any breaches of the above framework are promptly highlighted to the line manager.
• Ensure Ops risk monitoring across all processes covered by the team and report key risks emanating from them to right forums.
• Ensure complete compliance with Group Code of Conduct and Social agenda of the organization.
• Develop key people management and stakeholder management skills to move into People Manager / SME roles.
• Independent and Confident, able to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks.

Team Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead and manage the team and to develop the staff to take up different/more value added roles
• Collaborate with Group / Regional / Country Finance colleagues in providing quality management information and review of business plans and strategies
• Contribute in any ad-hoc finance related projects, including providing support to Finance Transformation initiatives as well as simplification of bank process

Key Stakeholders

• Group finance team

EXTERNAL

• External Auditors

Our Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor of commerce / Finance/ CA / CA Equivalent
• MBA (would be added advantage)

Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions. To view information on our benefits including our flexible working please visit our career pages . We welcome conversations on flexible working., *About Standard Chartered We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. Its about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good. Were committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.The Role ResponsibilitiesBusiness Support

• Provide Decision Support and analysis to Accountable CFO in Functions Finance.
• work with a cohesive team to produce the Analysis and Reports in a timely and accurate manner. Key responsibilities include timely delivery, robust analytical review of key deliverables, strengthening controls, and pro-active stakeholder engagement.
• Responsible for the preparing and review of various MIS / Variance Analysis; work on Ad-hoc by gauging the requirements from stakeholders and GFS vide governance activities in respect of processes managed (e.g. compilation of Key Risk Indicators, Dashboard, and Metrics etc).
• Ownership of the end to end Budgeting, year-end Outlook and monthly Flash, along with the monthly Financial discussion with the stakeholders
• Effectively engage with senior stakeholders / business CFOs to deliver a shared agenda of improvements / enhancements.
• Challenge processes in order to achieve more effective processes and efficiency saves to the Organization. Participate and give suggestions in the transformation programmes focusing on elimination of waste and building scale; work with Change management teams to drive automation and simplification of processes.
• Collaborate with other functions in GFS to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the business unit.
• Comply, Validate and Report all Key Performance Indicators within the overall service delivery framework. This includes identification, measurement, monitoring and control of all thresholds set as part of Governance Framework of the bank. Any breaches of the above framework are promptly highlighted to the line manager.
• Ensure Ops risk monitoring across all processes covered by the team and report key risks emanating from them to right forums.
• Ensure complete compliance with Group Code of Conduct and Social agenda of the organization.
• Develop key people management and stakeholder management skills to move into People Manager / SME roles.
• Independent and Confident, able to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks.

Team Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead and manage the team and to develop the staff to take up different/more value added roles
• Collaborate with Group / Regional / Country Finance colleagues in providing quality management information and review of business plans and strategies
• Contribute in any ad-hoc finance related projects, including providing support to Finance Transformation initiatives as well as simplification of bank process

Key Stakeholders

• Group finance team

EXTERNAL

• External Auditors

Our Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor of commerce / Finance/ CA / CA Equivalent
• MBA (would be added advantage)

Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions. To view information on our benefits including our flexible working please visit our career pages . We welcome conversations on flexible working.,

Keyskills :
code of conductkey performance indicatorsrisk monitoringservice deliverydecision supportchange managementpeople managementvariance analysismanagement skillsstatements of work sow