Senior Manager - CPBB Ops Finance

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 Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to drive and deliver on performance management reporting and analytics though high-quality MI and stakeholder engagement
• Driving process improvement, efficiency and resolving core business issues in the team.
• Finance Business Partner for the business/ functions with focus on improving and manage business financials.
• Review various financial processes done by other GPO teams, ensure that the quality is not compromised and be on top of all financial activities end to end - Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting, Management reporting, Financial Analysis, Variance Analysis, Headcount reporting, Efficiency tracking, Accounting & Closing and other FP&A activities.
• Work closely with Accounting, Standard Reporting, and Planning & Control Teams.
• Understanding the financial processes end to end and quick in understanding the ad hoc requirements with ensuring quality and TAT of the output.
• Stakeholder management and escalation handling.
• Handling a team, providing guidance and support in their work and doing a career planning for them.
• Continuously reviewing all processes in order to identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Working with the other team leaders and across the Global Financial Service functions to ensure co-operation and smooth operations.
• Continuous improvement in Productivity to drive the efficiencies in the team.
• Upholding the Values of the Group and Company at all times.
• Compliance with all applicable Rules/ Regulations and Company and Group Policies.

Key relationships:

• GFS counterparts
• Functional Coordinators
• Country Finance teams

Our Ideal CandidateKey competencies & experience:

• Strong Analytical and Strategic mindset, coupled with a thorough understanding of Finance.
• Experience of having led large teams including senior & experienced professionals.
• Have worked in Financial Planning & Analysis, Variance Analysis, Stakeholder management, MI Reporting.
• Ability to understand and connect business drivers and rationale for and application of those relevant to the Performance management process.
• Significant experience of working with senior management team and of interfacing with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong ability to understand financial statements and its drivers and synthesize them into meaningful analyses as required. Develop analysis & interpretations as required to facilitate management decision making.
• A leader, a team player with the management ability and track record to secure the confidence and respect of the peers, stakeholders and the executive management team.
• Ability to culturally orient in diverse & international team environment and lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, multitask, lead through ambiguities, influence where he/she does not have direct authority & build on unstructured formative situations.

Qualifications/skills:

• Chartered Accountant or MBA with 10+ years of relevant finance experience in FP&A.
• CA, MBA, or any other equivalent Finance degree
• Effective communication skills, including presenting and influencing senior management.
• Excellent Excel & PowerPoint skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Solid people and project management skills.
• Leadership skills and ability to influence others in decision making.
• Relationship and stakeholder management skills are important.
• Initiative and proactive thinking

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 :
variance analysismanagement skillsproject managementfinancial analysisfinancial planningoral communicationprocess improvementheadcount reportingcommunication skillsmanagement reportingfinancial statements