Manager - Financial Reporting

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Job Summary

• To be part of System management team supporting Book close and GP&A reporting for Group Management Reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Will be responsible for implementation of SCB's 'Aspire' change program's transformation of Current Financial & Management reporting process in an 'new system' environment by bringing in expertise in domains like GL / S4 - BPC, GR, AFO, Disclosure Management, FA & MRC and Reallocations process.

Ensure clarity of objectives agreed with the LM and are broken down to tasks with regular updates to the LM.

Managing the assigned tasks professionally and efficiently.

Ensuring compliance of regulations, policies and requirements.

Contributing to the effectiveness of the team by utilizing interpersonal skills to work with members effectively.

Gain cross functional knowledge & System Training to uplift the skills especially in the assigned domains.

Strong communication skills to strategize, facilitate & improve efficiency in delivering changes in a complex environment with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders

Develop and apply testing processes. Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases. Co-ordination of Test data / Environment with upstream / downstream teams.

Ensure detailed documentation is maintained on the Business Requirement & Functional Specifications. Making sure we provide best solution which is most effective from User, Cost and Risk Perspective.

Ensure detailed project transition plan to be considered in different aspects like End User Training, Resource Considerations & Training Materials.

Responsible for managing deliverables throughout the project lifecycle collaborating with various project / program teams, stakeholders; finance stakeholders across geographies, process and technology teams.

Evidence of strong Project Management skills, enabling the delivery of multiple diverse data initiatives from inception to delivery

Excellent business and technical process design and execution skills, enabling the effective execution of a change

Primary contact point with other change and BAU leaders across the organisation to identify and resolve blockers to project success

Responsibility for prioritisation and management of critical path delivery items

Design the target state solution and target state processes

Drive the establishment of a target operating model and internal capability to support and drive ongoing change / enhancement initiatives

Ensure strong engagement with senior leaders and stakeholders across Finance.

Responsible for risk and issue resolution

Build strong relationships with key delivery partners, and ensure efficiencies and synergies are realised across programmes.

Build effective communication channels with wider senior finance leadership.

Ensure effective governance and project management standards are applied across all delivery responsibilities

High quality written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to focus on multiple initiatives and subjects at the same time

Business

Responsible for ensuring project is landing smoothly with appropriate process & TOM set and agreed with process owners

Processes

Ensure Technical build is explained clearly with acceptable timeline

Ensure minimal usage of EUCs; reduction of all macros used in the processes

Ensure DOIs are maintained (that is, review and update as per agreed frequency); include what, why, and how of the processes; understanding of process on why it is being done and its importance as a part of the overall delivery of the service

Identify opportunities to remove process waste, engage in standardisation of various reporting packs and encourage, drive and support automation initiatives thereby reduce / remove the non-value adds in the process.

Establish robust control and governance on the process

Drive productivity and achieve cost efficiencies through continuous improvement initiatives

Drive a culture to capture appropriate metrics for tracking actual hours / standard hours / errors etc

Ensure detailed documentation and it is up to date for all processes while handing over the project

People & Talent

Ensure mandatory learnings are completed on time

Effective collaboration with process tams

Risk Management

Ensure operations risks are highlighted in a timely manner at appropriate levels and devise an action item and implement the same during project

Governance

Establish robust control and governance on the process

Regulatory & Business Conduct

Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.

Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

Business Performance management & Financial Control

Qualifications Education

Finance Graduation -MBA

Training

Around 12-15 years of relevant experience

Minimum of 3 to 5 years in data analysis, reconciliations, setting KPIs, change management and data governance

Experience around BI, Essbase tools and SAP

Strong analytic skills and ability to be hands on with data and project management skillset

Good understanding of banking products / Operations

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Enthusiastic and eager to learn, with a problem-solving mindset / approach

Certifications

IFRS

Languages :

English

Skills and Experience

IFRS Knowledge

Accounting for financial products

Analytics

Risk Assessment

About Standard Chartered We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we :

Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

Time-off including annual leave, parental / maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.

Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.

Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits

A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.

Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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