Analyst Finance FBP

Job Title: Analyst Finance FBP
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
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Working Flexibly
We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.
If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager.
Introduction
The overall purpose of the role is supporting day to day management of the Finance function. Analysing and providing detailed reporting of headcount for Global Finance. It provides an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to support the wider Global Business Management teams to manage the right-shored (India-based) Centre of Excellence activities for Business Management & Operations
What will you be doing?

• Global Cost Review and Analytics and Flash reporting


• Global Cost Analysis by account line / cost centres


• Run daily reports from CHASE during month end process and provide valuable insights


• Flash Reporting, variance analysis and insights


• Global Cost Accruals


• Pre-month review of expense and accruals


• Calculation of accruals and maintenance of calculation models


• Liaise with COEs/BMs to ensure posting of accruals, prepayments and expense re class.


• Adequate substantiation of accruals and prepayments


• Management Reporting – production of non-standard MI production, provide commentary and insights on managed, fully loaded and consumed view financials
  


• Planning and Outlook


• Prepare planning and outlook templates for review with BMs/FBPs


• Support BMs on the overall MTP/STP exercise


• Allocation rules reviews, rules changes, economic impact analysis and liaise with BMs/ CoEs to close all related activities


• Responsibility for understanding organisation and headcount in location and for specific sub-functions and ensuring the Finance BMs / AEs are kept informed of updates/changes through publishing reports for joiners, leavers, internal mobility, forecasts, vacancy tracking and reconciliation analysis - across global footprint of around 4,000 + FTE


• Improve the service proposition and quality of the team. Complete/contribute to the balance scorecard to inform wider BM Teams regarding efficiency and effectiveness of the team and identify / contribute to key controls across the team to ensure clear oversight and effectiveness of standards and processes


• Provide close support and assistance to the Analytics and Operations teams and take responsibility for the delivery and output of the team extending across all processes and interaction with its stakeholders.


• Ensure compliance to all relevant Barclays Policies and Procedures, support the Risk Framework and all governance frameworks, provide succinct and commercially oriented regular and ad-hoc reporting as required by Business Management e.g. weekly progress reports, performance against targets, Mid Term Plans and Management Business Reviews
  

What We’re Looking For

• Basic Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint skills and experience


• Basic analytical skills with the ability to communicate the story and provide executive reporting / communication


• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills a must


• Degree qualification as a minimum. Preferably Accounting/ Finance/ Business Management.
  

Skills That Will Help You In The Role

• Experience in financial services; on an international scale preferred

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• Ability to balance multiple critical requests from various stakeholders and prioritise in the right order


• Ability to drive and execute deliverables in short time frames and work with limited supervision and able to thrive in a challenging and ever changing environment


• Ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with internal stakeholders across all levels and geographies of the organization.


• Strong communication skills across a variety of forums and mediums. Proven ability to distil information into key messages and deliver succinctly according to audience
  

Where will you be working?
Chennai
Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
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.
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