Senior Manager - FP&A RB WRB

Job Summary

•    This role is within the Business Performance Operations (BPO) finance function that supports the Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) business.  WRB has a footprint across the globe with an annual revenue of >USD 7bn and serves more than 11 million clients in some of the world’s fastest growing markets.  The BPO finance team supports CFOs, providing financial insights on performance and tracking progress of strategic initiatives.
•    This role works very closely with other finance colleagues within BPO and onshore locations on Performance Management matters.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Execute strategic actions in collaboration with other finance, business & functional colleagues in driving business performance aligned to the Bank’s Strategic Priorities
•    Build a strong team with future ready skills and excellence in the DNA
•    Provide MI and financial information to enable strategic decisioning for WRB
Business
•    Partner with senior finance colleagues to support WRB performance management reporting and analytics
•    Analytics Deep dive on Business Performance to drive consistent and sustainable above and beyond business performance.
•    Support analytical reviews of financials such as comparison vs budget and monthly variances
•    Partnership with Business and the CFO teams to drive and manage Country Performance via agreed metrices. 
•    Understand financial reporting end to end, including quick turnaround on ad hoc requests whilst ensuring quality and timelines of the output
Processes
•    Support continuous process improvement, standardization of procedures, and implementation of a robust control framework
•    Collaborate with other Business Performance teams to ensure standard and consistent MI is delivered to business across WRB
•    Work with finance colleagues to ensure co-operation and smooth operations.
•    Understand the changing data requirement landscape with a forward-looking focus

Risk Management
•    Operate 1st line responsibilities of process owners as outlined under Operational Risk Framework (ORF) and associated policies and procedures
•    Act to minimize operational loss and audit failures and take proactive measures to respond to matters arising and identify and manage forward looking risks. 
•    Through assignment of direct and indirect reports, establish and maintain an appropriate framework and procedures for monitoring, identifying, measuring, assessing, reporting, and managing compliance, regulatory, financial crime, operational and reputational risks
Governance
•    Support Governance framework around Standard MI, internal controls, adherence to policy to adherence to agreed risk appetite.
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
•    WRB Group Financial Planning & Analysis CFO and their teams
•    WRB BPO Country, Product and Segment CFO and their teams
•    WRB BPO Country Lead
•    WRB BPO Head

Qualifications

•    MBA, CA, CFA, ACCA with a minimum of 8 years of experience (post qualification), preferably in the Financial Planning & Analytics area

Skills and Experience

•    Financial Concepts
•    System Knowledge