COO & Functions
Location
Delhi | India
Job description
Job Title: Analyst
Location: Noida
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
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.
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, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs
Hybrid Working
Structured hybrid role:
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.
Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, we operate in over 50 countries and employ over 140,000 people.
We provide large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Our clients also benefit from access to the breadth of expertise across Barclays. We’re one of the largest financial services providers in the world, and are also engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate banking, and wealth and investment management.Financial Control has the primary responsibility of ensuring the Balance Sheet integrity of trading, banking & investment products and service entities/strategic business units.
The person responsible for supporting / driving development and maintenance of a strong Financial Control framework
• Ensure processes and controls are completed on time and to the right quality
• Strong Relationship Management
• Supporting Financial Control, Global Reconciliation Services, and Product Control teams
• Technical support to business as required on BAU
What will you be doing?
The key responsibilities of the role include:
Financial Control Processes
• Ensuring all processes are completed within the relevant timescales and service levels are maintained
• Proactively maintain and develop own up to date specialist process and system knowledge to act as a point of reference.
• Fair idea of the Stat and Finrep reporting space which forms part of our Regulatory submissions.
• Dealing with group on Group queries for legal entity.
• Ensuring review process through review packs.
• Ownership & acceptance of the business responsible for.
• Fair knowledge of LEC function including month close processes, account reconciliation and substantiation, etc.
• Investigates and resolves problems, issues and queries liaising, with customers, suppliers and other experts, as appropriate
• Partner with stakeholders on solution when dealing with issues/ challenges raised by them.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and reporting requirements as they arise
• Opine on technical queries
• Helping in closure of books of accounts
Relationship & Stakeholder Management
• Manage and develop effective relationships with Business Units, other functions in wider finance
• Liaise with key stakeholders across the business units to identify common issues, opportunities for improvements and act as a central subject matter expert
• Communicate process changes and share knowledge required to successfully implement necessary changes
Advisory & Consultative
• Support business units providing expert help and guidance including accounting issues
• Support in investigating and resolving problems, issues and queries, liaising with customers, suppliers as appropriate
• Ensure consistency of approach across the Business units
What we’re looking for:
• Qualified Accountant – CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, ICWA with strong and relevant financial control experience.
• Strong understanding/practical experience on application of Accounting Standards/IFRS and control awareness.
• Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, pro-active and team player with Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator.
• Internal candidates working in Financial Control at BA4 level in their current role for last 1 year.
Skills that will help you in the role:
• Experience of working in SAP financial accounting & BCE.
• Good Accounting and IT System skills
• Practical experience on new aged system/technologies like GTB, Alteryx, MS tools etc. will be an added advantage.
• Banking or Big4 experience preferred.
Where will you be working?
Noida
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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