COO & Functions
Location
Chennai | India
Job description
Job Title: Analyst
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
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.
The primary purpose of this role is to drive innovation and automation of financial reporting processes and applications, understand the business requirement, address the data quality issues by coming up with solution with Finance analytics lens paired with automation idea and generate value through productivity, efficient delivery, transform initiatives, eliminating non value added tasks
What will you be doing?
o Understanding of markets business and reporting requirements for financial control function (external and internal)
o Application of the above knowledge in addressing data quality issues in financial reporting and driving automations
o Perform necessary user acceptance testing representing business and provide post production support wherever necessary
o Analytical review of huge volume of data to arrive at patterns
o Support strategic transform initiatives for the financial reporting function applying IFRS knowledge wherever applicable
What we’re looking for:
• Qualified Accountant – ACA, CIMA, ACCA
• Strong academic background – 1st /2nd class honours, minimum bachelor degree from a reputable institution
• Post qualification experience
• Prior experience, if any in a month-end or quarter-end focused reporting role or control environment based or finance automation skillset based
• Knowledge and understanding of the key accounting principles under IFRS
• Strong excel skills
• Working knowledge on SAP
• Good analysis and problem solving skills
• Strong control awareness
• Polite and pleasing
• Persuasive until closure of issues
Skills that will help you in the role:
• Good stakeholder engagement skills and understanding & executing their requirements / expectations
• Automation tools related knowledge
• Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, pro-active and a team player
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage through to a successful resolution
• Eye for detail and exception track record in managing and resolving conflict situations
• Required to provide detailed analysis and information on complex queries/problems and communicate to stakeholders on proposed solutions and recommendations
• Minimal supervisory oversight and able to perform duties with minimal or no guidance
• Assertiveness, tenacious and control focused
Where will you be working?
Chennai
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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