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Job Title: BUK COO F&BM - Sr. FBP 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 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, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs. Hybrid Working We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We\'re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time i.e., will have a start and end date. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager. Introduction: . VP Lead for Corporate Functions partnering stakeholders on the strategically important delivery of the digitisation of paper and the roll out of the ATMs of the future . Drive BUK Corporate Functions Team in delivering the end to end financials across given Transaction Cycle /Function by working closely with Business contacts, wider Finance and Business Managers supporting the Transaction Cycle /Function . Partner with BUK COO Corporate Functions F&BM team lead to drive control and simplification agenda . Drive insights and commercial explainers for key managed and consumed cost variances . Drive delivery of transformation initiatives and its impact on capacity creation . Deliver end-to-end Finance reporting that enables management to proactively shape strategy . Support delivery of full set of forward looking Financial projections (MTP), Outlook, Transfers, scenario analytics & BUK POD/ portfolio analytics at consolidated level . Strategic Financial support to AEs/ Function lead including QBRs, MBRs, commentaries . Supporting cost allocation understanding and risks & opportunities management . High quality, consistent and standardised offering with complete ownership of the \'numbers\' . Mentor team members to build effective and high performing team What will you be doing . Finance Reporting & Planning - Delivery of the end to end financials across a Transaction Cycle/Function: o Providing the consolidated view of financials including commentaries and key messages for leads to take decision o Drive the analysis to support business decisions and financial strategy for the Transaction Cycle/Function, ensuring delivery is to plan and budget, supporting the bank\'s overall business strategy and cost base objectives o Working directly with the various stakeholders to understand the P&L landing each month and to ensure the monthly financial performance is clearly explained with business insights o Own the commentary and insights of current & outlook financials (including Capacity Creation) with clear linkages to drivers across Managed & Consumed Costs o Provide extensive support in managing the Monthly and Quarterly Business reviews including MI preparation and walkthrough o Provide insights including WF, Cost, fully loaded services costs, managed and consumed o Prepare and present any reporting requirements o Drive robust POD level reporting including capacity creation o Partnering with business to deliver on transformation agenda including robust tracking and reporting capability. - Support the creation of the annual plan and be responsible for making updates during the regular RAF / Outlook cycles including: o Responsible for providing the consolidated view of planning numbers during annual plan, Outlooks and updates to RAF o Hands on modelling of forward looking scenarios / deep dives including HLS, MTP, STP, RAF, Outlook and adhoc exercises as required - Work with the Centres of Excellence to ensure full alignment to BX operating model - driving agenda to deliver more standardise output - Provide information and reports to allow the business to be challenged as required where forecasts are not met - Have oversight of and ensure adherence / alignment to all global / local regulatory and statutory requirements - Ensure best in class, efficient and robust controls are adhered to at all times . Strategy, Insights & Leadership Support - Drive support to Lead FBPs ensuring adherence of day to day agenda, strategic and Adhoc assignments providing insights & recommendations across the financials - Enable KPI based reporting for F&BM Leads, helping drive financial and Workforce discipline - Provide reports and data to Lead FBP to support monthly updates to AEs across the group - Adhoc activity to support cost related Executive level requests (e.g cost board updates) - Support/ Drive BUK F&BM transformation Projects - Support analysis and metrics driving the cost allocations from BX to trading entities to allow the business to understand their costs - (managed to consumed reporting insights) - Lead team member in people manage capability and help them deliver objectives . Governance & Control - Ensure alignment of activity that ensures the Transaction Cycle or Function are compliant and aligned to the group wide governance and control framework, including: o Delivery around the requirements for external Governance Forums (COO ExCo, Cost exCo, Group ExCo,Board etc.) and maintenance of all relevant SMR documentation o Support the validation and pre-approval of Vendor Spend Business cases & contract reviews o Provide support to F&BM Lead to allow the pre EXCO Cost Approvals are in line with strategy & affordability (Hiring, Vendor / DCP, Resourcing related costs, Travel etc.) o Support the F&BM lead to ensure Finance related Internal audit queries and audit interim reporting are all addressed o Provide support activities to allow programme Interlocks (Location, Capacity creation, Workforce & Budget Transfers) o P.Q reporting to provide capacity creation insights, understand factors impacting costs (controllable and non controllable) o Ensure alignment of SI spend and benefit, POD financial performance are reported and support business in change control updates (target updates) What we\'re looking for: . CA / MBA or equivalent qualification . Good understanding of financials especially cost and drivers . Attention to detail and strong organisational skills a must . Ability to balance multiple critical requests from various stakeholders with outstanding precision . BP&A background and experience . Prior experience in managing senior stakeholders independently . Experience in operating in a multi-geographic, matrix organisation a plus, with proven ability to balance commercial, client, and regulatory needs across businesses and geographies . Strong Excel & PowerPoint skills . Skills that will help you in the role: . Strong Communication skills across a variety of forums and mediums. Proven ability to distil information into key messages and deliver succinctly according to audience . Ability to develop business strategy, communicate in clear and confident manner, and act independently to implement, sometimes using creativity in approach . Awareness of simplification and automation tools will be a plus Where will you be working Noida 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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