Job Description

The Role Responsibilities

Job Role

• Key member in development of agile data analysis using coding where required to deliver impactful analysis.
• Work closely with the FP & A Leads and Regional Property finance teams in supporting to driving Property strategy and run the Book of Work including reporting and Forecasting.
• Provide support, data, information, decks and management packs to help drive partnership with the Property MT to drive various strategy and decisions.

Strategy

• Support to deliver the Finance value proposition for the Property MT through a period of significant but exciting change with the evolution of New Ways of Working.
• Act as a champion and advocate for standardisation and optimisation within the broader finance organisation.
• Strong quantitative data analysis and critical thinking skills, ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive the same.
• Detailed oriented, self motivated and organised.
• Able to multi task varying priorities deliverables.

Business

• Leverage P&L knowledge to drive decisions and provide support to the Regional Teams for them to drive their respective Regional P&Ls.
• Work closely with the FP & A Leads and Property Finance teams on Cost Forecasting, Identify anomalies and ensure resolutions.
• Monthly monitoring of Property cost and liaise with Regional Teams to understand the gaps between the actual booking and Budget.
• Ensure to work and support to provide guidance and support for the period end and preparation of forecast in coordination with Regional Leads and respective teams.
• Own and Assist in the identification, development and evolution of KPIs.
• Create, manage an coordinate for the dashboard reports for the management review.
• Help drive metrics and reporting to support creation of a congenial environment to ensure reporting and data accuracy meet the required timeline and fall within the define metrics and measurement.
• Run the Corporate Plan and Budget Restatement processes with strategizing, planning the operational rhythm, defining responsibilities and in coordination with the Regional Teams.
• Stay updated and ready to stay closely with Group FP&A team and partner with them on queries related to costs and strategy including forecasts, planning and futuristic views.

Processes

• Support with data and workings to drive discussions on Cost Forecast and challenge as appropriate to ensure a robust process is set up on a regular basis to report and drive discussions with the Property CFO and Property MT.
• Provide Ad hoc reporting and analysis of the data with the ability to demonstrate significance.
• Provide report building expertise and support in the creation of performance monitoring mechanism.
• Experience defining KPIs and leading the control implementation.
• Demonstrate ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, make trade offs and evaluate opportunistic new idea.
• Experience effectively managing cross functional teams and resources that do not have a direct reporting relationship.
• Leading the financial planning process for the business and partner with many internal teams in delivering the business objectives.
• Responsible for the monthly standard reporting cycle and ensure accuracy, data sources are lined up and data reconciles every where for consistency.
• Manage and deliver adhoc requests.

People and Talent

• Establish a trusted advisor relationship with the Property, Functions Finance and teams getting impacted with Property Costs and Recharges.

Risk Management

• Embed Here for good and Group\xe2\x80\x99s brand and values in FP&A ASIA Team.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Governance

• Facilitate and coordinate multiple deadlines, create cohesive teams, and respond quickly to management requests.
• Adhere to bank / regulatory policies governing data quality and controls.

Regulatory and Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group\xe2\x80\x99s 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.
• Assist the Lead for GFS Functions Cost Property Team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association.

Key Stakeholders

• CFO Property / Regional Property Leads / Business or Segment CFO / Heads
• COO Property Group (CCC)
• Property Finance Team
• Property Management Team
• Finance Management Team, Regional / Country / Business / Functions CFOs

Our Ideal Candidate

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree holder / Professionally Qualified with Finance and Accounting as major skill or competency.
• Coding qualification with experience in SQL and Dataiku a preference.

Languages

• English

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• MS Office
• Essbase and Excel based Reporting tools
• Finance reporting Tools and Systems

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We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you\'re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us.

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• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental / maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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