Job Description

The Role Responsibilities

Job Role

Transformation, Technology and Operations (TTO) organisation within SCB spans
40k people and c.$4bn USD cost base. TTO organization is supported by the TTO CFO organisation under Functions Finance. This role provides support to CFO, TTO and the broader TTO finance management team with reporting and analytics of the $4bn cost base including responsibility for the delivery of planning and performance management processes.

This role has overall responsibility of FP&A support for the $1.2 B Operations function costs covering all aspects of financial planning and analysis value chain.

FP&A Lead - Operations Finance

• Provide overall analytics and insight on the full gross cost base of the Operations to drive and track cost optimisation and productivity realisation in line with corporate plan commitments. Work in very close partnership with TTO Central FP&A on overall management of the portfolio as part of the wider performance management framework.
• Partnership role supporting CFO, Operations for all performance management and reporting requirements including ad-hoc analysis.
• Provide insight on risks and opportunities across the TTO portfolio by working with the relevant finance business partner in the onshore location as well as locally with P2P leads of CCIB,CPBB and FCSO vertical.
• The role holder will contribute directly to develop relevant materials for the MBR and Board presentations as required by the CFO, Operations.
• Contribute to improvement of Monthly TTO MT financial report and influence enhanced quality of insights which inform TTO MT and CFO decisions on resource allocations and cost performance.
• Contribute to execution of the standardisation and optimisation of reporting of Incurred cost financials.
• Actively contribute to the wider TTP finance change agenda where necessary.
• Champion FX methodology deployment in line with the Group approach which ensures common understanding across the TTO finance community and ensures compliance to Group standards.
• Drive bespoke performance management initiatives like unit costing, performance cells and client life cycle costing modelling aimed at significantly moving the dial on Operations cost analytics.
• Improve speed of reporting for all requirements related to Group outlook consolidation.
• Lead the transition for both process and financial outcomes related to New financial reporting requirements.

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.
Lead 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 Operations, CFO, TTO, FP&A Head - TTO, TTO FP&A Head, BPM\xe2\x80\x99s - Operations, GPO - TTO finance

Our Ideal Candidate

• Post-graduate with finance background
• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• 15 years of experience

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Planning: Tactical, Strategic
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting and Modelling
• Effective Communications
• Process Improvement

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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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