Controls Finance Manager

As a Barclays Controls Finance Manager, you will be responsible for managing and providing the full range of control services to the Finance Function to support risk management across the Controls environment. You will have the opportunity to develop and maintain relationships with senior colleagues and stakeholders, while having a detailed understanding of the Finance controls environment and the ability to influence and oversee it.,

• Leading and supporting the design of a strategic approach to define the annual scoping exercise and methodology for External Financial Regulatory Reporting Risk


• Supporting Assurance delivery for identified processes areas under External Financial Regulatory Reporting and providing leadership throughout Design Effectiveness Assessments


• Ensuring control frameworks are implemented and managed effectively across aligned businesses, functions and horizontals


• Driving improved and sustainable controls culture through use of data led relevant indicators to ensure Control Forums are insightful and conversations risk focused


• Monitoring key indictors and provide insights to leadership to oversee their risk profile, this includes analytics covering root cause analysis of issues and thematic trends


• Being responsible for driving usage of Data Analytics to ensure enhanced testing across relevant risk parameters


• Deploying knowledge and expertise to assess, predict and mitigate future risks whilst guiding the business on using the Control Framework in a way to safely grow and innovate


• Managing and coordinating regulatory inputs to control reporting, briefings and relevant governance and acting as point of coordination and syndication of Regulatory updates
  
  Great ability to influence at senior management level and apply judgement to balance risk versus business interest whilst ensuring compliance to all relevant policies and standards


• Effective written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present credibly to senior stakeholders


• Experience of working in or within a First, Second or Third Line of Control team, with the ability to demonstrate a risk management mindset within the financial services industry


• Understanding of 'minimum standards' for Assurance, SOx and control issues reporting, plus a formal Accounting Qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)


Skills that will help you in the role:

• Experience with Data Analytics tools and technologies (such as Alteryx, Tableau etc) would be an added advantage


• Excellent Excel skills including extensive experience in managing large quantities of data, pivots, formulas, V-lookup


• Extensive working knowledge of operational risk & control processes and practices, including experience in their application across functions


• Though not mandatory, preference would be given to candidates with IFRS certification, Certified internal Auditor or equivalent
  
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