Job Description
The B&C Central Decision Support (DS) team supports the FD, the CEO and the COO of B&C- A team of five (including the Head of DS), the team is key to maintaining relationships with the Corporate Banking Executive Decision Support Team, each of the business DS teams and our shared services finance colleagues (responsible for financial control)- Main deliverables include rolling forecasts, formal budgeting and forecasting, strategic plans, Board reporting, month end reporting and ad hoc analysis for the Executives (including product analysis, return on equity etc)-
Requirements
Essential Experience: (Must have skills)
Business knowledge · Understanding of dynamics and economics of financial services businesses · Understanding of role that Finance plays in RBS · Previous experience of working with Operational areas Technical knowledge · Newly Qualified Accountant / Qualified by Experience · Previous financial control experience and / or cost control experience · Solid systems background Supplementary Experience: (Useful additional skills) · Knowledge of Walker ( general ledger), Excel (advanced), Khalix
Responsibilities
· Coordination of entire Monthly reporting process across RBSIF, Lombard and Banking Finance teams · Responsibility for producing Board packs and ALCO packs, for delivery to Executives of the business- · Budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting of Central and COO costs, as well as ad hoc work as required by Decision Support, with respect to Income and Balances- · Coordination and delivery of change control process for B&C Finance · Production and Ownership of Key monthly financial reports to Executive Decision Support and other Business Partners · Consider and implement ongoing improvements to existing output to B&C Board including standard packs- · Implementing and maintaining control and Governance around the monthly reporting process · Assessment and continual improvement of the control environment · Review of existing key analysis sheets and make improvements · Building excellent, sustainable relationships with RBSIF, Lombard and Banking Finance Teams · Own month end relationship with Central Executive Decision Support · Key contributor in process improvements, keeping aware of changes in the Financial Reporting Environment, & the implications on the business · Provide adequate cover for other members of the Central DS Team- · Support DS Manager to deliver ad hoc analysis to Treasury teams · Consistently meet reporting deadlines & requirements · Key team player, contributing to wider objectives beyond day to day deliverables
The Individual
· Good communicator with solid interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate across a diverse range of customers · Proven ability to understand and interpret financial information and identify patterns and trends from a set of data · Ability to present financial information to non-financial management teams · Ability to work and communicate effectively with both Finance and non-Finance staff · Ability to juggle many conflicting priorities within a complex matrix reporting structure but still deliver on time to high quality · Strong prioritisation of business requirements and delivering to tight deadlines · Strong ownership of customers' needs including assessing requirements through to delivery · Drive and determination to continually look for better, more efficient ways to deliver- · Self motivated with a flexible approach to workload and good planning and organising skills · Ability to remove barriers that constrain performance · Pride in producing high quality accurate information
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