Job Description
Background: The Hub in Poland has been in existence since 2007- There are currently 800 staff employed in Warsaw, supporting mainly UK based Operations and Finance functions- The Finance function consists of 200 staff, of which almost 80 are Trading Business Unit Control (BUC) staff- The BUC function provides support to Trading BUC, Non Core Businesses and EMEA Finance- Key support areas are Daily P&L, IPV, Reserving and Balance Sheet Substantiation for Trading BUC and Decision Support, Capital Reporting for EMEA Finance-
General role: This role involves management of the BUC function in Warsaw- As such it will be a key role on the Finance Management Team in the Hub, supporting the overall Hub MT and have a matrix line into the Trading BUC Finance Management team in the UK-
Requirements
Required experience
. Graduate level (with a 1st or 2:1) coupled with strong academic background (or equivalent from outside UK)
. Qualified accountant with significant experience within product control
. Strong grounding in interest rate and debt market products with knowledge across all markets beneficial
. Good appreciation of the Investment Banking business
. Good understanding of Finance operations and processes
. Good understanding of Risk and Controls
. Exceptional and proven leadership skills
. Extensive experience of managing and developing people
. Experience of matrix management across locations beneficial
Supplementary Experience
. Self reliance and a self starter
. Track record of process improvement
Responsibilities
Responsibilities Key:
. Management of circa 80 staff, with particular focus on individual development and career paths-
. Ensuring daily and monthly support is effectively delivered to onshore managers
. Providing accurate and timely service whilst ensuring all outputs are validated and delivered in accordance with Master Service Agreements / Service Level Agreements
. Development of a sustainable BUC function through constant liaison with Global Managers
. Development of the Hub Finance function through active involvement in the Finance MT
. Project work covering controls enhancement, efficiency initiatives and strategic developments in order to deliver continuous improvement initiatives
. Regular and ad-hoc analysis of aspects of the business both tactical and strategic-
. The individual will be required to establish collegiate working relationships, at all levels, with both the local managers and onshore business areas in order to provide an integrated and proactive approach to business development
Specific:
Communication
. Actively communicate with all managers supported by the Hub-
. Continuously improve support delivered through extension and improvement of existing services-
. Respond to queries in a timely manner
. Ensure active participation in all affairs of the Hub
. Actively participate in Global Finance Services (GFS) discussions
Project work covering controls enhancement, efficiency initiatives and strategic developments in order to provide business advantage
. Actively participate in the Business Transformation Programmes and to understand where this gives us opportunities to improve the service we provide-
. Identify control and efficiency initiatives
. Contribute to control and efficiency initiatives
. Assist in major systems developments
. Assisting in system development, testing and implementation
Regular and ad-hoc analysis of aspects of the business both tactical and strategic
. Assist, as appropriate, in order to ensure that all proposed new products or variations of existing products can be appropriately booked, accounted for and independently valued and measured through the New Product Approval Process Ensure daily and monthly p & l commentaries are produced to the highest standards and accurately reflect market movements vs- positions held
. Liaise as appropriate with the Business in order to perform ad-hoc value added analysis
Contribute significantly to individual development
. Develop team and individual knowledge and skills through training, coaching, effective communication and appropriate succession resource planning
. Agree relevant development challenges that focus on improved delivery to customers or colleagues
. Actively identify and undertake relevant training in order to improve performance or enhance career development
. Agree appropriate and challenging objectives with line managers
Generic Responsibilities
. Ensure the business area conducts its activity in accordance with all relevant external regulators and RBS policies-
. Ensure compliance with the regulatory and statutory requirements and RBS compliance policies and procedures affecting the business area-
. Understand business issues and deal with enquiries in a professional manner, identify and manage process improvements, for both internal and customer service improvements, ensuring Business As Usual and development activities remain focused on Operating Model
. Report any breaches of regulations to Legal and Compliance-
. Ensure failures and shortcomings in policies and procedures are reported-
. Supporting and coordinating cross divisional initiative
The Individual
The Individual
. Self motivator with excellent interpersonal skills
. Excellent communication skills
. Have demonstrated a proven ability to identify and resolve issues with minimum supervision
. Able to collaborate closely with other departments
. Capable of influencing the decisions and actions of others
. Creative, practical and reliable
. Able to break down complex problems into their core components
. Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
. Team player with the skills to help in developing the team and meet the business objectives
. A forward thinking driver who will make things happen
. Ambitious with a strong appetite to understand the products traded so as to provide insight and analysis rather than being purely production focused Other required skills: . Highly developed interpersonal/relationship management skills with stakeholders at all levels of seniority are crucial to the success of this role
. This role demands an individual who is a strong team player
. Successful history of leading and managing support or other service organisations is required
. Ability to manage internal and external priorities and optimise resource scheduling
. Since RBS is a matrix managed organisation, a flexible individual who can work in seemingly ambiguous environments is needed-
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