Job Description
This role reports into the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)- The FP&A team provide analysis, insight and support to the CFO and CEO of Corporate Banking Division- Key team deliverables include leading and managing the internal and external performance reporting for the division, co-ordinating the budgeting, forecasting and planning processes and providing ad hoc support on a range of financial management activities- Within the FP&A team, the key responsibilities of this role are to act as a central point of contact between Non Core Division and Corporate Banking Division, providing support to NCD stakeholders in key month end, planning and reporting priorities, and to perform a similar role in relation to the CBD divested businesses- This is a new role being created to bring additional focus on CBD Non Core performance, and discipline in the planning to meet the needs of the Non Core Division finance team as well as development of Divestments Reporting-
Requirements
· Good communication skills, both oral and written, in order to ensure that decision-making and decisions are clearly articulated at a senior level within the business · Confidence to lead and negotiate resolution of issues and generation of solutions · Well developed analytical and interpretative skills · Strong business awareness to enable a pro-active approach to the development of plans and the management of performance · Ability to build and manage relationships across CB and Group Finance · Flexible approach and responsive to change · Proven ability to work on own initiative · Good understanding of the UK banking sector, awareness of key issues and implications · Understanding of the capital and funding side of corporate banking businesses
Responsibilities
· Gain an understanding of NCD/Divestments finance requirements, facilitate meetings and negotiate pragmatic solutions for all key stakeholders on reporting deliverables and deadlines- · Establish agreed requirements into BAU process and then produce and present on an ongoing basis- · Work with SSF colleagues to agree appropriate allocation of production and coordination effort- · Communicate to and coordinate with CBD Business Unit finance teams at all times- · Coordinate all budget and forecasting activity for CBD NCD/Divestments, working with EDS, BU DS, SSF and NCD/Divestments finance colleagues- · Establish self as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) within CBD on NCD/Divestments performance- · Produce ad-hoc analysis and reporting as required-
The Individual
· Good communication skills, both oral and written, in order to ensure that decision-making and decisions are clearly articulated at a senior level within the business · Confidence to lead and negotiate resolution of issues and generation of solutions · Well developed analytical and interpretative skills · Strong business awareness to enable a pro-active approach to the development of plans and the management of performance · Ability to build and manage relationships across CB and Group Finance · Flexible approach and responsive to change · Proven ability to work on own initiative · Good understanding of the UK banking sector, awareness of key issues and implications · Understanding of the capital and funding side of corporate banking businesses
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