Senior Finance Business Manager

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Barclays Full time

Location: Glasgow - hybrid Length: 6 months
PAYE only

Overall purpose of the role:

This is a BAU role, working on both the day to day running of financial and headcount for the function, as well as working on a specific project.

You will be primarily focused on oversight of the Compliance cost base. The role ensures Compliance manages its financial controls and commitments, including adherence to Budget and regular reporting to stakeholders, both inside and outside the function.

This role sits within the compliance business area.
You would be supporting the current AVP Lead in the team with the day to day running of financial and headcount for the function as well as working on a specific project.

Key Accountabilities:

Manage and oversee the Compliance cost base, including regular reporting to stakeholders, forward projections and management of regular third party payments.
Production of regular financial Management Information (MI) for stakeholders.
Act as the key point of contact with our Finance Business Partners, working with them on activities Including:
Cost allocations to the Business, analysis on our spend against budget.
Manage the Annual Budgeting cycle and regular re-forecast of the Compliance total cost base.
Manage and capture operational data from across Compliance, In order to assess current and future demand and capacity.

Key Skills:

Strong analytical skills, financial analysis
Part qualified accountant / Accounting experience (CIMA, ACCA or equivalent etc.) would be ideal
You must be able to demonstrate you have done similar activities of managing headcount and managing the budget
Also manage data that supports the strategy
Highly proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint; very strong Excel skills including xlookups, vlookups, sumifs
Effective presentation skills to both a junior and senior audience.
Good time management skills.
Excellent teamwork skills.
Ability to work in a virtual team across multiple locations.
Strong stakeholder management experience in multicultural professional environment.
Analysis, problem solving and decision making skills.


About Compliance
The compliance function oversees the regulated activities that Barclays undertakes. They are responsible for setting out regulatory policies, keeping senior management informed about regulatory issues and monitoring conformance reviews. Compliance is an independent ‘second line of defence’. It is absolutely at the heart of the Barclays “Go-To” vision.

About the Compliance COO Business Management Team
The Business management (BM) team's primary aim is to ensure the efficient and controlled operation of the Compliance function on a day-to-day basis. The team is part of the broader Compliance COO organisation and is located across London, Glasgow, and India. The BM team is accountable for five core disciplines including:
1) Functional budgeting, planning, and charging.
2) Functional risk and control including adhering to the Barclays Control Framework.
3) Service management oversight and control.
4) The provision of targeted learning to Compliance professionals and mandatory Compliance learning for the Bank.
5) Definition and execution of the Compliance people plan.
In addition, the team is accountable for the execution of selected BAU (Business as Usual) improvement programmes driven specifically for the function and the implementation of bank wide initiatives within the function e.g. Location strategy, hybrid working, Job Architecture. The Business management team offers a large breadth of opportunities, many opportunities for exposure across the Compliance management team and significant variety of activities across each location. We operate as a multidisciplinary team to drive resilience, continuous learning, and retention.

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values
Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.
Diversity
Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid:
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Your Benefits
As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.



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