Senior Manager

Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives, Financial Modelling Join to apply for the Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives, Financial Modelling role at Standard Chartered. Job Summary Provide financial modelling support for Finance and Treasury related deliverables across Group‑led strategic initiatives. Partner with diverse businesses and functions across different geographies to assess the financial, capital and funding implications of initiatives, including potential transfers of assets and liabilities, legal entity restructuring, or changes to booking models. Gain exposure to senior stakeholders across the bank and directly impact decision‑making on strategically important projects. Proven financial modelling expertise and a strong understanding of financial accounting and treasury principles is essential; experience with corporate transactions or restructuring is desirable. Responsibilities Develop bespoke financial models to assess the impact of strategic initiatives, including integrated P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements for relevant entities and branches. Work closely with the Group’s Financial Planning team and coordinate numerous financial data owners from different countries, businesses and functions. Assess the impact of transactions on Group and country capital ratios and funding requirements, identifying and highlighting any dependencies to ensure ongoing sustainability of the transaction(s). Working closely with the Tax and Transfer Pricing team, assess the transfer pricing implications of legal entity reorganisations or alternative booking models. Produce funds flow models for transfers of assets and/or entities within the group, ensuring that transactions are aligned with relevant legal steps. Prepare high‑quality MI to communicate analysis and ensure that financial implications of proposed initiatives are well understood by impacted stakeholders. Provide updates at relevant project working groups, and ensure escalation in a timely manner of any risks and issues. Work collaboratively with diverse teams across functions, businesses and geographies, to ensure key milestones are delivered in adherence to the overall programme schedule. Candidate Profile Highly numerate, with advanced skills in financial modelling and data handling. Ability to conceptualise, problem‑solve and think laterally to navigate complex issues. Ability to work in a dynamic environment and in fluid situations with tight deadlines. Proven ability to lead and manage large‑scale financial model development, demonstrating strong organisational and coordination skills. Deep knowledge of financial accounting and treasury principles. Strong understanding of Risk Management and governance processes. Regulatory & Business Conduct Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct. Effectively and collaboratively identify, elevate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters. Qualifications Working experience in Financial Services / banking industry. Relevant qualification in Accounting and/or Treasury (e.g. ACA, CFA, ALMA or ACT). Highly proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint. Strong stakeholder and project management skills. About Standard Chartered We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we’ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you’re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can’t wait to see the talents you can bring us. Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you’ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Values Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do. Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well. Are better together: we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term. What We Offer In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing. Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations. Time‑off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, combined to 30 days minimum. Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns. Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market‑leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first‑aiders and all sorts of self‑help toolkits. A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning. Being part of an inclusive and values‑driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity. Everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level. Employment type Full‑time Job function Business Development and Sales. Industry Banking. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Standard Chartered by 2x. #J-18808-Ljbffr