Financial Controller - Analyst

Overview

Manage the financial operations of the organisation, ensuring the accuracy, integrity and reliability of financial reporting, within the Mortgages domain of Barclays' digital ecosystem.

What you'll do

• Prepare and present accurate and timely financial statements and other accounting records in accordance with relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
• Support the identification, assessment and mitigation of financial risks, and report these risks to senior colleagues.
• Develop and maintain a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, ensure no fraudulent misreporting, and ensure the accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of control effectiveness and addressing weaknesses or gaps.
• Develop and implement up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
• Manage the selection, implementation and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate them with other enterprise systems.
• Prepare and submit statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and support other departments in preparing and reviewing regulatory reports.
• Coordinate with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.
• Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• Take responsibility for the end results of a team's operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies or procedures appropriately, and embed new policies or procedures adopted for risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to.
• Partner with other functions and business areas, and act as contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function.

What you'll need

• Qualified accountant: ACA, CIMA or ACCA.
• Strong academic background: 1st or 2nd class honours, minimum bachelor degree from a reputable institution.
• Post-qualification experience.
• Experience in a month-end or quarter-end focused reporting role.
• Knowledge and understanding of the key accounting principles under IFRS.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience of working in a Group reporting role focused on external reporting.
• Previous experience using either SAP or Hyperion.
• Good analysis and problem solving skills.
• Strong control awareness.

Nice to have

• Good stakeholder engagement skills, and understanding and executing stakeholder requirements and expectations.
• Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, pro-active and a team player.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator.
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage them through to successful resolution.
• Eye for detail and an exception track record in managing and resolving conflict situations.
• Ability to provide detailed analysis and information on complex queries or problems, and communicate proposed solutions and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ability to work with minimal supervisory oversight and perform duties with minimal or no guidance.
• Assertiveness, tenacity and a control focus.

Details

• Location: Chennai, DLF IT Park.
• Assessed on key critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job-specific technical skills.