Job Summary

This role is within the finance function that supports the Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) business.  WRB has a footprint across the globe with an annual revenue of >USD 7bn and serves more than 11 million clients in some of the world’s fastest growing markets. 

We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic Business Planning Manager supporting the global WRB CFO. This is a high visibility role responsible for tracking progress of key finance initiatives, cross team & stakeholder coordination, project management and preparing presentations for various management forums.

Key Responsibilities

• Prompt handling of key incoming requests to the WRB CFO’s office. Coordinate & delegate as needed, and track to conclusion.
• Ensure WRB CFO is briefed on progress before key engagements and coordinate any follow-ups.
• Coordinate communications for the overall WRB finance team.
• Plan, set agenda and coordinate materials for meetings chaired by the WRB CFO
• Stimulate a collaborative environment with forward planning, prioritization & deadline management amongst the WRB finance teams.
• Support preparation of Papers and Presentations for Senior Management briefings and updates
• Work closely with management teams within & outside WRB finance to coordinate and drive key projects and deliverables.
• Act as a conduit between teams and represent the WRB CFO at forums as designated.
• Play a key role in transforming the finance to be simpler and more productive. Deepen links with business and functions and continue to collaborate.
• Partner with the WRB Finance Leadership team to deliver a robust strategy to invest and grow talent and enable delivery of operating model requirements.

Regulatory and Business Conduct , Stakeholders

Key Stakeholders                                                      

• WRB CFO and Finance leadership team
• WRB Group, Country and India teams
• WRB Leadership team

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, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Other Responsibilities                                             

• Embed Here for Good and Group’s brand and values in the team.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures

Skills and Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast paced environment
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen in banking
• Ability to drive change & leverage interpersonal abilities to influence others
• Advanced or expert skills to prepare presentations for senior managements – ability to translate complex financial information to visually impactful representations for executive level reviews
• Senior executive stakeholder management capability that provides strong collaboration with business and functional leaders.

Qualifications

• MBA, CA, CFA, ACCA with a minimum of 12 years of experience (post qualification) in a financial service industry.
• 5 years + of experience in business planning, strategy or financial analysis

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.

Together we:

• 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, which is 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, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.