Job Summary

The role requires very strong change management experience along with a background in Core Finance function. Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with senior leaders within Finance

Key Responsibilities

Strategy*
1.    Ensure clarity of objectives agreed with the LM and are broken down to tasks with regular updates to the LM.
2.    Managing the assigned tasks professionally and efficiently.
3.    Ensuring compliance of regulations, policies and requirements.
4.    Contributing to the effectiveness of the team by utilizing interpersonal skills to work with members effectively.
5.    Gain cross functional knowledge & System Training to uplift the skills especially in the assigned domains.
6.    Develop and apply testing processes. Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases. Co-ordination of Test data/Environment with upstream/downstream teams.
7.    Ensure detailed project transition plan to be considered in different aspects like End User Training, Resource Considerations & Training Materials.
8.    Responsible for managing deliverables throughout the project lifecycle collaborating with various project/program teams, stakeholders; finance stakeholders across geographies, process and technology teams.
9.    Evidence of strong Project Management skills, enabling the delivery of multiple diverse data initiatives from inception to delivery
10.    Excellent business and technical process design and execution skills, enabling the effective execution of a change
11.    Responsibility for prioritisation and management of critical path delivery items
12.    Design the target state solution and target state processes
13.    Drive the establishment of a target operating model and internal capability to support and drive ongoing change / enhancement initiatives
14.    Ensure strong engagement with senior leaders and stakeholders across Finance.
15.    Responsible for risk and issue resolution

Business*

1.    The role requires very strong Transfer Pricing documentation skills and along with a background Core Finance functions. 
2.    Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with senior leaders within Finance is also a must.

Processes*
1.    Require sound operational knowledge on TP documentation and TP solution in PaPM
2.    Should be able to articulate clear functional requirements that can be used to drive solutions
3.    Should have experience of setting up and transitioning TP documentation to a central process
4.    Should have reasonable accounting and tax knowledge 
5.    Should have expert excel skills
6.    Should have good analytical skills and able to work quickly on huge data 
7.    Good/ sound communication skills required to represent business updates relating to the enhancement projects to stake holders/ project owners

8.    To perform in-depth manual testing UAT / UVT on the enhancements and BAU changes built by the development team / PSS
9.    Should be able to provide clear feedback on the testing results to project owners & business teams
10.    Should have skills to work on urgency facing tough challenges
11.    Build partnership and work collaboratively with Tech team and Project team to meet shared objectives
12.    Stepping up to address difficult issues and guide what needs to be done
13.    Should be able to accept new requirements and opportunities during the transition phase
 

Qualifications

    University degree – Masters / MBA preferable in Finance or Accounting/ Chartered Accountant with minimum 10 years of post-qualification experience in International Tax and Transfer Pricing.
    People having work experience in banking/multinational companies / Big 4s are preferred. 
    Good understanding of general tax principles / accounting treatment for taxes/ Corporate Tax structure/ TP documentation preferably from Big 4s
    High level of computer literacy and understanding of business computing environments. 
    Strong analytical skill and an eye for detail and ability to face challenges in the working environment
    Experience in engaging with senior business stakeholders
    Strong background in problem solving, with demonstrable analytical skills
    Experience in one or more of the following areas desired: Cost allocation, financial planning, financial / management reporting, SAP PaPM
    Should have expert excel skills
    Should have good analytical skills and able to work quickly on huge data 
    Good/ sound communication skills required to represent business updates relating to the enhancement projects to stake holders/ project owners
    Build partnership and work collaboratively with Tech team and Project team to meet shared objectives
    Responsible for managing deliverables throughout the project lifecycle collaborating with various project/program teams, stakeholders; finance stakeholders across geographies, process and technology teams
 

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.