Job Summary

This role lends a unique opportunity within Planning Operations to front end enhanced F planning outcomes, principles & strategies with ACFO & CFO community. The role also warrants fulfilling the role of a liaison for Planning BPO for all audit (Internal and External) alongside UK ACG requirements. 
Key area of focus would cover:

• Leading Enhanced F CP support and linkages to CFO outcomes 
• Drive investment in financial planning tools & process
• Review and align operating model changes in sync with Group’s strategy towards improvement in Bank’s ability for seamless planning, Balance Sheet optimisation, WorkForce Management, Monthly Rolling Forecast etc.
• Supporting the management and execution of end-to-end planning processes
• Strategic direction and oversight on central GPO processes and outcome coordination and management with key stakeholders within business and country CFO office
• Support in establishing an agile Operating Model that is interlocked with planning processes and helping define future design of processes and the requirements for the new technology
• Strong interpersonal and supervision skills with experience in leading high-performing teams

Key Responsibilities

Process & Strategy

• Ensure adherence to strategic concepts and helping moderate these discussions as necessary
• Participate and contribute to defining strategic operating models and implementation thereof for changes encapsulating Planning Operations domain 
• Support governance and controls of financial planning principles
• Support process integration and design discussions for planning processes covering Outlook, Plan & Workforce Management
• Serve as a conduit between Planning Operations and CFO & BPO teams
• Develop SME understanding capabilities and fundamentals of Planning GPO processes and help management with outcome focused decisionmaking

People & Talent

• To drive, inspire and motivate the teams across planning communities and ensure change and potential targets are realized aligning with Bank’s B&M strategy
• Support in enhancing overall culture of the organization, with improved My Voice scores, through targeted actions
• Build and execute a People Engagement strategy that encompasses timely & relevant updates as well as social engagement to improve overall employee well being

Risk Management

• Lead audit and risk related discussions and provide process support and evidence management
• Serve as conduit between P2P & UK ACG implementation and adherence
• Support planning teams on adhoc scenario planning and management with valuable process & fundamental SME insights

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. 

Key stakeholders

• Group and Country CEOs & CFOs
• Treasury Business and Business Finance teams
• Business Finance team (CIB & WRB)
• Balance Sheet Management team
• Treasury Product Control team
• Group Finance
• GFS Support team
• Head of Business Performance Operations

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in India
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures
   

Skills and Experience

• Manage Conduct    
• Manage Risk    
• Manage People     
• External Reporting    
• Strategy & Execution    
• Risk & Controls     
• Performance Management    
• Balance Sheet Management    
• Regulatory & Compliance    
   

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience working within Finance in Performance Management, Group Planning & Budgeting and Forecasting processes, Cost management and or Financial Reporting & Controls is preferred
• Understanding of core finance processes such as Transfer Pricing, Recharges, Balance Sheet & Treasury is crucial
• Strong strategic mindset coupled with a thorough understanding of financial planning processes in Banking Industry to drive change is desirable
• Change management experience with prior technology implementations preferred 
• Experience in driving and documenting business & functional requirements
• Sound understanding of finance technology toolsets and capabilities
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, multitask, lead through ambiguities, influence where he/she does not have direct authority & build on unstructured formative situations
• Strong process management and reengineering skill set, including experience of system and process change initiatives
• Experience in operating within large virtual teams and relationships across a complex network of stakeholders including senior management
• Strategic mindset and with a good understanding of Banking business
• Strong reasoning skills and ability to find resolutions
• Excellent business judgment, operational control management and risk assessment
• Results orientation, exceptional energy, and desire to drive systems, technology, and process
• changes across geographies
• Strategic context with ability to work collaboratively within the Team and the Bank in formulating strategies involving sourcing and suppliers to deliver business value
• Possesses skill to leverage interpersonal abilities to influence others and skilfully build credibility with stakeholders
• Mental tenacity and analytical mind having the ability to take on tough and complex challenges yet remain calm and professional under pressure.

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.