Job Summary

•    The Head of Saadiq Finance and Strategy Malaysia is a core member of the Saadiq management team and the lead for all finance performance management for Saadiq Malaysia.
•    This would include overseeing the financial performance and management reporting for the Saadiq business – ensuring delivery on core strategic and financial objectives. This will include financial performance and reporting and presentation of management team reports, financial controls including month end closing, stress testing, supporting of budget / forecast process. In addition, the role will also support the Saadiq business strategy, in particular its planning and execution. 
•    Support and work closely with Saadiq CEO to co-ordinates management of the ad-hoc Project/ Programme.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy &Performance Management
•    Support the delivery and analysis of monthly Management reporting and Board papers; including collaboration with Country and Group business finance colleagues to provide quality management information to senior management.
•    Support to the formulation of Saadiq strategic and medium-term business plans, providing a robust challenge to the businesses.
•    Support the optimisation of resource allocation and focus on returns 
•    Understand how changes in internal factors (such as changes in credit appetite/FTP, etc.) and external factors (e.g. regulatory changes, macro-economic factors) affect the business performance, shape and proactively manage the impact of changes to improve returns
•    Monitor and evaluate the performance, progress and implementation of these key business initiatives,highlight risks, opportunities and actions needed.
•    Embed the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct and ensure compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters as they arise in connection with the role.
 

Processes
Support the budget and forecast processes for Saadiq 

People & Talent
•    Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and valued behaviours.  Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
•    Lead on the drive for up-tiering and upskilling the Saadiq finance team, in order to develop high performing teams for the future; inspire and engage people:
•    Set and monitor job descriptions and objectives for direct reports and provide feedback and rewards in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives.

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.
•    Lead the Standard Chartered Saadiq finance team  to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles 
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
 

Key stakeholders

• Standard Chartered Malaysia Finance Team (Financial Reporting, Balance Sheet Management, Regulatroy reporting team)
• Respective BPMs
• Respective CIB / WRB business heads / product managers 
• Group Islamic Banking Team 
• External Auditors 
• Bank Negara Malaysia 
• External Stakeholders 

Qualifications

•    Master/BA in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business – ACCA/CFA/CPA qualification preferred
•    Minimum of 10+ years experience in banking field, with proven track record in project / initiative implementation, business analyst skills and generally getting things done with the flexibility to adapt
•    Good stakeholder management and collaboration skills geographies and lines of business, 
•    Highly disciplined and structured with an outcome oriented and logical mindset and approach
•    Able to work independently and also as part of a team
•    Strong analytical skills, interpersonal and communication skills. 
•    Able to handle multi-tasks, manage time effectively and perform under pressure and able to work at flexible hours

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.