CFO, Technology & Innovation

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The Role Responsibilities


The purpose of this role is to act as the key finance partner to the Group CIO. The principal deliverable is to set and implement a strategy for Technology & Innovation ("T&I") that delivers targeted cost and productivity performance outcomes over the multi-year horizon of the Corporate Plan.

T&I is a 17,000 person, $2bn organisation that provides end to end run and change technology solutions for the bank. It includes SC Ventures, the group's innovation catalyst. Technology is a fast-paced environment impacted by transforming delivery models such as cloud hosting and software as a service, emerging cyber security threats and new technologies and ways of working.

Key to the success of the role is to build a strong reputation as a trusted advisor at the most senior level of the organisation, providing insightful advice and an independent voice to constructively challenge decisions. Strong communication skills are required to act as a bridge between technology and the finance function to optimise decisions and align spend to IT and enterprise strategies.

Strategy and Business

• Support the Group CIO and their MT in setting a multi-year strategy that delivers targeted cost and productivity performance outcomes
  
  
• Align performance management measures to drive implementation of the strategy
  
• Partner with T&I to source relevant MI and interpret this to support optimal, material decision making
  
• Use commercial acumen and understanding of cost drivers and industry benchmarks to identify cost and productivity opportunities
  
• Provide robust, independent financial advice that drives cost performance outcomes, balancing short term targets with long term strategic objectives
  
• Ensure financial information in papers presented to MT and board are relevant and accurate
  
• Provide or facilitate provision of financial support to SC Ventures
  
• Partner with T&I to develop and deploy cost transparency solution
  

Processes

• Provide standardised, monthly cost performance management reporting
  
  
• Lead communication on the Corporate Plan, Forecast and other Finance processes to ensure T&I is appropriately engaged and represented and understand and own the outcomes
  
• As Accountable CFO, sign off on appropriateness of HC and costs in the Corporate Plan and Forecast processes, benefits realisation on the T&I investment portfolio, financial and non-financial Scorecard metrics and any spend approval processes introduced from time to time
  
• Global owner of process for technology accruals and performance management and financial recharges
  
• Drive operational excellence such as report standardisation, simplification of recharges and creation and adoption of digital MI
  
• Support Functions Finance business partners in delivering at service levels set out in the Functions Finance target operating model
  

People and Talent

• Sponsor remote located Functions Finance support teams to deliver a seamless service or process, within the location strategy set out in the Functions Finance target operating model
  
  
• Coach Functions Finance staff to build the team's analytical capability and to create a business partnership mindset
  
• Employ, engage and retain high quality people, with succession planning for critical roles.
  
• Ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles and that effective supervision is in place and appropriate ongoing training and development is available.
  
• 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 function to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles: The Right Environment.
  
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
  

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