Senior Finance Manager - Global Retail (Cost & Investment)

About Standard Chartered


We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. It's about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good.

We're committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.


The Role Responsibilities


Business Support

• End to end analysis and management of cost (incurred and allocations) for Retail Bank including identifying risks and opportunities for cost
• Support the efforts of the business to to properly identify drivers to allocate expense in the annual drivers update exercise
• Ensuring accuracy & timeliness of financial numbers and key performance indicators MI packs by working closely with GFS
  
  
• Review and challenge assumptions of plans as reflected in the Business Plans/ Programs
  
  
• Support value-added analysis and insights to management
  
• Develop industry and competitive models that drive strategic decisions
• Invloved in Budgeting and forecasting exercise.
• Understand the bank service/allocation charge allocation methodology to identify opportunities and risks in Actuals/Plan/Forecast process
• Stategic Partner to optimize expense base within annual budgets, looking for efficiencies and helping business to meet the annual plan while prioritizing expenses .
• Provide market intelligence on key competitors' performance and highlight any changes in the competitive landscape
• Involved in reviewing Project Execution Document and benefits review in Clarity
• Support Project Management Office in the investment prioritization process in the annual budget exercise

Financial Controls

• Partner with GFS, London teams, Region and Country levels to ensure robust financial processes in place to report financial performance for Retail Banking in an accurate and timely manner
• Continued focus on productivity and outsourcing production opportunities. Ensure GFS service levels are maintained in line with onshore requirements

Our Ideal Candidate

• At least 10 years of working experience in Planning, Finance and Accounting.
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities to develop insights to senior management
• Good working knowledge in management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Proactively question and improve status quo, think outside the box to improve productivity, data accuracy and reporting process.
• Ability to develop creative solutions to problems and work in the larger team
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills, forming positive working relationship in the multicultural environment.

Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions.