Specialist- Business Finance

The CCB & IB Business Finance team comprises individual functions globally supporting the following products - Global Corporate Finance, Transaction Banking, Global Markets along with the Coverage function. The unit falls under the Group Finance department and reports to the CFO, CIB & International.

Key priorities of this role include:

• Act as a trusted Finance advisor on business performance & strategic issues specific to the business.
• Providing world-class financial reporting & support services, adding value through providing professional, independent & objective financial advice, which assists in the achievement of business objectives whilst complying with Group policies and standards, and external statutory obligations.
• Production of financial & management accounting reporting statements for the functional area of responsibility in line with Group reporting standards, whilst maintaining a robust control environment.

The IB Business Finance function is responsible for all finance matters specific to the Investment Banking business including, but not limited to; Performance, Control, Forecasting, Budgeting & Strategy. In addition, the function provides a key support role to other Group Finance functions; Treasury, Central FP&A, Tax as well as Financial & Regulatory Reporting.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

This section shall not be customized to reflect accountabilities which may be unique to one role. Please use Section 5 to capture any accountabilities specific to the role which are over and above those mentioned in this section.

Generic Accountability

Business Partnering

• Promote the organization’s values and ethics in all activities within the team to support the establishment of a value-driven culture within the bank.
• Assist in obtaining Data and implementing controls as part of tactical and strategic solutions for current time-consuming processes, with an objective to enhance governance, accuracy and efficiency of the output for financial & management reporting.
• Participate in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

Reporting

• Assist in current processes to facilitate management and financial reporting and analysis.

Specific Accountability

• Support functional VP & SVP in relation to Investment Banking Financial, New Product Approvals, AOV/Financial Control.
• Assist with finance-related projects/analysis within the Corporate and Investment Banking Finance unit.
• Contribute towards and ensure that Finance acts as a key business partner for the Coverage business and trusted advisor on business performance and strategic issues, helping to drive the business forward.
• Provide key inputs where necessary on across business management forums; MIS reviews as well as contribute towards value-added commentary and insight specific to Coverage encompassing CIB products where necessary.
• Assist with periodic segment/sector analysis, business and customer reviews.
• Perform calculations and computation of Commercial Banking Business & RM Incentives.
• Contribute towards the development & rollout of Customer/Segment MIS to support IB globally.
• Comprehensive P&L analysis including detailed analysis and interpretation of daily, weekly & monthly performance of Coverage.
• Support the team with internal audit to ensure a zero unsatisfactory audit environment.
• Become an expert on Group Finance systems (Power BI, OBIEE, One Sumix and T24).
• Support the annual BCP for Corporate & Investment Banking Finance unit.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Accounting / Finance.
• Knowledge of capital markets and financial market products.
• Ability to navigate and work with large volumes of data efficiently (Excel Macros, VBA scripting).
• Basic accounting knowledge.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Enthusiastic and curious to learn.
• Proven ability in liaising & dealing with Business, Enablement functions, Auditors & other internal customers.
• Excellent communication skills with a high degree of personal integrity who can deliver under pressure.