Vice President, Investment Finance

As a Barclays Investment Accountant, you will become an integral part of our highly effective in-house pensions executive team. Your role will focus on ensuring best practices are followed to benefit both pension plan members and Barclays. You will oversee all investment-related finance matters for the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (UKRF), a legacy trust-based Defined Benefit (DB) pension scheme with over 200,000 members and assets exceeding £25bn, including £2bn in Defined Contribution (DC) assets. The UKRF is managed by an independent non-executive Trustee Board.

You will oversee financial regulatory reporting, such as submissions to the Office of National Statistics and investment tax filings. Acting as the relationship lead for custodians, you will ensure the delivery of services to the UKRF aligns with contractual agreements across a matrix of stakeholders. You will provide covenant monitoring by managing relationships with suppliers and collaborating with the Bank to deliver these services. Your expertise in investment tax matters, including withholding tax, engagement with custodians, and VAT recovery, will be crucial. Additionally, you will manage the budgeting and cost reporting process, from initial budget setting to ongoing monitoring and reporting.

To be successful as a Investment Accountant, you should have experience with:

1. Relevant professional qualifications, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA (or equivalent)
2. Significant technical understanding of accounting for complex investments and investment-related financial controls for pension schemes and investment vehicles.
3. Investment audit or financial control experience with complex investments.
4. Experience in budgeting, cost management, and accounting systems design and development.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

1. Excellent judgment, decisiveness, speed with accuracy, and a commitment to high standards.
2. Analytical skills to handle a wide variety of financial and pension-related requirements.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills to clearly convey finance issues to a wide range of stakeholders.

This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise and make a significant impact on the financial health and governance of the UKRF.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Location: London