Manager - Business Finance (UAE National)

Job description / Role

Why Standard Chartered?

Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group operating for over 150 years in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. We've built a successful and sustainable business by playing a fundamental role in economies, helping people and businesses grow and achieve their aspirations. With over 89,000 employees representing 127 nationalities, we value the diversity and unique perspectives amongst our people. We are committed to developing their strengths and enabling them to make a difference to our success by helping them fulfil their potential.

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to work within the UAE Retail Clients Finance team. This role will report to Head, Finance, Retail Clients and Products, UAE.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Provide critical support to the team with implementation of the Retail Clients strategy at a country level and contribute to the delivery of a professional, effective, responsive and joined-up finance service to the country. To serve as a business partner to the operating team to drive business initiatives, growth, business strategy and profitability. Key accountabilities include:
1) Providing insights for improved business decision making through regular and accurate financial analysis and reporting of business performance.
2) Ensure timely and accurate management and month end reporting, commentaries
3) Optimize on Chennai FSSC utilization to improve productivity and reduce Cost
4) Coordinate between Retail Clients/Products team and other matrix stakeholders, e.g. Wealth Management, Private Banking, Support functions, to ensure alignment in forecast, budget and other major deliverables.
5) Provide business support by coordinating all forecast, budget, performance reviews supported by well articulated assumptions/variance analysis
6) Work with all direct support functions to deliver a robust cost budget, forecast
7) Support Head of Retail Finance in deep-dives, performance analysis, country/regional/group reviews
8) Support Head of Retail Finance in delivering 5-year strategy, ICAAP, Stress testing activities
9) Performing regular Control activities including Accrual reconciliation & review, Key Control Checks
10) Implementing effective financial control processes and framework in accordance with the requirement of Financial Control Policy.
11) Coordinate within the team and with HR on headcount forecast/budget
12) Provide business commentaries on performance
13) Cost management and provide recommendations for cost saves
14) Coordinate with Credit to understand LI performance and variances and include the same in business commentary
15) Support Head of Retail Finance in formulation and execution of Retail Clients related communications to stakeholders including auditors, business partners, CEO, Regional Heads and other Senior Managers within the bank.
16) Work with FSSC to implement relevant system/reporting changes

Requirements

Key Relationships:
Internal
Country
Retail Products and Segments Head, MENAP
FSSC
Other members of Global Finance responsible for providing functional support to at Group, Region and local levels

External:
External Auditors

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Closing Dates

The closing date for applications is 10/09/2014. Please note all closing dates are given in Hong Kong time (GMT + 8 hours). We aim to respond to successful applicants within four weeks and will keep a record or your application in our database so that we can contact you when suitable vacancies arise in future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.

About the Company

Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in UAE with its first branch in Sharjah. The Group’s business gradually increased in Dubai with the opening of several branches and today, Dubai is the administrative hub of the Middle East and South Asia Region. In its 43rd year, the Bank enjoys the position of having the most extensive branch network among foreign international banks in UAE with 10 branches emirate-wide.

Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in over 50 countries. The three principal business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

In UAE, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial institutions.