Financial Controller - Crown Dependencies
Job Description
Purpose of the role
To manage the financial operations of the organisation, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of financial reporting.
Accountabilities
* Management of the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial statements, and other accounting records in accordance with the relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
* Support in identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial risks, and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
* Development and maintenance of a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, ensure that there is no fraudulent misreporting, and ensure the accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls addressing any weaknesses or gaps.
* Development and implementation of up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
* Management of the selection, implementation, and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate financial systems with other enterprise systems.
* Preparation and submission of statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and provision of support to other departments in their preparation and review of regulatory reports.
* Coordination with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.
Vice President Expectations
* To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
* If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department's future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and contribute to employee pay decisions/changes. Lead specialists to influence the operations of a department, aligning with strategic and tactical priorities while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
* If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
* For individual contributors, be a subject matter expert within own discipline and guide technical direction. Lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identifying the need for inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. Train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
* Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
* Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
* Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
* Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
* Collaborate with other areas of work, for business-aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
* Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
* Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem-solving processes.
* Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
As a Financial Controller within the Crown Dependencies at Barclays, you will be responsible for the end-to-end preparation and presentation of financial information used for Group reporting, regulatory reporting, and tax compliance. You will represent Finance at both local and business segment committees and forums where you will present financial information and financial risks. You will manage a small team and be responsible for ensuring the service delivery from outsourced functions is sufficiently appropriate to facilitate the preparation of accurate and timely financial information.
To be considered for this position, you will be a qualified accountant with experience working in Financial Services, ideally gained in a Private Bank/Wealth Management setting. You will be a strong communicator, particularly of complex and technical topics. You will have experience of managing teams with a Financial Reporting control function. You will be resilient and adaptable, at ease in navigating and contributing effectively within a large Financial Services setting.
You may be assessed on 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.
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