VP - CFO BP (IB Planning and Stress Testing)

Purpose of the role

To develop and implement the bank's financial plans and stress testing methodologies by assessing the bank's resilience under various economic scenarios.  

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of stress testing methodologies and analysis of the results to identify potential vulnerabilities, assess capital adequacy, and inform risk mitigation strategies.
• Management of the bank's financial risks, including development and implementation of risk management strategies and communication of financial risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Analysis of the bank's capital position and assessment of its ability to meet regulatory capital requirements, development of capital management strategies to optimise capital utilisation and evaluation of the impact of capital allocation decisions on the bank's risk profile and financial performance.
• Orchestration of process cycles for the Planning and Stress Testing FTC and project managing delivery of the Planning Process and stress tests).
• Documentation of requirements prescribed by the Regulator, Process/Data Owner Tracking and reporting cycle progress via P&ST Steer Co, POC, Working Groups and the workflow tool.  .
• Management of data, dataflows and data quality from contributors - input through to report submission.    .
• Management of BAU systems to enable a quick outcome and iterative generation of Capital or Funding plans and separately drive process reengineering initiatives.    .
• Ownership of the control's environment, standards, conformance, partnering with BIA to ensure the FTC meets its controls and governance objectives.   .
• Provision of ongoing governance support including but not limited to Regulatory liaison, Group & BBUK Board engagement, Group Attestation & KPMG engagement.

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, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as 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..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will 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 in order 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.

Join us as Vice President CFO BP - IB planning and Stress Testing at Barclays, where you will lead the production and analysis of internal financial reporting for a consolidated view of Barclays Bank PLC, with primary coverage of the Investment Bank. Providing high quality, timely management information and commercial insight into business and legal entity performance.

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

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Financial reporting for Barclays Bank PLC primarily focused on Investment Bank including flash, actuals and outlook performance reporting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency with Group management reporting requirements.

• Identification and delivery of commercially driven transformation, with quantified benefits, ensuring time and resource are directed to initiatives that materially improve business insight, generate efficiencies, and improve control environment. 

• Analysis and presentation of financial data to provide insights into business performance, identify trends, and support decision-making.

• Accountability for the operation of effective controls and governance to ensure the accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls addressing any weaknesses or gaps.

• Leadership of an internal reporting team, including setting delivery standards, embedding a strong control mindset, and supporting colleague development and succession.

• Supervision over team supporting BB Plc legal entity‑based reporting.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Internal and management reporting expertise.

• Investment Bank and financial markets knowledge.

• Legal entity reporting awareness.

• Financial analysis and judgement.

• Team leadership and stakeholder management.

• Change and transformation capability.

• Strong risk and control mindset.

This role will be based out of Gurugram & Chennai office.