JOB SUMMARY

This role is within the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) business. The CIB business has a global footprint with annual revenue exceeding USD 11 billion and risk-weighted assets around USD 140 billion. The asset portfolio includes a wide variety of financial instruments. The Business Performance Operations finance team supports the CFOs by providing financial insights and performance tracking of strategic initiatives. The incumbent is expected to possess a forward-looking mindset.

The VP Country Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) is a key leadership role within Business Performance Operations, delivering business partnering and FP&A to Country Heads on performance management. Broad areas covered within this role include being the Functional Owner on FP&A deliverables for the country, driving business performance conversation with the Country Heads, ensuring consistency across all markets, and providing actionable insights to the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy

- Build and execute strategic actions in collaboration with all stakeholders to drive business performance aligned with the Bank’s Strategic Priorities.

- Build a strong team with future-ready skills and excellence ingrained in the DNA.

- Develop high-performance Business Finance teams driving global standard and optimized service offerings.

Business

- Serve as an effective Finance Business Partner, responsible for providing standard Performance MI with insights on current performance, analytics, and deep dives on business performance.

- Partner with Business Heads and CFOs to drive and manage Country Performance via agreed metrics.

Processes

- Act as the Functional Owner of the FP&A process, responsible for implementing industry best practices in Performance Management, Forecasting, and Business Analytics.

- Drive continuous process improvement, enhancing efficiency and control within the FP&A.

- Collaborate with other Business Performance leads to ensure standard and consistent MI is delivered across CIB.

People & Talent

- Lead, inspire, and motivate teams to ensure they achieve their potential and deliver on their collective agenda.

- Enhance the overall culture of the organization through targeted actions.

- Build and execute a People Engagement strategy to improve overall employee well-being.

- Employ, engage, and retain high-quality staff, with succession planning for critical roles.

- Review team structure/capacity plans and set SMART objectives for direct reports with feedback and rewards aligned with their performance.

Risk Management

- Represent BPO in Service Review engagements with CFOs, providing management insights and addressing any CFO-level actions from Review meetings.

- Act to minimize operational loss and audit failures, taking proactive measures to manage forward-looking risks.

Governance

- Build and review governance frameworks around Standard MI, internal controls, and adherence to policy.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

- Display exemplary conduct and uphold the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.

- Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank.

- Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles and effectively manage and resolve risk and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders

- Country CEOs & CFOs

- Country Business Heads and Product CFOs

- Business Performance Operations GPO and Leadership team

- Head of GFS Finance Operations and Transformation

- Group & Country Finance

Skills and Experience

- Financial Analysis

- Banking Products

- Storytelling

- Data Analytics

- Forecasting

- Performance Management

- Balance Sheet Management

- Risk Management

- People Management

- External Reporting

- Strategy & Execution

- Risk & Controls

- Regulatory & Compliance

Qualification

- MBA, CA, CFA, ACCA with a minimum of 10 years of experience (post qualification) in the financial services industry, with at least 5+ years of People Management experience.

Additional Skills:

- Strong business interface, connecting macroeconomics with P&L and Balance Sheet.

- Deep understanding of global market trends.

- Leadership experience in Banking business finance, including RWA management and balance sheet management.

- Strategic mindset and strong analytical skills.

- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

- Experience in change management.

- Results-oriented with exceptional energy and ambition.

- Strong team leadership and development skills.

- Proven senior executive stakeholder management capability.

- Mental tenacity and an analytical mind.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act and big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge, and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before.

What we offer

- Competitive salary and benefits supporting mental, physical, financial, and social well-being.

- Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

- Time-off, including annual leave, parental/maternity leave, sabbaticals, and volunteering leave.

- Flexible working options.

- Proactive wellbeing support through digital platforms and programs.

- A continuous learning culture supporting your growth with opportunities to reskill and upskill.

- Being part of an inclusive and values-driven organization that embraces diversity.

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