Accountant

Accountant

Barclays

Barclays

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Experience :

Qualified accountant

Closes on :

Jul 19, 2024

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Regulatory Assurance VP

Location: Chennai

About Barclays:

Barclays is a British universal bank diversified by business, different types of customers and clients, and geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full-service, global corporate and investment bank, all supported by our service company which provides technology, operations, and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective:

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.

Working Flexibly:

Structured hybrid role: At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations together with working from home. Our structured approach requires colleagues to work at an onsite location on fixed, "anchor" days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

Introduction:

Barclays will be undergoing significant regulatory changes in 2024 and 2025 due to the introduction of Basel IV for both our UK and Irish regulated entities. This role involves executing independent assurance activities on Prudential regulatory reporting that Barclays is responsible for, ensuring that the production teams' implementation aligns with regulatory requirements for both the calculation of regulatory requirements and associated disclosures (COREP/Pillar 3).

The incumbent will help lead assurance activity from the Prudential Regulatory COE in Chennai, working with counterparts in London to plan and execute required assurance activities from a change implementation perspective and ongoing BAU. This role will sit within the Regulatory Capital TC Quality Assurance (QA) team.

What will you be doing?

- Provide technical support to the wider QA team in building reperformance tools and data testing in assurance cycles and support undertaking assurance testing.

- Manage re-performance and data accuracy testing across the Prudential Regulatory disclosures (COREP and Pillar 3) with assistance from technical SMEs in London.

- Build reperformance tools related to prudential regulatory reporting and analyse and interrogate system data.

- Support the team lead in managing assurance activities specifically related to re-performance testing and data accuracy.

- Maintain and update reperformance tools as regulations are amended.

What we're looking for:

- Qualified Accountant - ACA or equivalent with experience in financial audits/assurance.

- Prior experience in a top-tier bank or similar financial institution, or a large blue chip corporate.

- Strong written, Excel, and PowerPoint skills and experience managing and working with large volumes of data in an audit/assurance environment.

- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and understanding and executing requirements/expectations.

Skills that will help you in the role:

- Ability to effectively manage multiple deliverables with deadlines.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong control awareness, escalating breaches of policies and procedures appropriately.

- Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage them to a successful resolution.

Where will you be working?

Chennai

Be More at Barclays:

At Barclays, each day is an opportunity to be more - both as a professional and as a person. 'Be More @ Barclays' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. We empower our colleagues to be more globally connected by working on international projects that improve how millions of customers handle their finances. Be more inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry and delivering imaginative new solutions that redefine the future of finance. Be more impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and be more valued for who you are.

Purpose, Values, and Mindset:

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do:

- **Respect:** We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

- **Integrity:** We operate with honesty, transparency, and fairness in all we do.

- **Service:** We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the center of what we do.

- **Excellence:** We champion innovation and use our energy, expertise, and resources to make a positive difference.

- **Stewardship:** We prize sustainability and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

- **Empower:** Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

- **Challenge:** Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

- **Drive:** Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

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