Standard Chartered Bank - Vice President - Planning Coordination

A Seasoned professional responsible for co-ordinating SCB Group's Budgeting, Forecasting & Flash processes that constitute Planning stream and drive re-engineering of the same to deliver process efficiencies and effectiveness.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Overall experience of 12 to 15 years and minimum of 7 to 8 years of financial planning & Analysis experience (preferably banking domain)

2. Strong Senior stakeholder management experience

3. Continuous focus on - Big Picture and enable the decision support in line with finance strategy

4. Good project management skills with strong understanding of process dependencies, timelines and cascading impacts.

5. Expert in preparing and presenting ppts articulating critical timelines, strategy, approach and other Planning deliveries/ roadmaps

6. Broader understanding of P&L and Balance sheet (preferable from Banking)

7. Responsible for leading the team and supervision of the monthly deliverables of Group Budgeting and Forecasting processes.

8. Establish critical path for planning events with strong emphasis on delivery commitments

9. Co ordinate and drive system engagement & manage milestones

10. Support and drive the change agenda from process and systems perspective

11. Drive communication to senior stakeholders

12. Drive Governance around Planning activities

13. Continually reviewing all assigned processes in order to identify opportunities for quality & process design improvement.

14. Leverage process / domain expertise to identify opportunities for quality & process design improvement / reengineering while upholding the values of the Group and Company at all times.

15. Partner with Global Process Managers and leaders to design and implement Standard Global Processes across areas of Performance Management and to track implementation effectiveness and gaps on a continued basis.

16. Liaise with customers on the periodic review and re-negotiation of Service Level Agreements and any other related performance and quality measures.

17. Contribute to transformational agenda in terms of strategic, consensus building, driving and contributing to objectives. Participate and Support in all Global initiatives as applicable from time to time.

18. Effectively lead change, manage and escalate risks arising out of transition of new processes.

19. Ensure Ops risk monitoring across all processes covered by the team and report key risks emanating from them to right forums.

20. Ensure complete compliance with Group Code of Conduct and Social agenda of the organization.

21. Develop key people management and stakeholder management skills to move into People Manager / SME roles.

KEY COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE

- Strong Analytical and Strategic mindset, coupled with a thorough understanding of Planning processes in Banking Industry.

- Ability to design and build structured processes with consensus of key leaders in the wider organisation.

- Ability to understand and connect business drivers and rationale for and application of those relevant to the Performance management processes.

- Significant experience of working with senior management team and of interfacing with and influencing senior stakeholders.

- Able to quickly establish credibility when representing the Group, presenting a positive, persuasive and professional presence and have an excellent communication, analytical and decision-making skills.

- Substantial experience of banking, depth and breadth of knowledge in processes especially in the areas of Management accounting and related processes

- Strong ability to understand financial statements and its drivers and synthesize them into meaningful analyses as required. Develop analysis & interpretations as required to facilitate management decision making.

- Experience of having led large teams including senior & experienced professionals.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS - 

- Chartered Accountant or MBA with 12- 15 years of relevant finance experience in Planning activities.

- Strong understanding of financial industry, specifically banking products and services

- In-depth knowledge of the Planning process in a large international Bank and relevant key measures that drives effectiveness of these processes.

- Effective communication skills, including presenting and influencing senior management.

- Excellent Excel & PowerPoint skills

- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

- Solid people and project management skills.

- Leadership skills and ability to influence others in decision making

- Relationship and stakeholder management skills are important

- Initiative and proactive thinking