VP - Internal Reporting - Cost Management

- The role holder will be recognised as a technical expert in their area of expertise i.e. Internal Reporting - Cost MI CoE.

- This role acts as a bridge between individual finance business partner teams, who directly report on the costs of the area they are supporting, and the management teams for the Bank. This requires the development of both in depth knowledge of the BX cost base, workforce and projects run within the bank as well as strong relationship management and communication skills.

What will you be doing?

- Applicant is desired to have detailed and well-grounded MI experience preferably around Cost - managed and billing views and insights along with hands-on technical experience on database management, Analytics, dashboard and reporting.

The candidate may be required to carry below activities, not limited to any of the following:

- Design, development and production of value add Management Information reports for the IR Cost MI CoE

- Accountable for timely, accurate and credible production of scheduled and adhoc MI reports and analytics, leveraging SAP BW and Business Objects.

- Provide FBP support and Month end close for multiple functions, facing off to the Lead FBPs and Business Managers.

- Custodian for reference data processes and data integrity to support Cost Reporting managing multiple reference data systems

- Key participant and representative of MI Team in various client and internal team meetings.

- Change agent on applying appropriate technology solutions to drive Transform and Innovation

- Various financial and non-financial stakeholder management and business engagement Management Reporting, Cost Controllership and Analytics

- Produce accurate, timely and reliable BX MI reports (EXCO, adhoc reports, forecast and budget)

- Reporting may vary across BX Balance sheet and P&L related with Managed cost, Account line view, Work force, project costs and billing views including waterfalling

- Month End Close and Flash Process - Review and analysis of Flash Results, Issuance of Flash reports to Lead FBPs / BMs, Account line/Cost Centre reviews and process necessary adjustments.

- Perform various reconciliations of cost data flows between different systems and reporting hierarchies

- Drive the rationalization, standardization, centralization and control of all MI reports within the suite

- Update and improve reports (in line with business objectives) focusing on scalability, efficiency and effectiveness

- Provide technical solutions / support to MI lead with emphasis on data extraction / manipulation / reporting using EXCEL, ACCESS, SAP BW, VBA < Python, Terradata, SQL and BUSINESS OBJECTS Hierarchy & Reference data management

- Ability to analyze and visualize end reporting requirements into structural changes in reference data systems for strategic implementation

- Track record of completing business analysis assignments (business requirements gathering & testing)

- Proficiency on reference data management tools like DRM, RDM, Sap Static, BW, databases Adhoc requests / MIS pipeline

- Actively participate in discussions and drive progress against new products or processes that impact the Finance department

VP - Internal Reporting - Cost Management

- Manage all phases of the project lifecycle for integrating new products and processes into Finance operations

- Act as the steward of the Finance department for new MIS requests by coordinating efforts across departments, capturing requirements from all groups, and ensuring projects meet timelines

- Effectively utilize the MI team resources to accomplish concurrently running initiatives .

MI Process Improvement :

- Work closely with Finance & Technology group to assist with successful implementation of new management information projects, to include testing and data verification

- Modify current work process to optimize capabilities and improve efficiency to support financial analysis

- Provides and maintains all database documentation including business requirements, workflows, standard procedures, and user guides

- Proactively work with the internal customers to identify areas where efficiency can be improved to facilitate the growth of the business with existing resources .

What we're looking for:-

- Post graduate qualification in a numerate/information discipline desirable

- CA and/or MBA (Finance) or any other graduation degree with a strong academic record

- Experience in Financial Reporting, Control, Planning and/or Analytics

- Data and/or analytics experience a distinct advantage

- Highly motivated self-starter and Strong planning & organisational skill

Skills that will help you in the role:

- Accounting qualification / C.A. / MBA or similar

- Knowledge in Business Intelligence platforms like SAP, Tableau, Alteryx, Python especially in the area of Reporting transformation

- Experience around designing MI dashboards and insights

- Broad business and industry knowledge and experience .

Personal and Interpersonal Skills :

- Confident and assertive manner. Develops relationships and manages stakeholder's expectations professionally

- Displays integrity, initiative, commitment and credibility through interactions with colleagues and clients

- Works well in a team and maintains good relations with team members. Shows enthusiasm and diligence and ensures team motivation is optimized.

Technical Knowledge :

- Continually striving for process improvement

- Extensive knowledge of SAP BW, QLIKVIEW or BUSINESS OBJECTS and strong understanding of MI systems and processes would be an advantage

- Understanding of the range of products and services within the firm and the ability to apply this to reporting requirements.

Control Environment :

- Ensure adherence of team control requirements

- Escalates risk and opportunities appropriately

- Has the mindset to strive to identify potential control breakdowns in process, also demonstrated with effective procedure manuals.

Business Skills :

- Has the initiative and ability to break down problems into components parts and resolve them. Can solve problems effectively and creatively

- Assist the MI lead in coming up with innovative, creative and scalable solutions. An understanding of the business cost drivers, project delivery, an ability to fully utilize the financial systems and available data is required.

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