Business Manager
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Acts as a trusted advisor to the business head in region (EMEA VCG Head) and to other Management Team members in the region
- Executes strategic initiatives across the region, which includes:
- Driving an extensive, highly demanding and time sensitive regulatory agenda in the region due to presence of 2 regulators, European Central Bank (ECB) and PRA (Prudential Regulation Authority)
- Strengthening the control environment - working closely with Finance Control Management team (in the region & globally) to identify and escalate any control gaps to Senior Management, work together with control managers to help with LOB wide implementation of a solution to mitigate risk
- Partners with Global VCG Business Management Team supporting Valuation Control Group
- Provides inputs on key priorities for the team in the region
- Proactively drives strategic change management and issue resolution; positively and creatively influences change
- Identifies and implements effective project management
- Encourages efficiency and automation
- Promotes a control environment - identify, escalate, and mitigate risks and control gaps
- Executes with discipline and excellence
- Communicates complex concepts in a digestible manner
- Cultivates partnerships and proven ability to lead by influence
- Provides insight to management via data analysis, and shines light on issues that could impact the business at large
- Identifies and implements process improvements, and encourages efficiency and automation across BAU reporting or ad-hoc deliverable s
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Self-starter who is proactive in taking the initiative with minimalistic guidance
- Thrives on challenges in an unstructured working environment
- Effectively prioritizes demands and workload; high capacity for work under tight deadlines; can manage multiple parallel requests for attention / action
- Digests large quantities of data and facts into thematic story for senior management
- Relevant of experience in an Accounting, Finance and Project Management roles
- Bachelor's degree required
- Working knowledge of various functions like Valuation Controls, Financial controls & reporting preferred
- Successful candidate will also possess a high degree of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Pitch Pro
- Strong aptitude to work under pressure and still be able to multi-task, prioritize and communicate quickly and clearly a concise story to management is key to be effective in this role
- Business Management or Program / Project Management experience a plus
Reference no: 103012